International, Regional, and Comparative Policy and Practice Initiative
UCLA School of Public Affairs

Students enrolled in the degree programs of the School of Public Affairs have a wide range of opportunities to prepare for international opportunities in an accelerating global economy. The International, Regional and Comparative Policy and Practice Initiative, developed by faculty across the school's departments, seeks to prepare students to lead organizations in international settings through a range of policy analysis tools, conflict resolution skills, and cross-cultural competencies.
The International Initiative concentrates on four substantive areas of research and teaching. These represent faculty expertise in international and regional policy issues among the faculties of Policy Studies, Urban Planning, and Social Welfare, and extending to other departments and programs across UCLA. The four areas are:

1) International Political Economy:

2) International and Comparative Health and Social Welfare Policies

3) International and Comparative Environmental Policy

4) Foreign Policy and International Institutions

Students can also participate in the numerous public lecture and colloquium series offered by SPA Policy Forum, the Center for Globalization and Policy Research, and the ISOP Centers in Latin American Studies, African Studies, European and Russian Studies, Near Eastern Studies, Korean Studies, Japanese Studies, Chinese Studies, International Relations, International Health and Education, and Comparative and Global Research.

AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM

How it works within your degree program

Students in the School who choose the International, Regional and Comparative Policy and Practice track must first complete all required courses as specified by their respective departments for their masters degrees. They then can choose an international concentration or cross-cutting area of study depending on whether they are enrolled in Policy Studies, Urban Planning or Social Welfare. Courses listed below are from information obtained on August 1, 2001. Students should consult with the departments on all course listings.

International Policy Concentration in Policy Studies:
For the Master in Public Policy (MPP), International Policy is a specified concentration, achieved by taking a minimum of four courses with an international focus. Students who choose the International Policy concentration must complete at least one of the international courses offered in Policy Studies, and one additional course selected from the following list of courses:

Policy Studies
Policy Studies 207: International Political Economy
Policy Studies M280: Growth, Science and Technology
Policy Studies M242: Regional Development, Urbanization and Industrial Policy (same as UP M231)
Policy Studies C245: Critical Policy Issues and Problems in a Globalizing World
Policy Studies CM250: Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy (same as UP M267)
Policy Studies C272: Crisis Decision Making in U.S. Foreign Policy

Social Welfare
SW/M 290C: Introduction to International Health and Social Welfare Policy and Programs

Urban Planning
UP M236A: Theories of Regional Economic Development I
UP M236B: Theories of Regional Economic Development II
UP C266: Global Environment and Development

In addition, students must complete at least two more courses in international policy, which can be selected from the offerings in Policy Studies, Social Welfare, or Urban Planning, or from among graduate level courses in other departments. Courses listed below can be used to fulfill the requirement. Relevant courses not listed below may also be substituted with the approval of the student's faculty advisor.
Political Science:
PS 220: International Relations Theory
PS 231A-B: International Political Economy I-II
PS C239: International Relations
PS 256: External Sources of Domestic Politics

Education:
Ed 204B: Introduction to Comparative Education
Ed 204E: International Efforts in Education

Economics:
Econ 287A: Economic Problems of Latin America
Econ 287B: Economic Development in East Asia

Geography:
Geog 230: Political Ecology
Geog 240: Advanced Political Geography:Geopolitics

Sociology:
Soc 231: Race and Ethnicity: International Perspectives

Public Heath: Community Health Sciences
Com Hlth Sci 200: Global Health Problems
Com Hlth Sci 247: Population Change and Public Policy
Com Hlth Sci 258: Cooperative Interagency Management in Disasters
Com Hlth Sci 294: Social and Behavioral Factors of AIDS/HIV: A Global Perspective
Com Hlth Sci 43OA: International Health Agencies and Programs
Com Hlth Sci 43OB: Advanced Issues in International Health
Com Hlth Sci 434A: Maternal and Child Health in Developing Areas
Com Hlth Sci 434B: Recent Developments in Maternal and Child Health in Disadvantaged Countries
Com Hlth Sci 441: Advanced Program Planning and Evaluation in International Health
Com Hlth Sci 445: Food and Nutrition Planning: Policies and programs in World Context
Com Hlth Sci 447: Health Issues and Social Context in the Middle East
Com Hlth Sci 448: Nutrition Policies and Programs: Domestic and International Perspectives

