| SOCIAL WORK
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| SW 200 |
Introduction to Social Work |
3 cr |
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| Introduction to the profession of social work. Topics include historical development, nature of social work, professional associations, values and ethics. |
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| SW 201 |
Human Behavior & Social Environment I |
3 cr |
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| The Person-In-Environment model of human behavior. Course examines individual, family and group behavior in the social context. Prerequisites: SY 109 and BLY 102. |
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| SW 212 |
Introduction to Social Welfare |
3 cr |
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| Introduction to social welfare system, institution and philosophical base. Course will address historical development, social and economic justice, and diversity. |
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| SY 214 |
Field Experience |
2 cr |
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| Service learning experience in social work. Forty hours agency-based experience is required. Students must attend two hour bi-weekly seminars. Prerequisites: SW 200 and SY 112. |
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| SW 301 |
Social Welfare Policy |
3 cr |
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| Social policy in relation to Social Work Practice. Course addresses social policy analysis, social advocacy, diversity and social and economic justice. Prerequisite: SW 302. |
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| SW 302 |
Human Behavior/Social Environment II |
3 cr |
| The Person-in-Environment model of human behavior. Course examines task group organization, and community systems in the social context. Prerequisites: SY 109 and BLY 102. |
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| SW 310 |
Community Context |
3 cr |
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| The rural and urban contexts of social work practice. Emphasis of the course is placed on how these contexts affect human behavior and the practice of social work. Prerequisite: SW 302. |
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| SW 340 |
Family Violence |
3 cr |
| Study of the social problems of family violence including domestic violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse and elder abuse. The role of the social worker, social services and social policy will be examined. |
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| SW 350 |
Child Welfare Services |
3 cr |
| General survey of the social work field of child welfare services with a focus on child protective services. |
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| SW 360 |
Social Work Practice in Mental Health |
3 cr |
| This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the mental health system and focuses specifically on issues related to the role of a social worker in a mental health setting. Prerequisite: SW 200. |
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| SW 401 |
Generalist Practice I |
3 cr |
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| The Generalist Model of Social Work applied to individuals, families, and groups. Emphasis is placed on diversity and social work values and ethics. Prerequisites: SW 201 and SW 302 and SW 301. |
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| SW 402 |
Generalist Practice II |
3 cr |
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| The Generalist Model of Social Work applied to organizations, communities and tasks groups. Emphasis is placed on diversity and social work values and ethics. Prerequisites: SW 201 and SW 302 and SW 301. |
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| SW 412 |
Field Instruction |
12 cr |
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| Field Instruction in social work. Four hundred thirty-six hours of supervised experience in social work setting. Prerequisites: SW 401 and SW 402 and SY 382. SW 414 must be taken concurrently. |
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| SW 414 |
Senior Seminar |
3 cr |
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| This is the capstone senior seminar course. Class discussion and assignments are designed to facilitate integration between field instruction experience and curriculum content. Prerequisites: SW 401 and SW 402 and SY 382. SW 412 must be taken concurrently. |
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| SW 490 |
Special Topics: |
3 cr |
| Advanced topics in social work. May be repeated twice for elective content when topic varies. |
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