As part of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management's commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity, all students take HS 412f, Social Policy and Management Through the Lens of Equity. This 2-credit module course creates a common foundation for all Heller students.
The Master of Public Policy program enhances this course with a further Diversity Requirement. All MPP students take at least one other course to examine a topic in more depth. Courses focus on race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, economic status, immigration status, disability status, and more.
Below is a list of sample courses that can be used to fulfill the Diversity Requirement.
- HS 212a, Contemporary Issues in Gender and Public Policy
- HS 216f, Policy Perspectives on Women, Work, and Inequality
- HS 273f, Law and Social Justice: Gender Equity Policies and Litigation
- HS 307a, Immigration Policy and Human Rights
- HS 309f, Policy Approaches to Gender-Based Violence
- HS 314f, Race and Stratification in the U.S. Economy
- HS 320f, LGBTQ+ Justice: A History of Pride, Prejudice, and Policy in the United States
- HS 334f, Disability Policy: Intersections with Health, Poverty, Education and Family Policy
- HS 346b, Policy Perspectives on Criminal Justice Disparities
- HS 354a, Capitalism and the Welfare State
- HS 528f, Law and Social Justice: Constructions of Race and Ethnicity and Their Consequences
- HS 534b, Perspectives on Economic and Racial Equity