Mentoring Impact and Outcomes

URC-HASS Program Impact

UCLA is unique in offering a center dedicated to undergraduate research in humanities, arts, social science, and behavioral science disciplines. The Undergraduate Research Center for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (URC-HASS) offers research and scholarship programs, research courses, faculty and student workshops, individual mentoring, and presentation and publication opportunities.

Analysis of URC-HASS major (multi-quarter) research scholarship programs shows they support UCLA priorities in equity, diversity, and inclusion while building transferable academic skills, fostering personal development, cultivating community, and preparing students for careers.

Read our report on the impact of URC-HASS’s programming.

Outcomes of Undergraduate Research

URC-HASS has published three recent peer-reviewed articles on the outcomes of undergraduate research:

• Undergraduate Research in Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences: Helping Students Navigate Uncertainty and Build Community through a Structured Cohort-Based Program
• Academic Growth and Professional Development through Undergraduate Humanities Research
• Academic and Professional Preparedness: Outcomes of Undergraduate Research in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences