INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL POLICY

Name: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL POLICY
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Rating: 4.1 (2863 reviews)

SOCWORK 206

Course Description

Provides an awareness of problems and concepts of the policy process in the U.S. Explores the political, economic, and institutional frameworks which structure public social welfare choices.

Prerequisites

None

Satisfies

SOCWORK 650 , SOCWORK 420 , and SOCWORK 578

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.33

2.06% from Historical

Completion Rate

98.18%

1.19% from Historical

A Rate

30.91%

5.6% from Historical

Class Size

-36.6% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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