Introduction to Social Policy explores the U.S. policy process and the political, economic, and institutional frameworks structuring public social welfare choices.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.08 GPA, 45.5% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.33 GPA, 65.5% A/AB (n=55 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.08 GPA, 46.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades).
Introduction to housing precarity and being unhoused in the U.S., exploring housing markets, social policies, demography, history, and service needs through classroom and community-based learning.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.75 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.08 GPA, 41.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.78 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Independent reading course for graduate students to pursue focused work on a topic or problem of their interest under the supervision of social work instructors.