Social Policy Major
Students must also complete the Undergraduate Registration Requirement and the degree requirements of their home school.
Concentration Program—16 units *
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8 of the 16 units need to be at the 300-level
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses (9 units) | |
| SOC_POL 312-0 | Social Policymaking and Implementation |
| ECON 202-0 | Introduction to Microeconomics |
| POLI_SCI 220-0 | American Government and Politics |
| or POLI_SCI 240-0 | Introduction to International Relations |
| or POLI_SCI 250-0 | Introduction to Comparative Politics |
| 1 course from Contexts and Disciplinary Understandings * | |
| Holocaust Education Design | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (Social Opportunity and Education Policy) | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (Children and Family Policy) | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (Religion and Policy) | |
| Trauma and Atrocity: Holocaust Memory, Memorial and Museums | |
| Special Topics (Anthropology of Literacy) | |
| Magic Monsters & the Holocaust | |
| Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Contexts of Education | |
| Designing and Supporting Discourse-Rich Environments for Learning | |
| History of the Black World | |
| Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies | |
| Introduction to Black Social & Political Life | |
| Asian/Black Historical Relations in the U.S. | |
| Asian American History | |
| Latino History | |
| Social and Health Inequalities | |
| 1 course for the Contemporary Issues cluster from: * | |
| LRN_SCI 351-0 | Topics in Learning Sciences |
| Race, Inequality, and the Political Analysis of Public Policy | |
| Global Human Trafficking | |
| Women and American Political Leadership | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (Social Side of College or Global Education or Contemporary Issues in Social Policy) | |
| Crafting Child Policy | |
| Civic Engagement 1- Participatory Policymaking | |
| Civic Engagement 2: Participatory Budgeting | |
| Civic Engagement 3: Organizing, Gathering & Policy implementation | |
| Magic Monsters & the Holocaust | |
| Adolescent Stress: Sources and Solutions | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Indigeneity, Race and Place in Education) | |
| 2 courses from Change in People and Organizations cluster | |
| Culture and Cognition | |
or LOC 214-BR | Culture and Cognition: SESP Leadership Institute |
| Studies in Organizational Change | |
| Redesigning Everyday Organizations | |
| Tools for Organizational Analysis | |
| Topics in Learning and Organizational Change (Identities, Intersections, and Organizations) | |
| Identity and Motivation | |
| Emotional Mysteries | |
| Adolescent Stress: Sources and Solutions | |
| Special Topics in Human Development in Context (Myths and Facts of Adolescence ) | |
| Culture, Language, & Identity | |
| Inclusive Making | |
| Special Topics (Coming of Age and Growing Old in the 21st Century) | |
| Civic Engagement 1- Participatory Policymaking | |
| Civic Engagement 2: Participatory Budgeting | |
| Civic Engagement 3: Organizing, Gathering & Policy implementation | |
| Cognition and Culture in Teaching and Learning | |
| 2 courses from Methodological Understandings: | |
| Economics of Social Policy | |
| Economics of Inequality and Discrimination | |
| Economics of Education Policy | |
| Economics of Health, Human Capital, and Happiness | |
| Quantitative Tools for Policy Analysis | |
| Special Topics in Social Policy (Intersectionality, Measurement, and Public Policy) | |
| Mapping and Spatial Analysis for Social Issues | |
| Special Topics (Intro to Social Science Research) | |
| Causal Methods for Evaluating Policy | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Indigenous Methods in Research) | |
| Topics in Learning Sciences (Text Mining for Education, Organizations and Social Science Research) | |
| Concentration Extension Courses (7 units) | |
| Must be selected from an approved list of courses in SOC POL, other SESP concentrations, and disciplines such as communication studies, economics, ethnic studies, political science, and sociology. Must include at least 4 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. | |
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Students may substitute courses outside of this list with the approval of their SESP academic adviser.
