Family Policy Minor - Courses
Required Course:
FPOL 8000. Perspectives in Family Policy. Cross listed with SW
8101 Social Policy and Delivery Systems for Child Welfare and Family Services (3
credits). (3.0 cr; prereq. Policy Minor Graduate student). Offered Spring
semester. Multi-disciplinary perspectives and analysis of policies using
different approaches including family science, social work, public policy, and
law. Hands on application through policy advocacy at the State Legislature, and
other more local policy making bodies.
Elective Courses * Please see Family Policy Minor Elective Courses for course descriptions
For Master’s students, at least six additional credits in courses drawn from one of the departments or professional schools listed below.
For Doctoral students, at least nine additional credits in courses drawn from the areas of focus listed below. It is anticipated that the student will compliment their major when selecting the courses. For some students, it may be appropriate for the courses to come from one area. For others it may be appropriate to select from various areas to form a way to view family policy. For instance, if the student is interested in policies around poverty or for low-income families, they might select from at least two areas.
Applied Economics
ApEc 5511: Labor Economics. (3.0 cr. prereq. ApEc 3001 or Econ 3101 or
equivalent.) Elizabeth Davis
ApEc 5581: Human Capital and Household Economics. (3.0 cr. prereq. ApEc
3001/ Econ 3101)
Design, Housing & Apparel
DHA 5467: Housing in the Social Environment. (4.0 cr.) Becky Yust
DHA 5469: Understanding Housing: Assessment and Analysis. (3.0
cr.) Jeff Crump
DHA 5484: Rural Housing Issues. (3.0 cr.) Ann Ziebarth
DHA 8463/GEO 8980: Housing: Race and Class. (3.0 cr.) Jeff Crump
Family Social Science
FSoS 8104: Family Policy. (3.0 cr.; taught every 2 years) Catherine
Solheim
FSoS 8105: Family Gerontology. (3.0 cr.; taught every 2 years) Jan
McCulloch
FSoS 8106: Families from an Economic Perspective. (3.0 cr.; taught every
2 years) Virginia Zuiker
FSoS 8007: Ethical Issues & Moral Dilemmas in Family Life. (3.0 cr.;
taught every two years) Kathryn Rettig
Law
Law 6-604: Family Law. (3.0 cr.) Judith Younger, B. Bix
Public Health
PubH 5613: Chronic Illness and Disability in Childhood: Principles,
Programs and Policies. (2.0 cr.) Joän M. Patterson
Public Policy
PA 5301: Population Methods and Issues for the United States and third
World. (3.0 cr.) Deborah Levison
PA 5401: Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy. (3.0 cr.) Maria Hanratty
PA 5412: Aging and Disability Policy. (3.0 cr.) Nancy Eustis
PA 5421: Racial Inequality and Public Policy. (3.0 cr.) Samuel Myers
PA 5451: Immigrant Health Issues. (3.0 cr.) Katherine Fennelly
PA 5601: Survey of Women, Law and Public Policy in the United States.
(3.0 cr.) Sally Kenney
PA 8312: Analysis of Discrimination. (3.0 cr.) Samuel Myers
Political Science
POL 8602: Families, Children and the State. (3.0 cr.) Daniel Kelliher
Social Work
SW 5101: Historical Origins and Contemporary Policies and Programs in
Social Welfare. (3.0 cr.) Megan Morrissey
SW 5313: Social Work with Older Adults. (2.0 cr.)
SW 5705: Violence in Families. (3.0 cr., Prereq. 5707) Jeff Edelson
SW 5813: Child Welfare and the Law. (3.0 cr.)
SW 8101: Social Policy and Delivery Systems for Child Welfare and Family
Services. (3.0 cr., prereq. 8211) Marcie Jefferys, Susan Wells
SW 8103: Health and Mental Health Policy. (3.0 cr.) Linda Jones
SW 8211: Macro Social Work Practice and Policy Advocacy. (3.0 cr.)
Elizabeth Lightfoot
SW 8304: Advanced Practice with Children and Adolescents. (3.0 cr)
SW 8314: Social Work Interventions with Families. (3.0 cr.; prereq 5318)
SW 8855: Social Welfare Policy Formulation and Analysis. (3.0 cr.)
Elizabeth Lightfoot
Sociology
SOC 8551: Social Structure and the Life Course. (3 cr.) Jeylan
Mortimer