Spring 2027

Phd Proseminar

A PhD proseminar in social policy that addresses contemporary social welfare concerns using a policy analytics framework.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Stephanie Robert4.0/5

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze social policies at the cross-national, national, state, and/or local levels and their effects.

  • Compare theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of social policy from multiple disciplines.

  • Explore major social policy domains, including specific policies and programs, trends, issues and debates, and research developments.

  • Synthesize policy-related content.

  • Facilitate discussion of policy-related content.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate Students Only

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SOCWORK 950

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2010: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

STEPHANIE ROBERT is recorded teaching in Spring 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Poverty and income support policy, family theory policy, child development and policy, and social determinants of health and policy
  • Major social policy domains, specific policies and programs, trends, issues and debates, and research developments

Skills

  • Analyzing social policies at multiple levels and their effects
  • Comparing theoretical and empirical approaches to social policy
  • Synthesizing policy-related content
  • Facilitating discussion of policy-related content

Grades

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SOCWORK 950 · Spring 2027

PhD Proseminar

Recorded 2026-10-14
SOCWORK 950 · Spring 2027

Soc Pol Smr: Dis Persp Soc Pol

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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