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PSAF - 9203 Interpersonal Leadership (3)
Guides students through a personal assessment of leadership characteristics, utilizing different tools to measure the individual’s strengths and focus on self-enhancement to better assist in ethical decision making (for example, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and the Buckingham Strength Test). Students will develop personal leadership statements and leadership improvement action plans, and will participate in scenario-based learning exercises. Prerequisite courses: Take LEAD-9102 .
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PSAF - 9204 Ethical Organizational Leadership (3)
Merges organization and systems theory with leadership theory. Teaches students the development of ethical management practices within justice organizations, how to design effective ethics and leadership training, and how to produce more ethical behavior and decision making in the organization and in the community. Prerequisite courses: Take LEAD-9102 .
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RELS - 2100 Introduction to Religious Studies (3)
Provides an introductory interdisciplinary exploration of religions, their beliefs and practices, literary and cultural traditions, historical developments, and social-political impacts. Prerequisite: None.
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RELS - 2111 Philosophy of World Religion (3)
Investigates the philosophies of different forms of religion from across the world, including inquiry into origins and practices of different world religions, as well as comparative study of different world religions.
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RELS - 2112 Philosophy and Religion (3)
Provides a philosophical exploration of key religious concepts, values, and problems, including the existence and nature of God, the nature of divine/human relationships, religious diversity, religious experience, good and evil, faith and reason, miracles, prayer, and afterlife.
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RELS - 2115 Religious Scriptures and Sacred Texts (3)
Examines the religious scriptures, texts, and literatures held sacred by world religions, with special attention to types of questions raised and answered, moral lessons taught, and suggested human relationships with the divine and ultimate reality of the universe. Prerequisite: None
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RELS - 4100 Anthropology and Sociology of Religion (3)
Applies classical social theory to studying religious beliefs and practices in contemporary societies, with emphasis on applying conceptual tools framed in classical theory to understand social processes that structure religious identities and institutions.
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RELS - 4101 Liberation Theology in Latin America (3)
Examines Liberation Theology in Latin America from its emergence in the 1960s to the present, through an interdisciplinary approach that explores its theological, political, sociocultural, and economic aspects. Prerequisite: None
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RELS - 4111 Comparative Philosophy of Science and Religion (3)
Applies philosophical tools to investigate science and religion: their similarities and differences, points of conflict and tension, and the roles played by both in shaping our personal beliefs and cultural practices. Prerequisites: PHIL 1886 (or equivalent) or PHIL 3884 (or equivalent); and one previous course in religious studies
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RELS - 4254 Studies in Chinese Thought (3)
Explores major Chinese philosophers and theologians and their writings, through translations of ancient, classical, modern, and contemporary writings, toward an understanding of figures and schools of Chinese thought including Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
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RELS - 4330 Religions of the Middle East (3)
Examines religions of the Middle East in their historical, political, and philosophical contexts, with particular attention to Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and their major sects, schisms, similarities, differences, and developments. Prerequisite: RELS-2100 .
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RELS - 4500 Topics in Religious Studies (3)
Investigates religion through art, culture, history, literature, philosophy, or sociology, as specifically determined by the affiliated instructor teaching the course. Prerequistie: One previous course in Religious Studies.
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RELS - 4700 Independent Study (1-4)
Provides an opportunity for advanced independent study with an instructor affiliated with the Religious Studies Program, on topics in history, philosophy, or sociology of religion, as determined by the instructor and student. Restrictions: Student must receive instructor approval to enroll.
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SOSC - 2100 Survey of Social Science (3)
Offered as a correspondence course only. Examination of the organizing principles and methods of the basic social sciences. Equivalent to SOSC-311.
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SOSC - 3099 Junior Seminar in Social Sciences (3)
Introduces areas of substantive study necessary for majors to transition into a focused study of the disciplines of anthropology, history, political science and sociology. Employs a thematic approach to introduce students to the nature of inquiry, core disciplinary content areas, and research and writing skills necessary for successfully completing the major. Explores the potential career and educational paths for the major. Prerequisites: at least three lower-division ANTH, ANSO, HIST, POLS, SOC, or SOSC courses or permission of the instructor. Restricted to students in the Social Sciences BA program.
