- UCLA School of Public Affairs
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name =University of California, Los Angeles
School of Public Affairs
motto =
established =1994 [ [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/main2.cfm?d=xr&f=theschool.cfm&s=school UCLA School of Public Affairs ] ]
type =Public
faculty =75 [ [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/main2.cfm?d=xr&f=theschool.cfm&s=school UCLA School of Public Affairs ] ]
staff =
chancellor =Gene Block
provost =Scott L. Waugh (acting) [ [http://www.ucla.edu/administration.html Administration [UCLA Gateway ] ]
dean =Frank Gillam [ [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/main2.cfm?d=xr&f=deansmessage.cfm&s=dean UCLA School of Public Affairs ] ]
students =500 [ [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/main2.cfm?d=xr&f=theschool.cfm&s=school UCLA School of Public Affairs ] ]
postgrad =
doctoral =
city =Los Angeles
state =CA
country =USA
free_label =Tuition
free =$4,097.50 per quarter [http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/fees/ "UCLA Registrar, Fees." Accessed2007-03-18 ] [ [http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2007/mar14.html UC Regents approve 2007-08 student fees ] ]
campus =Urban
website =http://www.spa.ucla.edu/
logo =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 [ [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/main2.cfm?d=xr&f=theschool.cfm&s=school UCLA School of Public Affairs ] ] . It was formerly known as the School of Public Policy and Social Research.
Departments and Degrees
The School of Public Affairs offers degrees in the following concentrations [ [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/main2.cfm?d=xr&f=prospective.cfm&s=students UCLA School of Public Affairs ] ] :
*Public policy — MPP
*Social welfare — MSW, PhD
*Urban planning — MA, PhDA 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 studiesPublications
*The
UCLA Journal of Public Policy , founded in 2008
*Critical Planning JournalResearch centers
The School of Public Affairs has nine research centers [ [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/main2.cfm?d=xr&f=researchcenters.cfm&s=Research UCLA School of Public Affairs ] ] :
*Center for Civil Society
*TheUCLA 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 UCLAReferences
External links
* [http://www.spa.ucla.edu/ UCLA School of Public Affairs]
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