PUB AFF 174Cultural Policy and Cultural Diplomacy: Soft Power, Creative Economy, Innovation, and Arts
Public Affairs · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Culture is one of most complex concepts in social sciences. Review of cultural policies at international, national, and local levels. Exploration of culture as system of meaning and identity, as well as culture as art and creative expression. Examination of use of culture in international relations and cultural diplomacy.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.