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SOSC - 3150 Approaches and Interconnections: Scientific Research and Knowledge Production (3)
Introduces the processes involved in knowledge production. Examines how different societies and cultures have used different sources of knowledge to address basic social questions. Special emphasis is placed on statistical inference and concrete applications of the scientific method to the natural and social sciences, the arts, and the humanities. Equivalent to SOSC-315.
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SOSC - 3200 Perspectives on Diversity (3)
Explores the differences and the similarities between diverse groups and individuals in our multicultural society. Examines issues of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and age. Equivalent to SOSC-320.
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SOSC - 3250 International Political Economy (3)
This course surveys the evolution of International Political Economy (IPE) in three distinct periods. The first period extends from the sixteenth century to Marx’s Capital. The second period follows IPE from the late 1800s to the 1920s, when the formal separation between politics and economics took place. Finally, the third period brings us to the contemporary systemic issues confronting our interdependent world. Equivalent to SOSC-325.
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SOSC - 4101 Cultures of Labor in the Modern World (3)
A comparative, interdisciplinary perspective on the effect of Industrial and post-Industrial Era change on the everyday lives of working people in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the United States. The impact of globalization on workers in the First and Third Worlds, the search for new visions and practices of citizenship, democracy, gender roles, and development will be assigned in light of labor history. Equivalent to SOSC-501.
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SOSC - 4110 Foundations of Social Science (3)
Provides a systematic and historical approach to the development of metatheoretical perspectives and major theories in the core social sciences, including geography, anthropology, sociology, and political science. Equivalent to SOSC-400.
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SOSC - 4200 Ethnographic Research Methods (3)
Imparts knowledge drawn from theoretical and applied social sciences to examine cross-cultural transactions, diversity, multiculturalism, and the problem of difference in a regional, national, and international context. It provides students with an opportunity to develop reflective and reflexive skills, thinking and writing skills that have theoretical and practical application. Equivalent to SOSC-5200, SOSC-500. Equivalent to ANTH-4610 . Prerequisite: take ANTH-2100 .
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SOSC - 4300 Global Political Transformation and Economic Integration (3)
Examines contemporary global issues, trends in the transformation processes and international relations in the context in the 21st century. Approaches the study of these processes and entities from an interdisciplinary and integrated perspective using economics, politics, socio-culture, and history. Special emphasis will be placed on issues related to class, gender, ethnicity, and power, causes of conflicts, as well as potential solutions to contemporary global crises. Equivalent to SOSC-430.
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SOSC - 4305 Urban Studies: Introduction to the City (3)
Appraisal and analysis of urban growth and dynamics in relation to government and politics, social and economic life, environmental issues, and the structure of the urban environment. An interdisciplinary approach to the study of American urban environments. Equivalent to SOSC-530.
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SOSC - 4400 Social Movements (3)
Examines the current debates in social movement theories through analysis of global and Unite States social movements. Considers various levels of movement organizing, including protests and mass demonstrations, community activism, and social movement industries. May include a fieldwork component, and offered in a lecture/online hybrid format. Prerequisites: SOSC 4500 or Instructor Permission.
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SOSC - 4410 Ethnicity, Culture, and Politics (3)
Explores the interrelations among ethnicity, culture, and politics in American political life. Examines these concepts in an effort to understand culture, society, race, ethnicity, and their relationship to politics and society. Equivalent to SOSC-541.
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SOSC - 4500 Research Methods in the Social Sciences (3)
Overview of methods that political scientists and sociologists employ to collect and analyze current data. Ethics in social research, formulating research questions, survey and experimental design, interviewing, sampling, direct observation, content analysis, evaluation research, and critiques of science methods. Equivalent to SOSC-450.
