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RESP 420 - Respiratory Care Seminar
4 Hour(s) Credit
Emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills regarding the appropriate therapy for patients receiving respiratory care. Problem-based learning, case examples, computer simulation and frequent physician input allow students to develop an enhanced understanding of the importance of appropriate respiratory care.
Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites Senior standing, RESP 401 , RESP 402 , RESP 403 , RESP 404 with C or better or permission of instructor.
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RESP 422 - Management Specialization
2 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an in-depth study of management principles and problems as they relate to respiratory care and the management of health care services. A practical component provides experience in the hospital or other setting to gain exposure to management tasks.
One hour lecture, two hours practicum per week.
Prerequisites Senior status; completion of RESP 400 , RESP 401 , RESP 402 , RESP 403 , RESP 404 with C or better, or permission of instructor.
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RESP 423 - Education Specialization
2 Hour(s) Credit
Designed to give the student basic fundamental knowledge of educational principles as well as experience in didactic and clinical instruction. The practical component enables students to participate in education activities that include developing instructional materials and aids for use in lecture and/or laboratory instruction.
One hour lecture, four hours practicum per week.
Prerequisites Senior status; completion of RESP 400 , RESP 401 , RESP 402 , RESP 403 , RESP 404 with C or better, or permission of instructor.
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RESP 424 - Critical Care Specialization
5 Hour(s) Credit
Clinical experience in critical care areas designed to refine skills in patient assessment, data collection and clinical decision making. Patient rounds with cardiopulmonary specialists.
Supervised experience: 10 hours per week.
Prerequisites Senior standing, RESP 401 , RESP 402 , RESP 403 and RESP 404 with C or better or permission of instructor.
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RESP 425 - Diagnostics Specialization
4 Hour(s) Credit
Emphasis on sophisticated cardiopulmonary monitoring including airway assessment, ECG analysis, arrhythmia identification and therapeutic management of a patient in respiratory or cardiac arrest. Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification offered.
Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.
Prerequisites Senior standing, RESP 401 , RESP 402 , RESP 403 , RESP 404 with C or better or permission of instructor.
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RESP 458 - Critical Care: A Multi-Professional Approach
3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces students to collaborative critical care practice. Prepares students interested in critical care clinical practice to recognize and categorize causes of sudden deterioration of the critically ill patient. Teaches appropriate treatment and interventions for the deteriorating critically ill patient.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to nursing or respiratory therapy major; Nursing: NURS 310 , NURS 311 , NURS 350 , NURS 351 with C or better; Respiratory Therapy: Senior status with successful completion of all junior-level courses and concurrent enrollment in all senior-level coursework; or permission of instructor.
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) NURS 458
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RESP 490 - Independent Study
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Intensive study in a specific area of respiratory care negotiated between student and faculty member.
One to Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Permission of program director.
May be taken twice under different course subtitles.
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RUSS 101 - Elementary Russian I
4 Hour(s) Credit
Beginning spoken and written Russian with emphasis on the alphabet, sound system, basic structures of the language and contemporary culture.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
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RUSS 102 - Elementary Russian II
4 Hour(s) Credit
Continued development of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Russian with further study of major grammatical structures and contemporary culture.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
Prerequisites RUSS 101 or appropriate score on department placement exam.
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RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian
4 Hour(s) Credit
Continued development and refinement of language skills as well as exposure to contemporary culture.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIA or IIIC.
Prerequisites RUSS 102 or appropriate score on department placement exam.
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SOWK 200 - Introduction to the Social Work Profession
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces the social work profession and provides an overview of fields of social welfare services. Explores the various professional roles social workers play in working in each field. Examines the social welfare system as a society’s response to human need and structure for delivery of social services. Thirty hours of volunteer service in a social agency required.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
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SOWK 300 - Theoretical Analysis I: Diversity, Human Development and Inequities Across the Life Course
4 Hour(s) Credit
Learn to use knowledge of human development in the environment in ethical, diversity-affirming, justice-promoting and reflective ways in advocacy and counseling practice with diverse communities. Learn a bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual perspective on life course development, a set of developmental theories to inform social work assessment at all levels of practice, and a critical “privilege and oppression” framework for identifying the relationship between diversity and difference and inequities in health, well-being and developmental outcomes. Learn from interactive lectures, role-plays, discussion with reflection activities and assigned readings.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor
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SOWK 302 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines communities, groups and organizations as social systems and environmental contexts. Reflects social work’s values and principles in the macro social environment and the integration of theories drawn from sociology, psychology, biology, anthropology and economics to understand and critically analyze the multiple influences on human behavior as affected by race, class, gender, age and sexual orientation. Develops macro-assessment skills within the framework of empowerment.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 , SOWK 300 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 306 - Social Welfare History and Contemporary Issues
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an introduction to the field of social welfare, primarily in the United States and major social movements. Examines the history of the social welfare system and social work profession, in the context of societal factors with particular attention to the intersectionality of race, class and gender. Explores the impact of values and beliefs on the development of the modern U.S. social welfare system. Investigates the dynamics of privilege and oppression as part of the political, economic and social factors that influence the policies and services provided by social work practitioners.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of the instructor.
