赖斯大学社会政策分析计划的重点是政策设计，分析和沟通。在本质上是跨学科的，该课程的重点是将严格的理论和方法教学与社会科学学院的基于技能的实践教学相结合。该计划的主要目标是培训莱斯大学的学生获得专业知识，技能和经验，成为社会政策分析领域的领导者。在获得社会政策分析专业的文学士学位后，学生将能够：将社会政策理解为一个跨学科领域，并展示出综合社会科学各个学科的关键知识，理论和研究的能力。发展批判性分析，解决问题和研究技能，以设计和评估针对社会问题的循证干预措施。展示以书面和口头形式交流政策研究和调查结果的能力。
Upon completing the BA degree with a major in Social Policy Analysis, students will be able to:<br><br>Understand social policy as an interdisciplinary field and demonstrate the ability to synthesize key knowledge, theories, and research across different disciplines in the social sciences.<br>Develop critical analysis, problem solving and research skills in order to design and evaluate evidence-based interventions for social problems.<br>Demonstrate the ability to communicate policy research and findings clearly and persuasively in written and oral formats.<br>Analyze public problems, evaluate policy alternatives against criteria such as equity, efficiency, and effectiveness, and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social policy analysis tools and methods.<br>Demonstrate mastery of the above outcomes in the senior capstone project.