Community Advocacy and Social Policy (BA)
Arizona State University’s Bachelor of Arts in community advocacy and social policy provides you with the opportunity to explore issues of diversity, oppression and privilege. You’ll graduate with the advocacy and intervention strategies needed to make informed decisions, engage in social change and advocate for the communities you seek to serve.
Community advocacy and social policy program courses
You’ll take a variety of courses covering topics including introductory ethics, diversity and oppression in a social work context, advocacy strategies and more. This program culminates in a final capstone project where you’ll explore your interests within the context of community advocacy and social policy.
SWU 291: Social Service Delivery Systems
SWU 303: Micro Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SOBE OR L or SB)
SWU 306: Ethics in Social Services (HUAD OR L)
SWU 320: Research Methods in Social Work
SWU 332: Social Policy and Advocacy (CIVI)
SWU 340: Macro Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SOBE OR SB)
SWU 350: Whole Person Health Across the Lifespan (SOBE OR SB)
SWU 374: Diversity and Oppression in a Social Work Context (CIVI OR C)
SWU 488: Advocacy Strategies
SWU 171: Introduction to Social Work (SOBE OR SB)
SWU 321: Statistics for Social Workers (QTRS OR CS)
SWU 302: Human Biology for Social Workers
SWU 183: Introductory Ethics: A Social Issues Perspectives (HUAD OR HU)
SWU 181: Economics: A Social Issues Perspective
SWU 182: Social Services Perspective of Government (AMIT OR SB)
The jobs you’ll be prepared for
This program prepares you to work within the social services sector across a variety of settings, including child welfare and human service agencies, mental health clinics, schools, hospitals and more. Additionally, this program provides a path to pursue graduate education. Common career examples include, but aren’t limited to:
Social and Human Service Assistants
Growth: 8.6%
Salary: $38,520
Health Education Specialists
Growth: 7.2%
Salary: $59,990
Community Health Workers
Growth: 14.1%
Salary: $46,190
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
Growth: 6.5%
Salary: $47,290
Counselors, All Other
Growth: 17.2%
Salary: $43,390
Marriage and Family Therapists
Growth: 14.9%
Salary: $56,570
Social and Community Service Managers
Growth: 9.1%
Salary: $74,240