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SOSC - 4510 The Measure of Knowledge: Quantitative Research Methods (3)
Develops skills in research design for projects that integrate the different areas of knowledge. Special emphasis is placed in the formulation of public policy projects. It is an applied course, which investigates the variety of statistical models used in research: analysis of variance models, regression models, and qualitative models. Concentrate on the framing of statistical models to fit the types of analysis encountered in integrated social research. A second emphasis will focus upon the interpretation of statistical results deriving from tests of the various models. Equivalent to SOSC-451. Prerequisite: take SOSC-4500 or INST-3100 .
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SOSC - 4560 Computer Applications in Social Science Research (3)
Use of the computer for political and social analysis and research. Introduction to computing equipment and operating procedures, utilization of select programs, and general data processing applications for political and social research. Equivalent to SOSC-560. Prerequisite: take SOSC-4500 .
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SOSC - 4575 Women and Social Action (3)
A focus on ordinary women who are working collectively in myriad social settings to empower themselves and others. This media-based course explores barriers women face, goals and strategies for social change, and the rewards and challenges of social action. Equivalent to SOSC-575.
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SOSC - 4700 Independent Study (1-4)
Individual reading, research, and/or project in social sciences under the supervision of the faculty. Equivalent to SOSC-470.
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SOSC - 4800 Internship (1-4)
Designed to provide the social sciences student with supervised practical experiences in applied settings. Equivalent to SOSC-480.
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SOSC - 4900 Seminar: Values, Technology, and Social Change (3)
This senior seminar will allow students to apply their knowledge of the foundations of the social sciences to the analysis of an ever-changing social, economic, and political world; thereby integrating the four major sub-fields of the GSU Social Sciences program, i.e., society and culture, economics, politics, and history. Equivalent to SOSC-490.
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SOSC - 6410 Ethnicity, Culture, and Politics (3)
Explores the interrelations among ethnicity, culture, and politics in American political life. Examines these concepts in an effort to understand culture, society, race, ethnicity, and their relationship to politics and society. Equivalent to SOSC-541.
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SOCW - 2100 Introduction to Social Work (3)
Explores the historical development and foundations of the field of social welfare and the profession of social work. Analyzes professional concerns related to values, skills, knowledge, policies, programs, methods, practice, technology, and licensing. Equivalent to SOCW-320.
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SOCW - 3099 Diversity and Social Justice - Junior Seminar (3)
Prepares and explores critical thinking about definitions of social work, the defining features of the profession, its historical struggles and accomplishments, and its core values and examines content on social and economic justice globalization and the impact of these processes on clients, practitioners, and programs. Prerequisite: SOCW - 2100 Introduction to Social Work (3) or equivalent.
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SOCW - 3100 Social Welfare Policy I (3)
Provides beginning understanding of the scope of social welfare programs in the United States. Building on a liberal arts prospective, it draws from economics, philosophy, history, and political science to provide an understanding of the present-day United States “social welfare services” evolution through historical events in Europe and America that influenced policy formulation and delivery systems. Equivalent to SOCW-325.
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SOCW - 3101 Interprofessional Teamwork in the Health and Human Services (3)
Designed for the health or human services student interested in understanding the team model of service delivery. Examines teams and teamwork and provides opportunities to develop team practice and team analysis skills that are applied both in class, agency, and other organization situations. Field visits required. Students in any field will also acquire useful knowledge and skills. Equivalent to SOCW-565.
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SOCW - 3102 Children and Families: Problems, Issues, and Services (3)
Examines the organization of child welfare programs and the existing set of social services designed to help the child and his/her family. Considers the effects of economic, social, and political developments upon past and present services. Explores future planning of services for children. Equivalent to SOCW-575.
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SOCW - 3103 Aging: Policies, Problems, and Services (3)
Introduces present day aging in America. Covers issues that older people and their families face, and deals with issues that an aging society will raise for all of us. Explores policies and services affecting the elderly and their families, presently available, and those needed to fill the gap in service. Equivalent to SOCW-578.
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SOCW - 3200 Interviewing Skills (3)
Designed to provide the basic interviewing skills needed for effective practice with client systems of all sizes. Equivalent to SOCW-330.
