SOC WLF M258

Applied Research Design: Dissertation and Thesis Proposal

Social Welfare · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

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(Same as Urban Planning M208C.) 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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