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SOWK 309 - Privilege and Oppression
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces and sensitizes students to the major concepts of cultural diversity, race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, class, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities, pluralism, and conflicts caused by ethnocentrism, discrimination, and prejudice. Explores the relationship and intersection between these major concepts and social work practices and policies. Emphasizes the examination of major ethnic groups as well as other social groupings based on such factors as gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities, and other differences in human populations. Evaluates the common elements of oppressions and prejudicial and discriminatory practices from both micro and macro theoretical frames of reference. Explores the application of the ecological perspective, generalist, and problem-solving process.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites SOWK 200 , SOWK 310 , or permission of instructor
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SOWK 310 - Basic Interviewing: Skills and Techniques
2 Hour(s) Credit
Develop basic interviewing skills for assessing, goal setting and intervention for use in home service and social work settings. Emphasizes skill application with diverse populations.
Two hours per week
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SOWK 320 - Social Work Practice I
4 Hour(s) Credit
Prepares students for a generalist approach to social work practice with individuals. Emphasizes knowledge, values, ethics and skills needed to develop effective helping relationships. Includes basic theories for intervention with focus on micro level problem solving and basic interview skills.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Admission to professional program.
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SOWK 330 - Social Welfare Policy Practice: Analyst and Advocate
4 Hour(s) Credit
Builds upon the foundation content of SOWK 306 , providing understanding of social welfare policy analysis with micro, mezzo and macro social work policy practice knowledge skills. Prepares students to participate in the policy-making process, integrating both policy analytical and formulation skills, as well as understanding the methods and strategies for advocating for policy change and new policies.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 , SOWK 306 .
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SOWK 350 - Social Work with Older People
4 Hour(s) Credit
Presents an integrated biopsychosocial approach to human behavior in older people. Addresses changes in demographic patterns and family patterns, which affect older adults today. Includes an overview of social work practice with older people, and the policies and programs that serve them. Examines differences between and among special populations with increased emphasis on race, class, gender and sexual orientation.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 351 - Deaf Culture and Deaf History
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides insights and perspectives on the cultural aspects and history of the deaf and hard of hearing communities in the United States.
Four hours per week.
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SOWK 399 - Global Seminar in Social Work
4 Hour(s) Credit
Short-term study abroad course addresses social problems within the context of culture. Through lectures, readings, assignments and experiential learning, compare how people manage social problems in the selected country with approaches in the United States. Become immersed in the selected country’s culture through participation in homestays, lectures, language classes and group excursions to community-based organizations and local attractions throughout the home country.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites Permission of the instructor with support from the Center for International Education
May be repeated once for credit
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) SOWK 699
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SOWK 400 - Social Work Practice II
4 Hour(s) Credit
Prepares students for a generalist approach to social work practice involving families and groups. Expands basic knowledge, values, ethics and skills, with emphasis on mezzo level problem solving. Includes theories and techniques for planning, assessment, direct intervention and advocacy with small groups and families.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 320 , admission to the professional program.
Corequisites SOWK 416 , SOWK 420 .
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SOWK 410 - Social Work Practice III
4 Hour(s) Credit
Prepares students for a generalist approach to social work with large systems. Applies the planned change process with macro practice, specifically with organizations and communities. Expands basic knowledge, values, ethics and skills, with emphasis on macro level problem solving.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Prerequisites Admission to professional program, SOWK 320 , SOWK 400 , SOWK 416 , SOWK 420 .
Corequisites SOWK 421 , SOWK 417 .
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SOWK 416 - Foundations of Research-Based Social Work Practice
4 Hour(s) Credit
Research is the basis of evidence-based practice. Understanding the scientific method is an ethical obligation in social work practice. In order to ensure that social workers are practicing ethically, they need to be continually informed about the practices being used and that they are based in the research. It is incumbent upon social workers to be able to stay current and monitor trends in research that directly apply to all levels of practice. Develop the skills to locate, analyze and critically examine social science research.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites Admission to the professional program
Corequisites SOWK 400 , SOWK 420
May be repeated once with permission of the School of Social Work
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SOWK 417 - Social Work Research II
4 Hour(s) Credit
The second of two courses focused on the basic concepts and methods of scientific inquiry used to build knowledge and evaluate practice. Builds and expands upon material covered in Social Work Research I. Includes focus on program evaluation, single-subject designs, data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics, presentation of data, report writing, and application of findings to practice. Explores applied research methodologies that will enhance the student’s use of evidence-based interventions.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites Admission to the professional program, SOWK 416
Corequisites SOWK 410 , SOWK 421
May be repeated only once with permission of the department.
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SOWK 420 - Field Instruction in Social Work I
4 Hour(s) Credit
Supervised experience in a social welfare agency with emphasis on methods and techniques of generalist social work practice. Opportunity to apply theory and develop skills in delivery of social services. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 440 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters.
