Social Policy Development. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This upper-division course provides students with the necessary knowledge to understand the policy-making process and policy analysis. Through a combination of conceptual considerations and practical applications, students will: learn how to define problems systematically in the policy-making context; discuss how to select and apply analytical tools to diverse policy decisions; examine approaches to identifying and evaluating policy options; discuss policy analysis in the context of social processes; and apply policy analysis to address real-world social policy issues. This course emphasizes critical thinking, analytical rigor, and practical problem-solving in the context of social policies.