Courses
SP 282 PUERTO RICO: LANGUAGE/CULTURE 3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take SP-202 or by placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 283 THE HISPANIC CARIBBEAN 3.0 Credit(s)
A comprehensive study of the main historical and cultural development of the Caribbean world. Prerequisite: Take SP-202;
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 284 EL DICTADOR EN LA NOVELA HISP. 3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take SP-202 or by placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 285 SPANISH AMER. NOVEL-20TH CENT. 3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take SP-202 or by placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 291 BI-LINGUAL METHODS 3.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: Take SP-202 or by placement
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH 3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the department's permanent offerings. Prerequisite: TAKE SP-201 SP-202
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SW 265 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY I 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines how social policy is formulated and implemented with a focus on the inequalities and inequities in social welfare policy that express institutional discrimination. Emphasizes the development of macro practice skills. Prerequisite: Take SW-101 and PO-121
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
SW 266 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY II 3.0 Credit(s)
An introduction to the social service delivery system and resources, the values and ethics inherent in policy, and the role of the social work profession. Includes a global perspective on comparative social welfare systems. Prerequisite: Take SW-265
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
SW 267 HUMAN BEHAV/SOCIAL ENVIRON I 3.0 Credit(s)
Theories of human development with emphasis on stages of the life cycle; human diversity; and the biological, psychological, socioeconomic, spiritual, and cultural influences on development. Prerequisite: SW 101, PS 110 and BI 101 or BI 103
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
SW 268 HUMAN BEHAV/SOCIAL ENVIRON II 3.0 Credit(s)
A study of diverse family, group, community, and organizational systems and their impact on human development and behavior. Theoretical knowledge and assessment skills are emphasized. Prerequisite: Take SW-267
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
SW 275 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I 3.0 Credit(s)
Emphasizes the generalist model of social work practice, the use of systems theory, the strengths perspective and professional values, and skills to facilitate the planned change and problem-solving process.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
SW 276 SOCIAL WORK PRE-PRACTICUM 2.0 Credit(s)
Provides students with an orientation to practicum placement to prepare them for generalist social work and to assess student readiness for practicum. A prerequisite to SW 278 and SW 279.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
SW 278 JUNIOR PRACTICUM 4.0 Credit(s)
Internship for two days each week in a human service agency where students are professionally supervised in social work practice with clients and the community. Prerequisite: Take SW-279
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
SW 279 JUNIOR SEMINAR 2.0 Credit(s)
Scheduled concurrently with SW 278, the Practicum Seminar facilitates, reinforces, and supports field-based learning while emphasizing both the values and ethics of professional social work. The course assists students in developing Generalist practice skills, including active listening, interviewing, engagement, assessment, intervention planning, and termination. A prerequisite to SW 378 / SW 380 Prerequisite: Take SW-278
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
SW 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL WORK 1.0-6.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the program's permanent offerings. Courses capitalize on a timely topic, a faculty member's particular interest, an experimental alternative to existing courses, etc. Prerequisites established by the program as appropriate for the specific course. Course title is shown on the student's transcript. Consult the current course schedule for available topics and current prerequisites.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department