Two working days per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 302 , SOWK 320 , admission to the professional program.
Corequisites SOWK 400 , SOWK 416 .
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SOWK 421 - Field Instruction in Social Work II
4 Hour(s) Credit
Supervised experience in a social welfare agency with emphasis on methods and techniques of generalist social work practice. Opportunity to apply theory and develop skills in delivery of social services. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 440 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters.
Two working days per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 400 , SOWK 416 , SOWK 420 .
Corequisites SOWK 410 , SOWK 417 .
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SOWK 450 - Social Work with Families and Children
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines child welfare services and current policies in social work for children and their families. Explores the history of child welfare, the role current social problems such as poverty, teen pregnancy, violence, addiction, homelessness, human trafficking and war play in today’s changing family. Provides an overview of the range of services available for families and children within the child welfare delivery system, including in-home services, foster care and adoption.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 451 - Behavioral Health
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces theoretical perspectives on substance misuse and mental health, including a working knowledge of their incidence and prevalence. Provides an overview of physiological, psychological and social impacts influenced by substance misuse and mental health with particular emphasis on vulnerable populations.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor
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SOWK 452 - Human Rights and Women
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides the foundational knowledge of human rights development and principles as it relates to the experiences of women in the U.S. and around the globe, emphasizing the intersecting identities of gender, race and class. Examines the role of traditions and laws in maintaining systems of oppression and strategies that women have used to advance their rights. Develops and applies social work practice skills to raise awareness about human rights violations experienced by women.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 453 - Children’s Grief and Bereavement
4 Hour(s) Credit
Explore the psychosocial aspects of loss for children and teens. It builds on systems theory and draws upon knowledge of human behavior and development. Grief theoretical frameworks are explored to enhance assessment and treatment approaches in social work practice. Special focus is given to issues around traumatic loss and risks for complicated grief. Various evidence-based approaches, including group approaches and expressive therapies, are learned.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites Admission to the professional program or permission of instructor
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SOWK 454 - Multidisciplinary Practice with People Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides insights and perspectives on the psychological, educational, social, rehabilitation, legal and employment aspects of people who are deaf and hard of hearing in the United States.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites ASL 101
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SOWK 460 - Social Work in Corrections
3 Hour(s) Credit
Social work interventions in a variety of correctional settings. Focuses on professional role in court and correctional procedures within institutional and community-based programs.
Three hours per week.
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SOWK 465 - Social Work in Health Care
4 Hour(s) Credit
Explore the role of social workers in various health care settings, as well as best practices for related interventions. The biopsychosocial impact of illness, injury, treatment and loss are evaluated with emphasis on cultural sensitivity. In addition, knowledge of medical terminology, common illnesses and treatment options, including alternative holistic options, are evaluated. Develop an understanding of policies currently impacting access to care and trends in health insurance.
Four hours per week.
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SOWK 475 - Disabilities Studies: Culture and Practice
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an overview of physical, social and emotional implications of being differently abled within the context of generalist social work practice. Examines the life course of people who are differently abled, including the collaboration of families and community, the role of social workers and other health professionals, as well as presenting general issues related to services available, advocacy movements and social policy.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 480 - Social Work and Disaster Mental Health
4 Hour(s) Credit
Prepares students for a generalist approach to social work with individuals, groups and communities that have experienced crisis or disasters. Expands basic knowledge, values, ethics and skills with emphasis on addressing trauma and understanding of crisis intervention and disaster mental health practice. Examines the national emergency management structure and international disaster practices.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 481 - Teen Angst: Understanding Adolescent Health and Mental Health
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines trends in adolescent mental health and risk-taking behavior, from both social work and public health perspectives. Explores risk and protective factors, as well as prevention and intervention techniques.
Four hours per week
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor
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SOWK 482 - Death and Dying and Social Work
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to the history, theoretical concepts, cultural traditions and clinical interventions related to the field of death and dying and how it pertains to social work. Traditional as well as contemporary models are explored.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites Junior or senior status or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 483 - Social Work Practice in Rural Environments
3 Hour(s) Credit
Explore the unique problems and social needs of non-urban areas, particularly small towns and rural communities. Comprehend the social structure of such communities as well as the challenges of living in such areas, such as lack of, or remoteness of, resources, poverty and the need to seek alternative interventions to work with the client populations.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Junior or senior status or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 484 - Social Work and the Law
3 Hour(s) Credit
Study of social welfare, family, consumer law and the legal authority of social agencies to make regulations. Guidelines for court testimony and rules of evidence presented.
Three hours per week.
