SOC WLF M258
Applied Research Design: Dissertation and Thesis Proposal
Also listed as URBN PL M208C: the same class, and each department holds its own seats and its own grade history.
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(Formerly numbered 258.) (Same as Urban Planning M208C.) Seminar, three hours. Required of all PhD students who have passed their field examinations but have not yet advanced to candidacy and all MURP students completing their thesis capstone option. Advanced research design course that guides students in selecting problem/question to study, reviewing previous research on problem/question, framing specific research questions/hypotheses, and selecting methodology and plan for testing hypotheses. May be repeated for credit. S/U or letter grading.
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