REQUIRED SOCIAL WORK COURSESSW101 Introduction to Social Work – 3 credits
Explores the profession of social work as a career choice. Focuses on generalist social work practice as a problem solving response to social problems with an orientation to professional knowledge, skills, values, and ethics. Prerequisite: SO110
SW265 Social Welfare as a Social Institution – 3 credits
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: SW101.
SW266 Social Welfare Policy and Services – 3 credits
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 macropractice skills. Prerequisites: SO254, SW265, and PO121.
SW267 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I – 3 credits
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. Prerequisites: BI010 or BI030, PS110, and SW101.
SW268 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II – 3 credits
A study of diverse family, group, community, and organizational systems and their impact on human development and behavior. Theoretical knowledge and assessment skills will be emphasized. Prerequisite: SW267.
