<p>(Formerly numbered 249A.) (Same as Urban Planning M208A.) Lecture, one hour; discussion, two hours. Required of first-year PhD students. Introduction to design and execution of public affairs research; exploration of subfields of public affairs scholarship and approaches to research on contemporary topics in social welfare and urban planning. Preparation and filing of PhD program of study. 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

Introduction to Luskin PhD Research

SOC WLF M249A

4 units