SOC 6200 - Social Policy

This course examines the use of sociological analysis in the formation and implementation of social policy.

Requisites: Graduate Standing
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:

Students will describe the role of class, race, and gender in the development and implementation of social policy.
Students will describe the social, cultural, economic, and political forces that influence the development of policy in the U.S. and abroad.
Students will identify how sociological theories and concepts can be used to analyze social policy.
Students will understand how social science research methods can be used to evaluate social policies and their effects.