<p>hi! im completely undecided between USC (sociology/ policy, planning, and development) and CAL (social welfare) and i have some questions and would love for some opinions. i most likely plan to double major and im interested in a career in either non profit administration or urban policy. </p>
<p>how does the fact that social welfare is an impacted major affect class size/availability/ competitiveness? what is the avg class size for social sciences? is there grade deflation?</p>
<p>could the field work program be further explained?
for the field work assigned have you found transportation difficult? do you need a car/ go by bus? how has the field work contributed to your undergraduate studies?</p>
<p>what sort of research opportunities have you undertaken/ how prevalent are they?</p>
<p>what are your opinions on the ability to get internships/ connections for jobs? how is the career services office for social welfare?</p>
<p>is graduating in 4 years realistic for double majoring?</p>
<p>Okay I don’t know anything about either program personally, but your concentrations in USC isn’t the same as the social welfare major. I just wanted to make sure you knew that before your make any decision.</p>
<p>How L&S describes social welfare: “The Social Welfare major introduces students to problems, policies, and methods in the area of providing educational, cultural, medical and financial assistance to the needy. The curriculum focuses on courses which acquaint students with current knowledge about the field, rather than vocational training.”</p>
<p>For Cal, you may benefit better from a “studies major” (ie Af Am studies, Ethnic studies, depending on your interests), political science (with an American gov. specialization and take lots of urban/city courses), or city planning degree ([Department</a> of City and Regional Planning - UC Berkeley - Urban Studies at Berkeley](<a href=“http://dcrp.ced.berkeley.edu/programs/undergraduate]Department”>http://dcrp.ced.berkeley.edu/programs/undergraduate)) with a public policy minor. I also think the social welfare major with the public policy minor may have what you’re looking for, if your specific interests lay there.</p>