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SOCW - 3400 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3)
First of a two-term course sequence that explores theories related to human behavior in interaction with the environment, within the context of a strengths and empowerment perspective. Emphasis on knowledge acquisition of the bio-psycho-social development of diverse individuals and families. Examines the effects of discrimination and oppression on human well-being. Equivalent to SOCW-340. Corequisite course: SOCW-3600 .
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SOCW - 3500 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3)
Second of a two-term course sequence that explores theories related to human behavior in interaction with the environment, within the context of a strengths and empowerment perspective. Emphasizes knowledge acquisition of the behavior of diverse people in groups, organizations, and communities, including relationships between these systems, individuals and families, and social and economic justice. Equivalent to SOCW-342. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3400 . Corequisite course: SOCW-3700 .
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SOCW - 3600 Generalist Social Work Practice I (3)
Focuses on formulation and implementation of intervention at the small system level of individuals and families emphasizes assessment, goal development, planning, and application of methods of intervention within the context of the generalist model and concludes with evaluation and termination of the intervention. Equivalent to SOCW-341. Corequisite course: SOCW-3400 .
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SOCW - 3700 Generalist Social Work Practice II (3)
Examines the group, organization, and community from the generalist perspective. Focuses on the practitioner as a facilitator of group and social system assessment, intervention, change and evaluation. Emphasizes involvement in group and skill-building exercises for effective group and community problem-solving, including the effects of diversity on group process. Equivalent to SOCW-343. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3600 . Corequisite course: SOCW-3500 .
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SOCW - 4100 Law for Human Service Professionals (3)
Introduction to law for social workers, including the study of legal issues, procedures, and selected legislation relevant to the practice of social work in varied settings. Examines the use of legal authority in the provision of services in the areas of income maintenance, justice, family services, rights of children, biological parents, foster and adoptive parents, divorce counseling, entitlement programs and reform, and other areas requiring knowledge of legal issues and processes. Equivalent to SOCW-459.
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SOCW - 4101 Urban Dynamics (3)
Examines the metropolitan community as a complex environment in which most human services are delivered; explores and compares the interrelationship of urban forces, survey research, and community practice; and provides students with the experience of applying community theory to social problem analysis by developing a written assessment of community profiles for prioritizing community-based services. Equivalent to SOCW-530.
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SOCW - 4102 Child Welfare Practice (3)
Prepares students to enter practice in a public or private child welfare setting. Provides the knowledge, skills, and values required for effective work in an agency setting. Covers agency policies, procedures, practice issues, specialized skills, values, and knowledge. Child welfare professionals participate in instruction. Equivalent to SOCW-576. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3600 .
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SOCW - 4103 Management and Supervision in the Human Services (3)
Selective methods course in management/social administration focusing on the classical and behavioral schools of management and covering the functions of planning, organizing, controlling, supervising, charting, communicating, designing, evaluating, leading, problem-solving, and decision-making. Examines the ethical dilemmas in administering not-for-profit health and human service programs in an ever-changing free market economy in the U.S. Students learn to analyze an organization and apply change and development strategies. Equivalent to SOCW-595. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3700 .
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SOCW - 4104 Social Work in Healthcare (3)
Focuses on how social workers in hospitals, clinics, and other health systems assist people in making better use of healthcare facilities, in preventing illness, dealing with the impact of illness and disability on themselves and their families, and preserving their health. Emphasizes the necessity for effective collaboration with other health professionals on interdisciplinary health teams for optimum services. Equivalent to SOCW-570. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3700 .
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SOCW - 4200 Social Welfare Policy II (3)
Building on Social Welfare Policy I, examines social welfare policy perspectives, as reflected in values, interests, and political processes, contemporary social services programs, and policies review in the context of their historical development, reviewed and applied analysis models and strategies are to understand current policies and their ramifications on society. Equivalent to SOCW-425. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3100 .
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SOCW - 4300 Social Work Research (3)
Provides a research orientation necessary for effective direct service professional practice in health and human services and focuses on foundation content in research methods and designs that may be utilized by social workers to evaluate practice and programs as well as to advance practice knowledge. Equivalent to SOCW-465. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3700 .