Law
Law 348: European Union Law
Law 271: International Business Transactions
Law 278: Comparative Law
Law 27O: International Law
Law 273: International Human Rights
Law 29OA: International Environmental Law Management:
Mgt 234A: International Financial Markets
Mgt 255: Comparative Industrial Relations
Mgt 258: Selected topics: International Political Economy

International Planning and Policy Concentration in Urban Planning
Students who choose the international concentration in Urban Planning usually specialize in the Regional and International Development (RID) area of concentration. This area is concerned in particular with the impact of globalization and economic (especially industrial) restructuring processes; urban, regional, and international political economy; supra-national integration (NAFTA, the European Community); and environmental policy and resource-based development planning. All students in RID are required to take two foundation courses, both of which contain material pertaining to industrialized and developing countries:

Urban Planning:
UP 230 (also listed as M230): Introduction to Regional Planning
UP 236A (also listed as M236a): Theories of Regional Economic Development I

Students may also choose optional courses from the following list of recommended courses to build an International Development Planning and Policy concentration:

Urban Planning

(mainly for developing countries):
UP 234A: Development Theory
UP 234B: Rural Development Issues
UP 234C: Resource-based Development
UP 235A: Urbanization in the Developing World I
UP 235B: Urbanization in the Developing World II
UP 266: Global Environment and Development: Problems and Issues

(mainly for advanced industrial countries and globalization studies):
UP M231: Regional Development, Urbanization, and Industrial Policy
UP 236B: Theories of Regional Economic Development II
UP 236C: Regional World: Territorial Development in Global Economy
*Special Topics courses are regularly offered on Transnational Integration studies.
*Occasional Comprehensive Project courses are given in international development.

Policy Studies
Policy Studies M242: Regional Development, Urbanization, and Industrial Policy

Geography
Geog 230: Political Ecology
Geog 240: Advanced Political Geography: Geopolitics

International Policy and Practice in Social Welfare
Students in Social Welfare can choose the cross-cutting area study in International Policy and Practice in addition to their concentrations and specializations. Students are encouraged to take the foundation course in International Health and Social Welfare. Social and health issues that affect developed and developing countries are examined. Students will consider the international implications of health and social welfare policies and learn about important trends, systems, and politics.

Social Welfare:
SW M290C: Introduction to International Health and Social Welfare Policy and Programs

The following courses have been recommended by social welfare faculty for students interested in international social welfare issues.

Urban Planning
UP 235A: Urbanization in the Developing World I
UP 235B: Urbanization in the Developing World II
UP 236A: Theories of Regional Economic Development I
UP 236B: Theories of Regional Economic Development II

Policy Studies
Policy Studies M242: Regional Development, Urbanization and Industrial Policy
Policy Studies M280: Growth, Science and Technology

Political Science:
PS 231: International Political Economy
PS 256: External Sources of Domestic Politics

Education:
Ed 204B: Introduction to Comparative Education
Ed 204E: International Efforts in Education

Sociology
Soc 237: Theory and Research in Comparative Social Analysis
Soc. 254: Human Capital, Social Capital, and Cultural Capital
Soc 231: Race and Ethnicity: International Perspectives

Anthropology
Anthro 255: Comparative Political Institutions
Anthro 253: Economic Anthropology
Anthro 252P: Comparative Systems of Social Inequality

Geography
Geog 240: Advanced Political Geography: Geopolitics

Public Heath:
Community Health Sciences 132: Health Disease, and Health Services in Latin America
Community Health Sciences 200: Global Health Problems
Community Health Sciences M251: Human Resources and Economic Development
Community Health Sciences 294: Social and Behavioral Factors of AIDS/HIV: A Global Perspective
Community Health Sciences 430B: Advanced Issues in International Health
Community Health Sciences 434A: Maternal and Child Health in Developing Areas
Community Health Sciences 434B: Recent Developments in Maternal and Child Health in Disadvantaged Countries
Community Health Sciences 441: Advanced Program Planning and Evaluation in International Health
Community Health Sciences 445: Food and Nutrition Planning: Policies and Programs in World Context
Community Health Sciences 446: Nutrition Education and Training: Third World Considerations
Community Health Sciences 447: Health and Social Context in the Middle East
Community Health Sciences 448: Nutrition Policies and Programs: Domestic and International Perspectives
Epidemiology 221: Prevalent and Emerging Infectious Diseases in the World

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