SESP Core (8 units)
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Seminar—1 unit | |
| SESP 200-0 | Understanding Knowledge |
| Human Development—1 unit | |
| SESP 201-0 | Human Development: Childhood and Adolescence 1 |
| or PSYCH 244-0 | Developmental Psychology |
| OR | |
| SESP 203-0 | Human Development: Adulthood and Aging |
| OR | |
| HDC 310-0 | The Art and Science of Aging |
| OR | |
| SESP 251-0 | Special Topics (Coming of Age and Growing Old in the 21st Century) |
| OR | |
| HDC 351-0 | Special Topics in Human Development in Context (Myths and Facts of Adolescence ) |
| Methodologies —2 units | |
| SESP 210-0 | Introduction to Statistics and Research Methodology |
| or STAT 202-0 | Introduction to Statistics and Data Science |
| or STAT 210-0 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
| or PSYCH 201-0 | Statistical Methods in Psychology |
| or SOCIOL 303-0 | Analysis and Interpretation of Social Data |
| SESP 272-0 | Field Research Methods |
| Experiential Learning—4 units 2 | |
| SESP 392-0 | Experiential Learning: Practicum |
| or SESP 392-SA | Experiential Learning: Practicum Study Abroad |
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PSYCH 110-0 Introduction to Psychology is a prerequisite for PSYCH 244-0 and PSYCH 201-0.
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This 4-unit course may be taken either for 1 quarter during junior year or for nine weeks during the Summer Session before or after junior year; no fifth unit may be taken concurrently without special permission. At least 2 quarters before registering for the course, students must consult the SESP practicum director regarding procedures and site-placement application materials. For Summer Session practicums, consultation should be scheduled at least 3 quarters in advance.
Overlay Requirements*
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Overlay requirements are fulfilled by courses taken for the concentration
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Global Engagement | |
| 1 quarter of study abroad or 3 quarters of foreign language or equivalent. | |
| Heterogeneities, Systems, and Inequalities | |
| 1 course counted towards the concentration: HDC 305-0, LOC 214-0, LOC 214-BR, LOC 351-0 (Identities, Intersection, and Organizations or Global Organizations & Leadership), LRN_SCI 202-0, LRN_SCI 214-0, LRN_SCI 224, LRN_SCI 302-0, LRN_SCI 309-0, LRN_SCI 351-0 (Identity, Power, and the Historical Imaginary Across Social Contexts), SESP 195-0, SESP 251-0 (Finding Your Path: Future Possibilities and Social Change), SESP 260-0, SESP 323-0, LRN_SCI 351-0 (Computing, Ethics, and Society), SESP 351-0 (Anthropology of Literacy or Anthropology of Education), SESP 360-0, SOC_POL 313-0, SOC_POL 315-0, SOC_POL 331-0, SOC_POL 333-0, SOC_POL 351-0 (Intersectionality, Measurement, and Public Policy or Religion and Policy or Social Side of College), TEACH_ED 301-0, TEACH_ED 302-0, TEACH_ED 329-0 | |
| Methods in Context | |
| 1 course counted towards the concentration: HDC 330-0, HDC 347-0, LOC 308-0, LOC 311-0, LOC 313-0, LOC 347-0, LRN_SCI 224-0, LRN_SCI 301-0, LRN_SCI 309-0, LRN_SCI 313-0, LRN_SCI 326-0, LRN_SCI 351-0 (Sports, Technology and Learning or Text Mining for Education, Organizations, and Social Science Research or Transforming Computer Science Education or Indigenous Methods in Research), LRN_SCI 372-0, SESP 251-0 (Intro to Social Science Research),SESP 260-0, SESP 310-0, SESP 323-0, SESP 360-0, SOC_POL 330-0, SOC_POL 331-0, SOC_POL 332-0, SOC_POL 333-0, SOC_POL 334-0, SOC_POL 351-0 (Social Side of College or Intersectionality, Measurement, and Public Policy) | |
Foundational Disciplines (10 units)
- 2 natural sciences (NS) courses
- 2 empirical and deductive reasoning (EDR) courses
- 2 historical studies (HS) courses
- 2 ethical and evaluative thinking (EET) courses
- 2 literature and arts (LA) courses
Selected courses from Weinberg College and professional schools across the University may be used to fulfill distribution requirements with the consent of the student’s adviser and the SESP assistant dean for student affairs.
Electives (8 units)
Courses from any school across the University may be used to fulfill elective requirements. Students are encouraged to discuss their elective plans with their advisers; they may be able to pursue a second major or a minor using elective credits.