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The Pardee RAND Ph.D. Program comprises an interdisciplinary core curriculum, optional analytic concentration, policy specialization, on-the-job training, and a policy-relevant dissertation.
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“To provide all children with equal educational opportunities requires considering the intersection between education and related policy areas, including criminal justice, housing and health. I chose Pardee RAND for the unique opportunity to approach these complex and naturally interdisciplinary problems comprehensively and from a policy-oriented perspective.”
Rachel Perera, Student, Cohort '16
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“Pardee RAND offers a unique opportunity for graduate students to gain hands-on experience in policy-relevant research while at the same time learning about research methods and policy analysis in small and engaging classes.”
Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Pardee RAND Faculty
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“There are many things that I love about being at Pardee RAND: the academic and intellectual rigor, the opportunities to explore diverse research interests, immersion in the RAND culture of conducting objective and high-quality multidisciplinary research, the diverse experiences and backgrounds of colleagues, and, of course, the sunny and beautiful Los Angeles weather.”
Yemi Okunogbe, Student, Cohort '13
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“The project work offered me the chance to engage in a wide variety of public policy issues. In fact, I would say one of the most challenging aspects of student life is learning to focus one's intellectual curiosity into one to two policy areas of interest.”
Christopher Lau, Alum, Cohort '10