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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Introductory course designed to give the student interested in the social work profession an opportunity to explore the needs of client systems of diverse populations. Via the course materials and an experiential component, each student is provided with an avenue for testing and evaluating a commitment to, and a capacity for, working with people.
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3.00 Credits
This class is an introduction to foundational concepts and ethical concerns in social justice studies. Course that promotes critical thinking, multiple perspectives, and a sense of personal responsibility in the local and global community. This course is the first in the sequence for the social justice minor.
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3.00 Credits
The systematic study of major social problem areas: poverty, health, education, hunger, housing, sexism, and racism, and their implications for social welfare services. A critical and comparative analysis of society's response to human need.
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3.00 Credits
Basic components of effective communication in social work practice; interpersonal and interactional skills relevant to different types of relationships and systems with which social workers interact; guided communication experiences. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program. Offered Fall.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the life states of infancy, childhood, and adolescence and provides a basic framework for developing and organizing knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. Social systems, life span and strengths approaches to understanding HBSE are introduced. The course includes theories and knowledge of biological, sociological, cultural, psychological, and spiritual development across the life span. The manner in which social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well- being are emphasized. Special attention is given to the impact of human diversity, discrimination and oppression on the individual's ability to reach or maintain optimal health and well-being. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program.
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3.00 Credits
Basic frame of reference for the understanding and practice of social work; various kinds of systems with which the social worker interacts, types of relationships involved and essential generalist/ problem solving methodology and skills. Course restricted to Social Work majors.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the life stages of young adulthood, middle adulthood, and later adulthood. The focus is on the interactions between and among individuals, groups, societies, and economic systems. Course content includes empirically based theories and knowledge and teaches biological and social science concepts concerning human development that are fundamental to social work practice. Special attention is given to the impact of human diversity, discrimination and oppression on the individual's ability to reach or maintain optimal health and well-being. Course restricted to social work majors accepted into the program. Offered Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Needs assessment, case evaluation, and program evaluation; components of research design and statistics essential for understanding and carrying out these activities. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program or with consent of instructor. Offered Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Selected practice modalities applied to social work intervention in small systems, emphasizing families, and groups. Students learn to apply problem-solving approach, task centered casework, psychosocial model, and behavior modification to these small systems. Course restricted to Social Work majors accepted into the program. Offered Spring.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A specific aspect of social work practice or social welfare concern. See Schedule of Classes for current topic and prerequisites.
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