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SOCW - 4500 Field Practicum I (3)
Field Practicum I is 210 clock-hour generalist practice experience designed for application and integration of social work principles, methods, ethics and values, and skills. Equivalent to SOCW-496. Prerequisite: take SOCW-3700 . Corequisite course: SOCW-4501 .
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SOCW - 4501 Field Integrative Seminar I (3)
Promotes integration and synthesis of knowledge, skills, and values learned in the previous social work curriculum relating to social welfare policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, practice, and research. In a shared learning environment, utilizing the ecological system and generalist perspectives, students examine the health and human service settings in which they are placed. Equivalent to SOCW-497. Corequisite course: SOCW-4500 .
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SOCW - 4600 Field Practicum II (3)
A 210 clock-hour generalist practice field experience designed for application and integration of social work principles, methods, ethics and values, and skills. Equivalent to SOCW-498. Prerequisite: take SOCW-4500 . Corequisite course: SOCW-4601 .
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SOCW - 4601 Field Integrative Seminar II (3)
Seeks to further integrate knowledge, values, and skills acquired by students with the practice experiences carried out at the field agency. Uses the context of a shared learning environment to understand the ecological system, generalist perspectives, and the health and human service settings in which students are placed. Equivalent to SOCW-499. Prerequisite: take SOCW-4501 . Corequisite course: SOCW-4600 .
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SOCW - 5000 Topics in Social Work (1-4)
Provides for review and analysis of specific topics, issues, intervention, and service approaches, as well as new developments in professional social work and related areas in a workshop format. Also provides opportunities to interact with noted social work scholars and experts in other health, human service, and education fields of professional practice, and to apply related knowledge and skills. Equivalent to SOCW-500.
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SOCW - 6100 The Social Work Profession in a Diverse Society (3)
Prepares and explores critical thinking about definitions of social work, the defining features of the profession, its historical struggles and accomplishments, and its core values and examines content on social and economic justice globalization and the impact of these processes on clients, practitioners, and programs. Equivalent to SOCW-601.
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SOCW - 6200 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3)
This is the first of a two-semester course sequence, which critically analyzes social science theories and conceptualizations related to human development as it occurs in interaction with the environment. The emphasis of this course is on knowledge acquisition, and also on understanding diversity, empowerment, and the promotion of social and economic justice. Equivalent to SOCW-605.
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SOCW - 6300 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3)
This course is the second in a two-trimester sequence covering social science theories related to human development as it occurs in interaction with the environment. This course focuses on the behavior of people in groups, organizations, and communities, including the influence of these mezzo and macro systems upon individuals and families. Equivalent to SOCW-606. Prerequisite: take SOCW-6200 .
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SOCW - 6400 Social Welfare Policies and Provisions (3)
Provides an overview of the history and context for the development of social welfare policies and services, analyses of contemporary policies and programs, the process of policy formulation, and the role of the social worker in advocating for social justice in the social welfare system. Equivalent to SOCW-615. Prerequisite: take SOCW-6100 .
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SOCW - 6500 Social Work Research (3)
This course covers the scientific research process and its contributions to the advancement of social work practice knowledge. Both quantitative and qualitative research and the phases of the research process will be included. Equivalent to SOCW-665.
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SOCW - 7050 Foundation Topics in Social Work (1-3)
Designed to cover various topics of interest to MSW students and social work practitioners. Topics covered will enhance knowledge and skills in very specific areas of social work practice, or will address issues and dilemmas faced by the social work practitioner in everyday practice. Equivalent to SOCW-750.
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SOCW - 7100 Social Work Practice II (3)
Explores and applies the generalist model of practice with groups, organizations, and communities. Equivalent to SOCW-706. Prerequisite: take SOCW-7200 .
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SOCW - 7200 Social Work Practice I (3)
This first of a two-semester course sequence covers the generalist model of practice, which incorporates eco-systems and strengths perspectives. The model will be applied to practice with individuals, families, and groups. Additionally, the course will cover how to adapt to crisis situations. Equivalent to SOCW-705.
