PHD PROSEMINAR
Social policy seminars. Contemporary social welfare policy concerns are addressed utilizing a policy analytics framework. Poverty and Income Support Policy; Family Theory Policy; Child Development and Policy; and Social Determinants of Health and Policy are examples of topics offered.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate Students Only Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze social policies at the cross-national, national, state, and/or local levels and their effects. Audience: Graduate 2. Compare theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of social policy from multiple disciplines. Audience: Graduate 3. Explore major social policy domains, including specific policies and programs, trends, issues and debates, and research developments. Audience: Graduate 4. Synthesize policy-related content. Audience: Graduate 5. Facilitate discussion of policy-related content. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze social policies at the cross-national, national, state, and/or local levels and their effects. Audience: Graduate 2. Compare theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of social policy from multiple disciplines. Audience: Graduate 3. Explore major social policy domains, including specific policies and programs, trends, issues and debates, and research developments. Audience: Graduate 4. Synthesize policy-related content. Audience: Graduate 5. Facilitate discussion of policy-related content. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027