UCLA School of Public Affairs
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| University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Affairs |
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| Established: | 1994[1] |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Gene Block |
| Provost: | Scott L. Waugh (acting)[2] |
| Dean: | Barbara J. Nelson[3] |
| Faculty: | 75[4] |
| Students: | 500[5] |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Tuition: | $4,097.50 per quarter[6] [7] |
| Website: | http://www.spa.ucla.edu/ |
The UCLA School of Public Affairs is the public affairs graduate school at UCLA. The school consists of three departments -- Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning -- offering two undergraduate minors, three master's degrees, and two doctoral degrees[8]. It was formerly known as the School of Public Policy and Social Research.
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[edit] Departments and Degrees
The School of Public Affairs offers degrees in the following concentrations[9]:
- Public policy — MPP
- Social welfare — MSW, PhD
- Urban planning — MA, PhD
A PhD program in public policy is in the planning stages, according to main department contacts.
Joint degree programs (J.D., MBA., Latin American Studies, Architecture and Urban Design, and Asian American Studies) are offered. Consult individual departments for more information.
The following minors are offered for undergraduate UCLA students:
- Public affairs
- Urban and regional studies
[edit] Publications
- The UCLA Journal of Public Policy, founded in 2008
- Critical Planning Journal
[edit] Research centers
The School of Public Affairs has nine research centers[10]:
- Center for Civil Society
- The UCLA Policy Forum
- Center for Health Policy Research
- The Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
- Institute of Transportation Studies
- Center for Policy Research on Aging
- Center for International Science, Technology and Cultural Policy
- Center for Globalization and Policy Research
- Canadian Studies at UCLA
[edit] References
- ^ UCLA School of Public Affairs
- ^ Administration [UCLA Gateway]
- ^ UCLA School of Public Affairs
- ^ UCLA School of Public Affairs
- ^ UCLA School of Public Affairs
- ^ http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/fees/ "UCLA Registrar, Fees." Accessed 2007-03-18
- ^ UC Regents approve 2007-08 student fees
- ^ UCLA School of Public Affairs
- ^ UCLA School of Public Affairs
- ^ UCLA School of Public Affairs
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