USP 163. Community-Based Research and Planning (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/USP.html#usp163
Description
This course prepares students to engage in community-based research and planning with a focus on social justice. Students consider the power dynamics between scholars, planners, and vulnerable groups of people. They discuss the ethics and effectiveness of participatory approaches, as well as their tensions. They train in trauma-informed data collection. Finally, they reflect on their own roles in society, campus, and various communities for self-awareness and self-care. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite courses
USP 163 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have USP 163 as a prerequisite.