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Mar 27, 2026
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HWC 311 - Social Welfare Policy I
This course presents the history and basic concepts that underlie the development of social welfare and the profession of social work in the United States. This course further examines the effects of social, political, and economic factors that have shaped the nature and structure of social welfare in the United States. To this end, the course underscores the influence of social values on the evolution of American social welfare policy and the profession of social work. Although this course examines social welfare policy and its relationship to all members of American society, special attention is given to the ways in which American social welfare institutions have or have not addressed the needs of women, people of color, and other oppressed groups. The analysis of public policy will be explored. Frameworks for policy analysis will be presented, examined, and discussed. Students will learn to utilize frameworks for social policy analysis which will be predicated on the values of social justice, equality, and self-determination.
3 credits
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Undergraduate School of Social Welfare Program; POL 102
SBC: WRTD
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