Public Policy

The MPP Program culminates in a mandatory two-quarter seminar dedicated to preparation of a major applied policy project. The objective is to challenge students to conduct a detailed investigation of a real policy problem and to frame the problem in its wider social context. Students are encouraged to grapple with the challenges of policy implementation in the midst of competing and often conflicting social, political, economic and technical interests.

The UCLA Urban Planning Program generates a wealth of research, mainly dealing with local policy and planning issues.  Some of the projects are available full-text online, others are deposited in the SRLF.  Below are the project pages and instructions for locating them in the Library Catalog.

To locate a UCLA U.P. dissertation, go to http://catalog.library.ucla.edu

• Do a keyword search on dissertations urban planning ucla.
• To see the most recent dissertations, change the sort order to Publishing Date Decending.

• You can also browse dissertations by call number in the Library Catalog
• From the basic search screen, copy and paste the following call number LD791.9 U7; select Call Number from the drop-down menu.

To locate aUCLA M.A. Thesis, go to http://catalog.library.ucla.edu

• Do a keyword search on thesis urban planning ucla m a
• To see the most recent dissertations, change the sort order to Publishing Date Decending.

• You can also browse theses by call number in the Library Catalog
• From the basic search screen, copy and paste the following call number LD 791.8 U7; select Call Number from the drop-down menu.

To locate a UCLA M.A. client project or comprehensive project, go to http://catalog.library.ucla.edu

• Do a keyword search on projects ucla urban planning
• To see the most recent dissertations, change the sort order to Publishing Date Decending.