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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural and comparative study of urban development, form, and heterogeneity in advanced industrial societies and countries of the Global South, Central and Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Examination of the rise of cities, their growth in the United States and worldwide, and their functions. Issues of housing, crime, gangs, governance, and other urban issues. Students visit various cities as part of course study. Prerequisites: GES130 or GES145, 146; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or GES245; World Cultures (U) course.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-cultural and comparative study of unequal distribution of valued and scarce social resources in advanced industrial and non-Western cultures (e.g., East and Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Eurasia). Issues of power, social mobility, lifestyle, and life chances in reference to socioeconomic status in society. Prerequisites: GES130 or GES145, 146; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or GES245; World Cultures (U) course.
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4.00 Credits
Human need as experienced and expressed in diverse cultural perspectives (especially in oppressed and at-risk populations) and services designed to meet diverse needs. Practice settings, helping roles, and a variety of value issues are examined. Opportunity to consider social work as a possible career choice. Includes a significant, cross-cultural, community-based service learning experience in which students communicate and collaborate with diverse individuals. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing; introductory course in the social and behavioral sciences. - continued from previous page -
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3.00 Credits
Development of the welfare state in America from colonial period to the present, with a brief examination of European roots and influences. Historical context, reform movements, and resultant legislation, including that which emphasizes the roles of minorities and women. (Carries cross-credit in history.)
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4.00 Credits
Generalist social work theory and practice with groups; organizations; communities. Human behavior in the social environment and research-based knowledge emphasized. Assignments in community settings focus on engagement and assessment; dimensions of diversity; interaction of social systems; and a social change plan. Must be taken concurrently with SOW313. Prerequisites: Major in social work; SOW200Z; PSY203.
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4.00 Credits
Interrelationship of social problems, social welfare policies, and resultant social welfare services from historical, economic, political, and programmatic perspectives are examined. Social systems and HBSE content of special relevance is applied to social welfare policy analysis. Includes community-based projects in which students provide advocacy for non-discriminatory social and economic systems. Prerequisites: SOW200Z; SOW250; ECO200; POS100. (Non-majors may take course only with consent of instructor.)
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3.00 Credits
Generalist social work theory and practice with individuals and families. Beginning professional development; communication skills and social change skills emphasized. Video assignment provides application of the helping process: engagement; assessment; planning; intervention; evaluation; and termination. Must be taken concurrently with SOW304. Prerequisites: Major in social work; SOW200Z; SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
Using minority/majority as sociological concepts to analyze individual behavior and group relationships, the distribution of power and privilege between minority and majority groups is studied. Issues of ethnicity, race, gender, faith perspectives, physical and mental attributes, and social class are examined. Includes social justice theories and applications. Prerequisites: GES130 or GES145, 146; Contemporary Western Life and Thought (L) course or GES245; World Cultures (U) course.
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3.00 Credits
Placement in a field agency under social work supervision, plus a weekly integrative group seminar. Students are in the field a minimum of 120 hours, averaging eight hours per week for 15 weeks. Increased readiness for senior-level field instruction is a primary course objective. Must be taken concurrently with SOW305. Prerequisites: SOW304; SOW313; major in social work; admission into the social work program.
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4.00 Credits
Social research methods, including an emphasis on becoming proficient and critical consumers of research-based data, for the purposes of knowledge advancement, informed practice, and program and practice effectiveness evaluation. Prerequisites: Mathematics (M) course; introductory course in the social and behavioral sciences.
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