SWK 220 - Community Organization

Institution:

Tougaloo College

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Description:

This course will expose the student to basic concepts in the theory and practice of community organization as a methodology for bringing about effective community-based social action. Certain basic social concepts and theories will be explored to provide students with a framework for understanding the need of community organization as a method resolving social problems in American Society. Some attention will also be given to the importance of community organization as a tool for bringing about social change in Mississippi's Black Communities. On occasion local community organizers will be invited to speak to the class, and if possible, students will be provided with opportunities to observe the community organizational process at work. Prerequisite: SOC 111 and/or SWK 115. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tougaloo.edu

Phone Number:

(601) 977-7700

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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