SWK - Social Work
Principles and values of social work, community resources and social service agencies, helping methods, and the role of the professional social worker. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format.
Credits
3(3-0)
Data to understand public opinion and social welfare. Measurement of concepts. Ways of interpreting data with tables, graphs, and statistics. Computer applications. Identical to SOC 150. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Quantitative Reasoning.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 150QR
History of social welfare and social action. Analysis of American social welfare systems. Links between social policy and needs and impacts on vulnerable groups. Prerequisite:
SWK 100.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theoretical and practical overview of community development as a core social work competency, focusing on critical issues confronting communities in the 21st century. May be offered in an online or hybrid format.
Credits
3(3-0)
Credits
3(3-0)
Generalist communication skills through interviewing and information exchange with micro, mezzo and macro client systems. Develop ability to assess information obtained. Prerequisites: Must have minimum of 2.5 GPA; signed Social Work Major; applied to the Social Work Program;
SWK 100; completion of 50 credit hours. Pre/Co-requisites:
SWK 250;
SWK 350. Co-requisite:
SWK 374.
Credits
3(3-0)
Knowledge, skills, and values for social work generalist practice within micro, mezzo, and macro client systems. Emphasis on culturally- competent and evidence-based practice. Prerequisites: Admitted to the Social Work Program; all SWK program required volunteer hours completed;
SWK 315, 374. Co-requisite:
SWK 375.
Credits
3(3-0)
Generalist social work practice with micro, mezzo and macro systems continued from
SWK 315 and
SWK 321 with emphasis on the strengths perspective. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Admitted to the Social Work Program; all SWK program required volunteer hours completed;
SWK 315, 321. Co-requisite:
SWK 470.
Credits
3(3-0)
Data collection methodologies and issues for evidence-based practice and applied social work research including: experiments/single subject design, program evaluation, interviewing, community studies. Prerequisite:
SWK 100;
SOC 200 or PSY 211 or STA 282, with a C or better. Pre/Co-requisites:
SWK 250 or
SOC 221 or 302.
Credits
3(3-0)
Critique and analysis of theory explaining human behavior in individuals and families. Use of theory in social work practice with diverse and/or oppressed populations. Prerequisites: Must have minimum of 2.5 GPA; signed Social Work Major; applied to the Social Work Program. Pre/Co- requisites:
SWK 250;
BIO 151 or
HSC 211.
Credits
3(3-0)
Theories explaining human behavior in groups, organizations, communities, and global systems. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites: Admitted to the Social Work Program; C or better in
SWK 374. Co-requisite:
SWK 321 OR completion of 86 hours in Bachelor of Science with an Option in Community Development.
Credits
3(3-0)
Directed reading or research on approved topic. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in the Bulletin.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Issues pertaining to youth welfare are related to broader organizational and structural features of society, including historical and comparative (international) perspectives. Identical to
SOC 422. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: SOC/ANT 101 and a signed Global Justice Minor; or
SOC 100 and a signed Youth Studies Minor; or
SOC 200,
SOC 301, and
SOC 350.
Credits
3(3-0)
Cross Listed Courses
SOC 422
Analysis and evaluation of social policies welfare services. Emphasis on social action, social and economic justice and impact on at-risk groups. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisites: Admitted to the Social Work Program;
SWK 250;
SOC 221 or 302;
SWK 470. Co-requisites:
SWK 480.
Credits
3(3-0)
200 hours of supervised experience in a social work setting. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: Admitted to the Social Work Program;
SWK 321, 375. Co- requisite: SWK 331, 471.
Credits
4(Spec)
Students consciously and critically integrate knowledge with direct practice observed in a field agency and compare generalist practice as implemented in different agencies. Prerequisites: Admitted to the social work program; Co-requisite:
SWK 470.
Credits
2(2-0)
Continuation of 200 hours of supervised experience in a social work setting. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: Admitted to the Social Work Program;
SWK 470, 471 with a B- or better. Pre/Co-requisite:
SWK 450. Co- requisite:
SWK 481.
Credits
4(Spec)
Students consciously and critically integrate knowledge with direct practice as performed in a field agency and compare generalist practice as implemented in different agencies. Prerequisites:
SWK 471 with a B- or better,
SWK 470. Pre/Co-requisite:
SWK 450. Co-requisite:
SWK 480.
Credits
2(2-0)
Integrative capstone experience that synthesizes knowledge, skills, and applications in community development and community-based social work in an applied agency project proposal. May be offered in an online or hybrid format. Pre/Co-requisite:
SWK 470 (for Social Work students) or Prerequisite: 86 semester hours and signed major in Bachelor of Science degree with an option in Community Development.
Credits
3(3-0)
Directed reading or research on approved topic. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 75 undergraduate credits or graduate standing. Recommended:
SWK 100.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in the Bulletin. Prerequisite: Completion of at least 75 undergraduate credits or graduate standing. Recommended:
SWK 100.
Credits
1-12(Spec)