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SOWK 486 - Social Work with LGBTQ Persons
4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides the foundation knowledge needed for generalist practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) persons. Explores the lived experiences of LGBTQ persons in the U.S. across the lifespan and addresses some of the key social problems faced by this population. Explores the heterogeneity of LGBTQ lives across cultural, class, age, race, ethnic, religious and political cohorts and communities. Assumes a strengths-based affirmative model of social work practice with sexual minorities.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 487 - Social Work in the Schools
3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an integrated view of school social work, using a framework of policy and practice. A major focus is on the topics critical to school social work, including at-risk youth, school reform, school violence, multiculturalism, and roles of school social workers within expanded mental health and school-linked services. Draws on systems and strengths perspectives within the context of working with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Junior or senior status preferred or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 489 - Social Justice and the Environment
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the role of professional social work in the area of sustainability at the local, national and global levels as sustainability is a crucial link to the attainment of environmental, economic and social justice. Using an interdisciplinary perspective, explores the environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainability from theoretical and practical perspectives.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
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SOWK 490 - Individual Directed Study
1-4 Hour(s) Credit
Enables advanced students to pursue topics of their own choosing with the guidance and supervision of the faculty. Should not duplicate any course already offered by the department.
One to four hours per week.
Prerequisites Senior standing.
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SOWK 499 - Special Topics
1-4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities for investigating special themes or issues of interest to students and the social work profession.
One to four per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 200 or permission of instructor.
May be repeated once under a different subtitle.
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SOWK 599 - Special Topics
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides opportunities for investigating special themes or issues of interest to students and the social work profession.
Three hours per week.
May be repeated once under a different subtitle.
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SOWK 602 - Ethical Foundation of Social Work
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the ethical issues in social work practice including a theoretical framework and ethical problem-solving model to systematically evaluate values and resolve ethical dilemmas found in social work practice. Provides tools and methodologies for reflection and analysis.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Specialization Status or permission of department.
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SOWK 604 - Treatment of Trauma
3 Hour(s) Credit
Examine a complete approach to the treatment of trauma and trauma-related disorders from a strengths-based perspective. Learn about trauma theory, including developmental trauma and complex trauma. Understand various treatment models for acute and complex trauma, and further develop the skills of assessment, treatment planning and intervention with clients who have been traumatized. Practice intervention skills, including psychoeducation and affect regulation. Explore the intergenerational, socio-cultural and societal impact of trauma.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Specialization status or permission of the program director.
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SOWK 607 - Social Welfare Policy Practice: Analyst and Advocate
3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides understandings of social welfare policy analysis with micro, mezzo and macro social work policy practice knowledge skills. Prepares for participation in the policy making process, integrating both policy analytical and formulation skills, as well as understanding the methods and strategies for advocating for policy change and new policies.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites For graduate study only.
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SOWK 610 - Theoretical Analysis of Behavior I
3 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the individual, family and peer group as a social system, and assessment using a bio-psycho-social-culturalspiritual perspective. Explores human development through the lifespan. Presents analysis of several theories which explain human behavior and inform social work practice. Focus on privilege, oppression, prejudice and discrimination. Develops foundation assessment skills.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites For graduate study only.
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SOWK 616 - Social Work Research I
3 Hour(s) Credit
The first of two courses in social work and evaluation research. Emphasis on understanding the development and use of scientific knowledge and the application of that knowledge to evaluate social work interventions and program evaluation. Special attention is given to applied research methodologies to enhance the student’s use of evidence-based social work knowledge and skills.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Admissions to program.
May be repeated only once
Fall Only
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SOWK 617 - Social Work Research II
3 Hour(s) Credit
The second of two courses focused on the basic concepts and methods of scientific inquiry used to build knowledge and evaluate practice. Builds and expands upon material covered in Social Work Research I. Topics include an introduction to program evaluation, single-subject designs, data analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics, presentation of data and report writing, and application of findings to practice. Special attention is given to applied research methodologies that will enhance the student’s use of evidence-based interventions.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 616 .
May be repeated once with permission of the school
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SOWK 620 - Social Work Practice I
3 Hour(s) Credit
Emphasizes a generalist social work perspective for the mastery of practice theory and the development of engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation skills related to social work practice with individuals and families.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites For graduate study only.
Fall Only
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SOWK 622 - Social Work Practice II
3 Hour(s) Credit
Second of three practice courses preparing students for a generalist approach to social work practice. Expands basic knowledge, values, ethics and skills, with emphasis on mezzo level problem solving. Includes theories and techniques for planning, assessment and advocacy for family and small group interventions.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 620 .
Spring Only
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SOWK 623 - Social Work Practice III
3 Hour(s) Credit
Third of three practice courses preparing students for a generalist approach to social work. Expands basic knowledge, values, ethics and skills, with emphasis on macro level problem solving. Includes theories and techniques needed for practice within an organization and/or community context.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 620 .
