|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
3.00 Credits
Examination of the development of policies, the social and political influences on their implementation, and the effects and impact of policy on social work practice in a variety of key areas and practice settings. Pre/co-requisite: PLSC 2305 and 2306, SOWK 2361.
-
3.00 Credits
Introduction to the profession of social work and social work roles in the social welfare system, with emphasis on the mission, philosophy, and values of the profession. This course also introduces students to the social welfare institutions in the United States and their historical foundations.
-
3.00 Credits
Measures of central tendency, variability, correlation, and hypotheses testing, with emphasis on the application of statistical methods to research in the behavioral sciences.
Prerequisite:
(Fulfillment of general education mathematics requirements. )
-
3.00 Credits
An analysis of current social welfare policies on the local, state, and federal levels, and various elements of welfare programs and entitlements. The course will cover a range of critiques of social welfare policy and reform proposals. A framework for policy analysis/evaluation and strategies for influencing policy development and change will be studied.
Prerequisite:
SOWK 2320
-
3.00 Credits
This course will provide an intensive introduction to the values upon which social work practice is based, and the ethical guidelines which operationalize those values and to which social workers are held accountable. The NASW Code of Ethics will be covered in detail and provide the background for critical thinking and ethical reasoning regarding the inevitable value conflicts and ethical dilemmas social workers face. Pre/co-requisite: SOWK 2361.
-
3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with the fundamental skills to evaluate research studies critically, apply research findings to practice, and understand social work research as an integral part of informed practice. The course addresses how to conduct research to evaluate practice, quantitative and qualitative methods, and research ethics, with particular attention to the role of research with populations-at-risk, social and economic justice, and cultural diversity. Critical thinking and writing skills will be emphasized.
Prerequisite:
PSYC 3301 or SOCI 3317
-
3.00 Credits
This course examines the dynamics of human behavior and provides students with a basic knowledge of the biological, psychological, and sociological influences on the interactions of individuals, families, and groups with society. This course will emphasize systems theory from the social work perspective. Underlying the course will be an appreciation for human diversity, including but not limited to ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and various aspects of the family and groups. Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: SOWK 2361-Introduction to Social Work.
-
3.00 Credits
The overall objective of this course is help students develop an understanding of the various forms of child abuse, identify the underlying causes of this multifaceted problem, and to appropriately identify the types of services that will benefit maltreated children and their families. The nature and impact of child maltreatment, the ways in which society prevents or responds to it, and the system of response to child maltreatment are addressed. The course will also cover the importance of promoting social and economic justice for children and ways to empower children and their parents through the helping process.
-
3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with a conceptual understanding of those economic theories and constructs most commonly used in putting forth policy positions. Particular emphasis is placed on the economics of labor, poverty, health care, and education, and issues of inequality of distribution of wealth and income. This is a survey course intended to give students the opportunity to develop a working economic vocabulary and a generalist understanding of the role of economics in social work practice, particularly with respect to social welfare policy.
-
3.00 Credits
Analyzes the rural aspects of population, stratification, social change and the conditions under which persons live and work. Rural social and community organization, agricultural influences, poverty programs and their influences, and technological advances will also be examined.
Prerequisite:
(Junior standing.)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2024 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|