SWK 306 Contemporary Social Welfare Policy (3 credits)

Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
Prerequisite(s): Declared social work major, SWK 204 with C- or better, SWK 205 with C- or better, SWK 206 with C- or better, STA 113 OR STA 205 OR STA 205R with C- or better; GPA 2.75 or higher
Co-requisite(s):
Taught: Fall only
This course introduces students to social welfare policy. Students are taught to become critical consumers of policy implementation within the U.S. and to identify various economic, legal, legislative, and political influences that shape social welfare policy. Students will critically evaluate contemporary social welfare policies through a framework of policy analysis.
Repeatable: No
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