Pre or Corequisites SOWK 622
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SOWK 627 - Children’s Grief and Bereavement: Camp Safe Harbor
3 Hour(s) Credit
Explore the psychosocial aspects of loss for children and teens. It builds on systems theory and draws upon knowledge of human behavior and development. Grief theoretical frameworks are explored to enhance assessment and treatment approaches in social work practice. Special focus is given to issues around traumatic loss and risks for complicated grief. Various evidence-based approaches, including group approaches and expressive therapies, are learned. The capstone learning for this course is the field experiential requirement where students serve as student interns at the summer grief camp, Camp Safe Harbor.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites Admission to the M.S.W. Program or permission of the instructor; if student took SOWK 453 , permission from the instructor is required
May Not Receive Credit for Both SOWK 627 and SOWK 628
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SOWK 628 - Children’s Grief and Bereavement
3 Hour(s) Credit
Explore the psychosocial aspects of loss for children and teens. It builds on systems theory and draws upon knowledge of human behavior and development. Grief theoretical frameworks are explored to enhance assessment and treatment approaches in social work practice. Special focus is given to issues around traumatic loss and risks for complicated grief. Various evidence-based approaches, including group approaches and expressive therapies, are learned.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites Admission to the M.S.W. Program or permission of the instructor; if student took SOWK 453 , permission from the instructor is required
May Not Receive Credit for Both SOWK 628 and SOWK 627
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SOWK 630 - Theoretical Analysis of Behavior II
3 Hour(s) Credit
Examines the development of communities and organizations as social systems. Human behaviors as affected by race, class, gender, age and sexual orientation are a main component. Reflects social work’s unique integration of theories drawn from sociology, psychology, biology, anthropology and economics to understand the multiple influences on behavior. Macro sociological theories for critical analyses of society, communities, social institutions and social organizations are presented. Develops macro assessment skills.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 610 or permission of department.
Spring Only
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SOWK 640 - Field Instruction I
3 Hour(s) Credit
The first of a two-semester sequence of supervised experience in the delivery of social services where students are required to participate in an agency-based field practicum for two days a week under the supervision of an agency-based M.S.W. field instructor. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 440 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the two semesters.
Two working days per week.
Corequisites SOWK 616 .
Pre or Corequisites SOWK 620 , admission to graduate social work program.
A seminar with small group discussions on field experiences with related written assignments and activities conducted concurrently.
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SOWK 645 - Field Instruction II
3 Hour(s) Credit
The second of a two-semester sequence of supervised experience in the delivery of social services, in the same agency students entered in SOWK 640 , where students are required to continue an agency-based field practicum for two days a week under the supervision of an agency-based M.S.W. field instructor. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 440 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the two semesters.
Two working days per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 616 , SOWK 640 .
Pre or Corequisites SOWK 617 , SOWK 622 , SOWK 623 .
A seminar with small group discussions on field experiences with related written assignments and activities conducted concurrently.
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SOWK 650 - Advanced Practice with Individuals
3 Hour(s) Credit
Familiarizes the practitioner with strengths assessment and theories used when intervening with individuals. Utilizes concepts of theory-based intervention strategies tying accurate assessment to intervention plans. Specific assessment techniques, including qualitative and quantitative instruments, are explored. Emphasis on advanced interview skill techniques.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Specialization Status or permission of department.
Corequisites SOWK 665 .
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SOWK 652 - Clinical Assessment in Social Work
3 Hour(s) Credit
Builds knowledge and skills for evidence-based assessment emphasizing a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework with individuals, couples, families and groups. Attention is given to the importance of strengths perspective and a trauma informed, integrative assessment framework that is culturally and developmentally appropriate for diverse client groups. Focus on ongoing self-awareness and the impact of personal experiences and affective responses when performing assessments.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites Specialization status and enrollment in the Clinical Social Work and Advocacy Specialization or permission of the M.S.W. Program chair
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SOWK 653 - Substance Abuse Assessment and Intervention
3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the recognition, assessment and intervention with persons who abuse substances. Models of chemical dependency, the dually diagnosed client and selected models of intervention are explored.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Specialization Status or permission of department.
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SOWK 654 - Psychopathology
3 Hour(s) Credit
Provides extensive knowledge of the major forms of mental illness and its treatment. Develops competence in mental health assessment by mastering the accepted diagnostic code, DSM-5. Provides skills in development of appropriate and contemporary treatment plans. Explores the factors associated with mental illness such as age, race, ethnicity and gender.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Permission of department.
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SOWK 655 - Evaluation of Social Work Practice
3 Hour(s) Credit
The study of practice-outcome research and program evaluation in social work. Students learn skills in grant writing and use of appropriate recording and measurement instruments for practice with individuals, groups, families and organizations.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 650 or permission of department.
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SOWK 656 - Clinical Practice with Individuals and Couples
3 Hour(s) Credit
This specialization-level course expands knowledge and practice of a biopsychosocial-spiritual framework with individuals and couples. Apply theory, evidence-based practice and intervention skills to work with individuals. Focus on the effective use of self, strengths-perspective, trauma-informed and multicultural practices.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites Specialization status and enrollment in the Clinical Social Work and Advocacy Specialization or permission of the M.S.W. Program chair
Corequisites SOWK 652 or permission of the M.S.W. Program chair
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SOWK 658 - Clinical Practice with Families and Groups
3 Hour(s) Credit
This specialization-level course expands knowledge and practice of a trauma-informed biopsychosocial-spiritual framework with families and groups. Applies theory, evidence-informed practice and intervention skills to work with families and groups. Focuses on the effective and ethical use of self in multicultural family and group practice, while promoting resiliency as a foundation to personal and family well-being.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites SOWK 652 Specialization status, and enrollment in the Clinical Social Work and Advocacy Specialization.
