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Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SW 425 - Social Welfare Policy


Introduces undergraduate students to social policy development in the United States and to policy analysis. It is specifically designed to strengthen students’ recognition of social, political, and economic forces that shape social welfare policy, how policy affects people’s lives, and ways to influence it. The course covers basic concepts, theories, and critiques social welfare policies relevant to generalist social work practice.

Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): (Prereq: GE  Areas A1 and A2 and A3 and B4 and (GWAR) and (SW 310 )with a C- or better)
Typically Offered: Periodically offered

Units: 3