SWK 109 - First Year Experience: Search For Meaning Of Life

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

The social work profession seeks to help people live happily and productively with joy and purpose and meaning. Social work values diversity including what the oldest wisdom traditions teach us about the meaning of life. In this course, we will visit sacred places in Chicago to experience the teachings and practices of six wisdom traditions- Christian, Jewish, Islam, Buddhist, Hindu and Native American - to learn what they can tell us about living joyfully and purposefully.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.neiu.edu/

Phone Number:

(773) 583-4050

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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