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SOWK 660 - Advanced Practice with Families
3 Hour(s) Credit
Builds upon theoretical perspectives and practice skills from both generalist and specialized practice curriculum. The course compares, evaluates and presents practice skills from the major models of family therapy. Course content focuses upon applied family interventions in social work practice.
Three hours per week.
Pre or Corequisites SOWK 650 with a grade of C or better or permission of department.
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SOWK 663 - Supervision and Administration
3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces advanced-level students to supervision and administration in the human services. Students are introduced to the historical development of supervision in social work. Students will learn to apply knowledge of three primary supervisory functions: administration, education and support of supervisees. Additionally, students will focus on organizational theory as it provides a foundation to models of social work/welfare administration within social welfare delivery systems.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Specialization Status
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SOWK 665 - Field Instruction III
4 Hour(s) Credit
The first of a two-semester sequence of supervised advanced field practicum experience in the delivery of social services where students are required to participate in an agency-based field practicum for three days per week under the supervision of an agency-based field instructor with an M.S.W. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 672 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the two semesters.
Three working days per week.
Prerequisites Specialization Status.
Pre or Corequisites SOWK 650 with a grade of C or better.
A seminar with small group discussions on field experiences with related written assignments and activities conducted concurrently.
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SOWK 668 - Clinical Practice Field Placement I
3 Hour(s) Credit
Field education is the signature pedagogy of social work education. The first of a two-semester/term sequence of supervised advanced field practicum in the delivery of clinical social services. Work 24 hours/week for a minimum of 328 hours at the same social welfare agency under a field supervisor with an M.S.W. Participate in discussions, written assignments and activities concurrently to integrate and apply skills, theory and interventions to practice experiences. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 672 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters.
24 hours per week
Prerequisites Specialization status and enrollment in the Clinical Social Work and Advocacy Specialization.
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SOWK 669 - Clinical Practice Field Placement II
3 Hour(s) Credit
Field education is the signature pedagogy of social work education. The second of a two-semester/term sequence of supervised advanced field practicum in the delivery of clinical social services. Work 24 hours/week for a minimum of 344 hours at the same social welfare agency under a field supervisor with an M.S.W. Participate in discussions, written assignments and activities concurrently to integrate and apply skills, theory and interventions to practice experiences. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 672 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters.
24 hours per week
Prerequisites C or better in SOWK 668 , specialization status, and enrollment in the Clinical Social Work and Advocacy Specialization
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SOWK 671 - Assessment for Systems-Level Change
3 Hour(s) Credit
Offered as part of the Social Change and Leadership Specialization. Assessment is a pivotal step in all planned change processes. Accurate assessment best informs efforts to impact change in communities, organizations and policy arenas. In this macro assessment course, learn the purposes, theoretical bases and methods associated with organizational and community assessments. Emphasis is placed on the role of client and community collaboration in conducting assessments and addressing service gaps, as well as identifying disproportionality and racial disparities in service delivery and outcomes. Builds upon foundational assessment knowledge acquired through the generalist curriculum and informs work relative to the macro intervention courses (SOWK 672 , SOWK 674 ). Provides essential understandings of how to assess macro systems, which is necessary for comprehensive field experiences.
45 hours per week
Prerequisites Specialization status and enrollment in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization
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SOWK 672 - Advanced Interventions with Communities
3 Hour(s) Credit
This is a policy practice specialist course offered in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization. Focus on community and agency analysis along with methods of achieving changes within those settings while promoting social justice for traditionally disenfranchised groups. Learn macro practice skills, including skill sets in the areas of community organizing, activism and advocacy. Learn to understand a variety of roles attached to the skills, such as community organizer, activist or advocate. Special focus is on culturally sensitive practice and multicultural community organizing. Integrate learning from relevant beginning policy practice courses and human behavior courses. Become prepared for positions in a variety of settings, including local, state and national agencies; grassroots advocacy organizations; nonprofit organizations; and health and human service organizations.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites Specialization status, enrollment in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization, or permission of the MSW Program Chair.
