Social Policy Major

Course Title
Required Courses (7 units)
SOC_POL 201-0 Introduction to Social Policy
SESP 202-0 Introduction to Community Development
SOC_POL 304-0 Social Policy & the Human Services
or SOC_POL 312-0 Social Policymaking and Implementation
ECON 202-0 Introduction to Microeconomics
POLI_SCI 220-0 American Government and Politics
1 course chosen from:
SOC_POL 305-0 Law and Social Policy
SOC_POL 307-0 Educational Policy
SOC_POL 311-0 Social Policy and the United States Health Care System
SOC_POL 332-0 Economics of Education Policy 1
1 course chosen from:
SOC_POL 330-0 Economics of Social Policy
SOC_POL 331-0 Economics of Inequality and Discrimination
SOC_POL 332-0 Economics of Education Policy 1
Concentration Courses (9 units)
Must be selected from an approved list of courses in SOC POL, other SESP concentrations, and disciplines such as African American studies, communication studies, economics, political science, and sociology. Must include at least 5 courses at the 300 level. Up to 3 units of SESP 390-0 Research Apprenticeship or SESP 399-0 Independent Study and 3 units of SESP 398-0 Honors Thesis may be counted toward this requirement.