Management and Planning Students in Management and Planning study the techniques needed to create, maintain, and enhance client-serving institutions. They are educated to plan, implement, and evaluate social welfare policies and programs and to manage social service institutions and agencies in public and voluntary non-profit settings. All students acquire an understanding of the organization and financing of services, the policy and regulatory context of services, and the interrelationships among service providers, natural helping networks, and clients. On graduation, alumni pursue careers as program managers, agency directors, policy analysts, program evaluators, and community organizers.