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SOWK 673 - Human Services Leadership, Management and Supervision
3 Hour(s) Credit
This specialization course prepare students for roles as supervisors, leaders and administrators in human service organizations. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to engage in culturally competent, ethically sensitive and trauma-informed leadership practices. Begin by identifying and analyzing individual leadership strengths and styles as a foundational framework through which one learns the practical supervisory tasks of managing employees and evaluating their performance within the context of macro-level social service organizations. Participate in activities that develop the skills to be ethical and professional stewards of program finances. Develop foundational knowledge of the processes through which organizations acquire funding and manage program expenditures. Understand and recognize the implications of the larger socio-political and economic context as it pertains to the management and evaluation of programs.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites SOWK 671 or permission of M.S.W. Program chair
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SOWK 674 - Organizational Change for Social Impact
3 Hour(s) Credit
A macro practice specialist course offered in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization. Emphasizes the critical integration of knowledge and skills in policy and organizational analysis, application of theory and research through the development of a grant or funding proposal to address unmet service needs. Designed to help students cultivate specialized skills in program development, fund development, grant writing, budgeting and marketing/public relations. Stresses the application of intersectional knowledge to critically examine competing needs, differential power structures and value conflicts inherent to social service delivery, with a particular emphasis on equity, inclusion and human dignity. Build on the knowledge and specific skill sets acquired during the generalist coursework to support a commitment to diversity and inclusion through macro social work frameworks.
45 hours per week
Prerequisites SOWK 671 , Specialization status and enrollment in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization.
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SOWK 676 - Psychopathology for Macro Practitioners
3 Hour(s) Credit
This is a macro practice specialist course offered in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization. Emphasizes an understanding of mental helath disorders from a critical sociological and anthropological perspective. Learn about common mental health disorders, including symptoms, manifestations and cultural variations. Learn skills in mental health advocacy and in establishing cross-systems care of for people who experience mental health issues. Look at community collaboration, addressing service gaps and identifying disproportionality, racial disparities, other discriminatory biases and practices in mental health services.
45 hours per week
Prerequisites Specialization status and enrollment in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization.
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SOWK 677 - Child Welfare
3 Hour(s) Credit
Designed to prepare advanced-level students to move beyond the protective focus to practice applications of prevention and change. The curriculum includes knowledge about human services for children, the values and philosophy of family preservation, trends in social welfare policy impacting children and their families, and the effects of gender, race and ethnicity on social work practice with children.
Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Specialization Status or permission of department.
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SOWK 678 - Social Change Field Placement I
3 Hour(s) Credit
Field education is the signature pedagogy of social work education. The first of a two-semester/term sequence of supervised advanced field practicum in the delivery of community and policy social services. Work 24 hours per week for a minimum of 328 hours at the same social welfare agency under a field supervisor with an M.S.W. Participate in discussions, written assignments and activities concurrently to integrate and apply skills, theory and interventions to practice experiences. Successful competition of the two-course sequence requires a minimum of 672 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters.
24 hours per week
Prerequisites Specialization status and enrollment in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization
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SOWK 679 - Social Change Field Placement II
3 Hour(s) Credit
Field education is the signature pedagogy of social work education. The second of a two-semester/term sequence of supervised advanced field practicum in the delivery of community and policy social services. Work 24 hours per week for a minimum of 344 hours at the same social welfare agency under a field supervisor with an M.S.W. Participate in discussions, written assignments and activities concurrently to integrate and apply skills, theory and interventions to practice experiences. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a minimum of 672 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters.
24 hours per week
Prerequisites SOWK 678 with a C or better, specialization status, and enrollment in the Social Change and Leadership Specialization.
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SOWK 680 - Advanced Practice with Groups
3 Hour(s) Credit
Builds upon theoretical perspectives from human behavior and the social environment, knowledge and skills from generalist practice courses, and theory and skills from the specialized practice curriculum. The course familiarizes the practitioner with the concept of the group as a therapeutic community and introduces theories and evidence-based models appropriate for group practice with diverse populations.
Three hours per week.
Pre or Corequisites SOWK 650 with a grade of C or better or permission of department.
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SOWK 685 - Field Instruction IV
4 Hour(s) Credit
The second of a two-semester sequence of supervised advanced field practicum experience in the delivery of social services where students are required to continue to work three days a week the same social welfare agency the student entered in SOWK 665 under the supervision of an agency-based field instructor with an M.S.W. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 672 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the two semesters.
Three working days per week.
Prerequisites SOWK 665 with a grade of C or better.
Corequisites SOWK 655 .
A seminar with small group discussions on field experiences with related written assignments and activities conducted concurrently.
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SOWK 690 - Individual Directed Study
1-3 Hour(s) Credit
Enables students to pursue topics of their own choosing with the guidance and supervision of the faculty. Should not duplicate any course already offered by the department.
One to Three hours per week.
Prerequisites Graduate status.
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SOWK 691 - Anti-Racist Social Work Practice in Action
3 Hour(s) Credit
Critically evaluate attitudes, values and beliefs regarding diversity and identity formation while utilizing theoretical frameworks for understanding oppression and privilege. Using anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks, critique the social work profession, including the NASW Code of Ethics. Scrutinize service delivery and the relationships among power, privilege and oppression that occur on micro, mezzo and macro levels of practice, particularly social and organizational policies and the implementation of those policies. Shift power toward inclusiveness, accessibility, equity and social justice. Create and implement strategies for combating social injustice, including abolitionist and anti-racist social work practice.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites Admission to the M.S.W. Program
Fall Only
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SOWK 699 - Global Seminar in Social Work
3 Hour(s) Credit
Short-term study abroad course addresses social problems within the context of culture. Through lectures, readings, assignments and experiential learning, compare how people manage social problems in the selected country with approaches in the United States. Become immersed in the selected country’s culture through participation in homestays, lectures, language classes and group excursions to community-based organizations and local attractions throughout the home country.
