社会关系和政策专业探索特别受群体间关系影响的公共问题的领域。该领域明确具有历史性和比较性，着眼于美国和国际上的社会关系。课程重点关注群体间关系的社会学，历史和政治，密切关注阶级，种族，种族，性别/性别，宗教信仰和民族认同等因素之间的相互作用。该计划利用对社会关系的研究来培养推理，方法论和分析能力以及善解人意的观察，规范性判断和有效解决问题的能力。社会关系和政策位于密歇根州立大学（MSU）国际和公共事务的住宿学院詹姆斯麦迪逊学院（James Madison College）中，这是一项有限的招生计划。
The social relations and policy major explores the domain of public issues that are especially affected by relations among groups. The field is explicitly historical and comparative, looking at social relations in the United States and internationally over time. Courses focus on the sociology, history and politics of intergroup relations, paying close attention to the interplay of such factors as class, race, ethnicity, sex/gender, religious belief and national identity. The program uses the study of social relations as a way to cultivate reasoning, methodological and analytical skills, and the capacities for empathetic observation, normative judgment and effective problem solving. Social relations and policy is housed in James Madison College, MSU's residential college for international and public affairs, which is a limited-enrollment program.