URBN PL M208A
Introduction to Luskin PhD Research
Also listed as SOC WLF M249A: the same class, and each department holds its own seats and its own grade history.
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(Formerly numbered 208A.) (Same as Social Welfare M249A.) 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.
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