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SOCW - 7300 Practice with Groups (3)
Overview of the practice with groups, examining types, formation, purposes, roles, functions communication, goals, guidelines, and evaluation. Practice opportunities for application of theory and skills in class. Equivalent to SOCW-760. Prerequisite: take SOCW-6200 or SOCW-7200 .
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SOCW - 7500 Field Practicum I (2)
Provides generalist practice experiences in a field placement setting and is comprised of a minimum of 210 clock-hours in a social work agency under the supervision of a professional social worker. Focuses on the integration and application of social work knowledge, the incorporation of social work values and ethics, and the development of generalist practice skills. Equivalent to SOCW-720. Prerequisites: take SOCW-6100 , SOCW-6200 , SOCW-7200 . Corequisite course: SOCW-7501 .
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SOCW - 7501 Field Practicum I: Integrative Seminar (2)
Provides a structured learning environment for demonstrating generalist practice skills. The Field Practicum I: Integrative Seminar is the first of a two-part sequence in the foundation field experience and is taken concurrently with Field Practicum I. Equivalent to SOCW-721. Prerequisites: take SOCW-6100 , SOCW-6200 , SOCW-7200 . Corequisite course: SOCW-7500 .
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SOCW - 7600 Field Practicum II (2)
Focuses on the integration, application, and syntheses of social work knowledge, values, and skills. This is the second course in a two-part sequence, which provides a structured environment for the demonstration of generalist practice skills. Requires 210 clock-hours in a practicum site under the supervision of a professional social worker. Equivalent to SOCW-725. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7500 , SOCW-7501 . Corequisite course: SOCW-7601 .
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SOCW - 7601 Field Practicum II: Integrative Seminar (2)
The second in a two-course sequence, which focuses on sharing experiences in the field practicum agency and engaging in exercises. Equivalent to SOCW-726. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7500 , SOCW-7501 . Corequisite course: SOCW-7600 .
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SOCW - 7801 Introduction to Mindfulness in the Helping Professions (3)
Investigates how mindfulness can be used in the practice of psychotherapy both as an overall framework and as a guide for specific interventions. Students will learn how to use mindfulness to foster therapeutic connection and how to utilize mindfulness techniques for clients to practice in between sessions. Students will learn to apply mindfulness to issues such as anxiety, depression, and psychophysical disorders. Special attention will be given to the therapist’s mindfulness practice and Its effect on the client. Students will be expected to engage in mindfulness meditation in and outside the classroom in becoming a mindfulness oriented therapist. Prerequisite: Must be admitted to the certificate program or permission from the instructor.
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SOCW - 7802 Laboratory in Mindfulness I (2)
Focuses on the issue of mindfulness from a beginner’s perspective. Provides an intensive immersion experience in the practice of mindfulness meditation.
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SOCW - 7803 Advanced Mindfulness in the Helping Professions (3)
Exposes students to current research and application of mindfulness principles. Core mindfulness knowledge and skills will be emphasized, as well as the way these skills can be integrated into the wellness practices of diverse individuals and communities. Students will refine their mediation practice while strengthening their commitment to utilize mindfulness-based approaches in their personal and professional lives. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7801 , SOCW-7802 .
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SOCW - 7804 Laboratory in Mindfulness II (2)
Focuses on the issue of mindfulness from an advanced beginner’s perspective. Provides an intensive immersion experience in the practice of mindfulness meditation. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7801 , SOCW-7802 .
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SOCW - 7805 Integrative Seminar I (2)
Assists students to become mindful practitioners who are creative, reflective, aware, and compassionate. Students will refine their meditation practice while strengthening their commitment to utilize mindfulness-based approaches in their personal and professional lives. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7803 , SOCW-7804 .
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SOCW - 7806 Laboratory in Mindfulness III (2)
Focuses on the issue of mindfulness from an intermediate perspective. Provides an intensive immersion experience in the practice of mindfulness meditation. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7803 , SOCW-7804 .
