SOCIAL POLICY
Analysis of policy issues as applied to such fields as poverty, discrimination, crime, physical and mental health on both national and state levels.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare a variety of perspectives on social problem analysis, including poverty Audience: Graduate 2. Examine the scope and limitations of social policy Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze social policy at the local, state, federal and global level that affects well-being, human rights and justice, service delivery, and access to social services. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique the structures of social policies and services and the role of policy in service delivery through anti-oppressive and anti-racist lenses. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare a variety of perspectives on social problem analysis, including poverty Audience: Graduate 2. Examine the scope and limitations of social policy Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze social policy at the local, state, federal and global level that affects well-being, human rights and justice, service delivery, and access to social services. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique the structures of social policies and services and the role of policy in service delivery through anti-oppressive and anti-racist lenses. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027