SWK 340 - Global Justice and Social Policy

3 Credit(s)

Global social justice issues and their relationship to domestic issues are the focus of this course. Policies and institutions involved in distribution of global resources and social welfare provisions, e.g., food, education, land and health care are analyzed, with particular emphasis on First/Third World relations. The human impact of these systems is studied, as are avenues for work toward a just world order. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: SWK100 or SWK 102 or permission of Department Chairperson.