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SOCW - 7807 Integrative Seminar II (2)
Assists students to become mindful practitioners who are creative, reflective, aware, and compassionate. Students will refine their meditation practice while strengthening their commitment to utilize mindfulness-based approaches in their personal and professional lives. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7805 , SOCW-7806 .
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SOCW - 7808 Laboratory in Mindfulness IV (2)
Focuses on the issue of mindfulness from an intermediate perspective. Provides an intensive immersion experience in the practice of mindfulness meditation. Prerequisites: take SOCW-7805 , SOCW-7806 .
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SOCW - 8000 Transition to Advanced Social Work (1)
Synthesizes the foundation curriculum and facilitates continued development and application of critical consciousness in the students’ advanced social work concentration. Emphasis is placed on a social justice framework in social work. Equivalent to SOCW-801.
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SOCW - 8001 Transition to Advanced Social Work (1)
Synthesizes the foundation curriculum and facilitates continued development and application of critical consciousness in the students’ advanced social work concentration. Emphasis is placed on a social justice framework in social work. Equivalent to SOCW-801.
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SOCW - 8002 Transition to Advanced Social Work (1)
Synthesizes the foundation curriculum and facilitates continued development and application of critical consciousness in the students’ advanced social work concentration. Emphasis is placed on a social justice framework in social work. Equivalent to SOCW-801.
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SOCW - 8003 Transition to Advanced Social Work (1)
Synthesizes the foundation curriculum and facilitates continued development and application of critical consciousness in the students’ advanced social work concentration. Emphasis is placed on a social justice framework in social work. Equivalent to SOCW-801.
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SOCW - 8060 Advanced Topics in Social Work (1-3)
This advanced topics course is designed to cover various topics of interest to MSW students in the advanced curriculum and social work practitioners with the MSW degree. Topics covered will enhance knowledge and skills in very specific areas of social work practice, or will address issues and dilemmas faced by the social work practitioner in everyday practice. Equivalent to SOCW-860. Prerequisites: take SOCW-8100 , SOCW-8200 .
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SOCW - 8100 Contexts and Theories in Practice with Children and Families (3)
This course covers the structures, institutions, and ideas that shape and constrain the conditions of family and child life, and the impact of these contextual factors on particular children and families. Critical evaluation of the assumptions about families and children that underlie beliefs and actions and the assessment of the utility of theories currently at work in the field are emphasized. Equivalent to SOCW-805.
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SOCW - 8200 Social Work Practice with Families (3)
Provides advanced knowledge and skills for practice with families from all backgrounds, experiencing a wide range of problems, and analyzes interventions that are typically used. Emphasis is on strengthening ability to collaborate with families who may differ on dimensions of race, class, culture, and sexual orientation. Equivalent to SOCW-810.
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SOCW - 8210 Social Work Practice in Schools (3)
Uses the conceptual framework of ecological-systems theory to guide school social work practice. Examines the school as a social organization and the role of the social worker in such a setting. Interventions at multi-system levels for at-risk populations are discussed. Professional standards, ethics, and evaluation methods are delineated. Equivalent to SOCW-825.
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SOCW - 8220 Advanced Holistic Practice and Wellness (3)
This course provides an overview of holistic practice and integrative body-mind-spirit approach in social work. New approaches in science, the influence of culture, spirituality and social change movements within the field are explored. This course highlights social work’s commitment to view clients from a bio-psycho-social-spiritual and political perspective. Emphasis is placed on the client-practitioner partnership relationship. This course also includes alternative social work/wellness practices that compare and contrast characteristics of different approaches, their principles and mechanisms, client outcomes and research base.
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SOCW - 8225 Complimentary Alternative, and Indigenous Healing Practices (3)
This course provides extensive exposure to complementary, alternative, and indigenous healing practices that are found in the United States. Healing practices are tied to one’s cultural and belief systems. Knowledge of such practices has a direct application for social workers’ cultural competence and skill integration with a wide range of clients. Specific practices include energy-based systems (acupuncture, reiki), spirit-based systems (curanderismo, faith-healing) and body-based systems (homeopathy, massage). Prerequisite: Completion of foundation curriculum or admission to advanced standing.
