Established July 1, 1994, the School of Public Policy and Social Research allows UCLA to link its faculty in a wide array of policy areas to the needs of the various communities that it exists to serve. The school's faculty members work collaboratively with other campus departments, the external communities, and government and private agencies to further a variety of initiatives.
The school has three academic departments -- Policy Studies, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning. The Departments of Social Welfare and Urban Planning are fully operational and offer outstanding master's and doctoral programs. The Department of Policy Studies was established in 1994 along with the school.
In addition to its instructional programs, the school houses a wide array of research centers and institutes that allow faculty members from across the campus to come together to pursue topics of mutual interest, including the Center for Child and Family Policy Studies, Center for Communication Policy, Center for Health Policy Research, Center for Labor Research and Education, Center for North American Integration and Development, Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies, Institute of Industrial Relations, and Institute of Transportation Studies. The research program connects the school firmly to the outside world and enriches the curriculum.
The School of Public Policy and Social Research offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Social Welfare (M.S.W.), Master of Arts (M.A.) in Urban Planning, and Ph.D. in Social Welfare and in Urban Planning. Further information about these programs can be found in the Curricula and Courses section of this catalog.
Social Welfare (M.S.W., Ph.D.)
Urban Planning (M.A., Ph.D.)