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