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SOCW - 8300 Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents (3)
Provides advanced knowledge and skills for practice with children and adolescents, especially those regarded as “troubled” or “troubling.” Interventions typically used such as art and play therapy, behavior management, educational groups, conflict management, and consultation will be demonstrated and critically assessed. Equivalent to SOCW-812.
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SOCW - 8400 Practice Evaluation (3)
Examines and analyzes the various approaches to the evaluation of social work practice at the micro and macro levels. Provides information about the techniques and procedures involved in the evaluation of this practice emphasizing process and outcome evaluation. Equivalent to SOCW-820.
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SOCW - 8500 Policy Practice with Children and Families (3)
Analyzes social welfare policies that impact on children and families focusing on the roles of the policy practitioner as a change agent. Equivalent to SOCW-837. Prerequisite: take SOCW-8003 .
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SOCW - 8510 Policy for School Social Workers (3)
Provides the knowledge and skill base for understanding, analyzing, and influencing federal, State of Illinois, and local policy related to school social work. Equivalent to SOCW-838.
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SOCW - 8515 Holistic Policy Practice (3)
This course analyzes complex policy issues pertaining to public health in general and more specific to holistic health. This course provides understanding of the historical interest and ambivalence surrounding alternative health practices in American society and how this ambivalence continues to be reflected in current policies. Students will critically examine current and proposed policies they will encounter as practitioners. Issues of health care and disparities, as well as students own attitudes and beliefs will be analyzed.
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SOCW - 8520 Advanced Policy: Health and Mental Health (3)
Focuses on social policies at community, state, and federal levels that address issues related to health and mental health. Builds on the foundation content of the earlier policy and practice courses, integrating an understanding of social welfare policy with social work practice skills. Prepares students to intervene as administrators, as well as policy analysts and activists. Equivalent to SOCW-840.
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SOCW - 8600 Field Practicum III (3)
First part of a practicum sequence in the advanced curriculum. Provides direct practice experience in a field placement setting at the advanced curriculum level in the concentration and develops skills as critical practitioners in preparation for their professional roles in various work settings. Equivalent to SOCW-853. Corequisite course: SOCW-8601 .
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SOCW - 8601 Field Practicum III: Integrative Seminar (2)
Assists students to become reflective practitioners. Applies social work knowledge and values in the demonstration of practice skills. Reinforces the value of lifelong growth and professional development. Equivalent to SOCW-854. Corequisite course: SOCW-8600 .
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SOCW - 8700 Field Practicum IV (2-3)
The second in a two-part practicum experience in the advanced curriculum offering a continuation of practice experiences in the concentration. Emphasizes the critical integration of all course work and practice activities to further knowledge and to refine the use of skills and values. Equivalent to SOCW-855. Prerequisites: take SOCW-8600 , SOCW-8601 . Corequisite course: SOCW-8701 .
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SOCW - 8701 Field Practicum IV: Integrative Seminar (2)
Emphasizes development of cultural competence an incorporation of critical self-reflection and positive valuing of clients in all aspects of practice. Focuses on the development of professional self and instilling value of continuous, lifelong professional development. Equivalent to SOCW-856. Prerequisites: take SOCW-8600 , SOCW-8601 . Corequisite course: SOCW-8700 .
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SOCW - 8702 Field Practicum V (1)
The third of a three-part practicum experience in the advanced curriculum for students enrolled in the school social work concentration. Emphasis is on the role of the social worker during the termination process within a school setting at the end of the academic school year. Prerequisite: take SOCW-8701 .
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SOCW - 8800 Independent Study (1-8)
Individual reading, research, and/or project in social work under supervision of faculty. Equivalent to SOCW-870.
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SOC - 1100 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Compares functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist theories to the study of society, including the rules, interactions, cultural patterns, and institutions that organize everyday life. Analyzes structure and function of institutions, root social structural sources of stability and conflict, dynamics of individual and group interactions, social stratification, and interactions among diverse groups of people.
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