<p>Lecture, three hours; outside study, nine hours. Enforced requisite: course 229A. Limited to PhD students. Continued narrowing of student focus on one social welfare research problem, moving from understanding of evolution and context of general problem to more detailed and intensive review of research literature on specific researchable question to deepen student understanding of existing knowledge on topic and begin to identify one or more critical gaps in knowledge to explore. Discussion of different methods of summarizing research literatures, identifying seminal studies, and interpreting contradictory findings. Regular meetings to discuss ongoing work and to encourage students to review their work with their faculty advisers and/or other mentors with expertise in their problem areas. Letter grading.</p>

Social Welfare

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The program prepares leaders for the profession of social work, and develops the empirical base for all facets of practice.

General Catalog

Craft of Social Welfare Scholarship II

SOCWLF229B

4 units