The objectives of this course are to provide an introduction to the main organizational structures of, and stages in, the social policy making process in Canada; to strengthen skills in the analysis of policies and programs in Canadian human services; to critically examine different ideologies and theories through which the welfare state has been examined in various countries and to develop an appreciation of the inter-disciplinary nature of social policy as a field of academic and applied activity.
Open to Social Work and Nursing students
Prerequisite: SOCW 200A and 200B, fourth year standing or instructor's permission