SOC WLF 100AIntroduction to Social Welfare: Policies and Programs
Social Welfare · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Origin and development of major U.S. social welfare programs and policies guiding them, with emphasis on analysis of policy developments/issues related to provision of social welfare services. Study of historical and current responses of profession to major social problems.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
SOC WLF 100A
- SOC WLF 100BSocial Welfare Policy: Overview
- SOC WLF 102Social Welfare Organizations and Community Systems
- SOC WLF 103Introduction to Direct Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups
3 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 5 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.