PPUA 5269 — Social Policy: Design, Implementation, and Critique
4 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Offers a deep dive into some of the content and much of the history, mechanics, and implementation of various types of social policy. Students prioritize a single social policy area, which they examine in greater depth over the course of the semester, in addition to the broad breadth of social policies presented as part of the course. Uses course readings, fieldwork, networking, and tandem teaching to offer insight into what social policy actually is, the mechanics of how social policy is accomplished, key skills needed to execute both design and implementation of social policy, and methods of critique regarding the implementation of social policy.