Three hours per week
Prerequisites Permission of the instructor with support from the Center for International Education
May be repeated once for credit
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) SOWK 399
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SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology
4 Hour(s) Credit
Identification and analysis of basic concepts of sociology; study of inter-relatedness of structures, systems and institutions, and of the social processes by which society evolves.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 201 - Social Problems
4 Hour(s) Credit
Analysis of selected social problems in contemporary society. Emphasis on sociological nderstanding of the processes by which social problems are defined.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 210 - Living in a Globalized World
4 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on the question: What does it mean to live in a globalized world? Explores global sociology through examination of issues such as globalization, international inequality and global social (in)justices, including world hunger, conflict zones and peace movements, indigenous populations and human rights, sustainable development, pollution and climate change. Enhances technological and information literacies as well as critical thinking and command of the language. Integrates knowledge developed in a variety of disciplines.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 220 - The Family
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examines of the diversity of families in the U.S. Study of the demographic trends in family formations, marital arrangements, parenting and childbearing, and such controversial issues as unmarried couples, alternative families, abortion, surrogacy and violence in families.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIB or IIIC.
May Not Receive Credit for Both SOCI 316 and SOCI 220
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SOCI 225 - Social Conflict and Achieving Peace: A Sociological Perspective
4 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on questions about why humans use violence to resolve interpersonal, intergroup and international conflict by examining strategies of conflict management and peacebuilding and the sociology of ‘positive’ peace. Includes a civic engagement component requiring an average of three hours per week outside of class over the semester engaged in work with a local organization on peace-building. Enhances technological and information literacies as well as critical thinking and command of language. Integrates knowledge developed in a variety of disciplines.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) CADR 225
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SOCI 250 - Diaspora and Today’s Race Relations: A Global Socio-Historical Perspective
4 Hour(s) Credit
Explores the socio-history of diaspora and race relations and the meaning of inclusion in a diverse and globalized world. A distinctly global sociological approach to understanding diaspora and their resonance in our lives today is used to explore strategies to achieve an inclusive community. Includes a civic engagement component requiring an average of three hours per week outside of class over the semester engaged in work with a local organization working on inclusion. Enhances technological and information literacies as well as critical thinking and command of language. Integrates knowledge developed in a variety of disciplines.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 301 - Studies in Sociology
4 Hour(s) Credit
Selected areas in varied subfields of sociology.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
May be repeated under different subtitles.
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SOCI 304 - Social Inequality
4 Hour(s) Credit
Analysis of the variety of class and rank structures found in both past and contemporary societies. Special attention focused on the determinants of social class as well as the related issues of social mobility and changes in class position of both individuals and groups. Additional emphasis on identifying both attitudinal and behavioral consequences of class position.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 305 - Sociology of Law
4 Hour(s) Credit
Study of formal legal statements as communications both reflecting and influencing life in society. Selected examples of the conflict between legality and social reality, with attention to both substantive and procedural issues of law; consideration of possible solutions.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 313 - Criminology and Penology
4 Hour(s) Credit
Consideration of crime and delinquency as forms of deviant behavior; examination of social causes, social reactions and applicable sociological theories.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 314 - Sociology of Gender
4 Hour(s) Credit
Study and analysis of the institutional and cultural bases of gender roles, gender socialization, gender inequality, gender movements and gender role change.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General Education IIIB or IIIC.
May Not Receive Credit for Both SOCI 216 and SOCI 314
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SOCI 318 - Sociology of Religion
4 Hour(s) Credit
Examination of humanity’s quest for religious meaning as a social activity with social consequences. Considers the place of religion in different kinds of societies, past, present and future.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 319 - The Social Value of Humans in a Globalized World
4 Hour(s) Credit
Focuses on questions about technological change and human value(s) through exploration of social, economic, political and cultural globalization. Strategies for critical evaluation of policies and social practices associated with ‘development’ include examination of social inequalities globally and locally. Enhance technological and information literacies as well as critical thinking and command of language. Integrates knowledge developed in a variety of disciplines.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 320 - Social Movements
4 Hour(s) Credit
In-depth study of contemporary social movements, such as the Black Muslims, Gay Liberation, the Women’s Movement, the aged, youth and radical right.
Three hours per week with enhancement.
Meets General education IIIB or IIIc.
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SOCI 321 - Social Research
4 Hour(s) Credit
Introduction to qualitative and quantitative social research methods. Emphasis on research design, question formulation, sampling techniques, hypothesis testing, data analysis, computer processing and practical research activity.
Three one-hour lectures, one two-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisites Junior standing.
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