Social Work (SWK)                     Course Schedules

The complete description of Social Work is found in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work in the College of Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

SWK 100 Introduction to Social Work 3(3-0)
Principles and values of social work, community resources and social service agencies, helping methods, and the role of the professional social worker.

SWK 250 Social Welfare Policies and Services I  3(3-0)
History of social welfare and social action. Analysis of American social welfare systems. Links between social policy and needs and impacts on vulnerable groups. Prerequisite: SWK 100.

SWK 300 Crisis Intervention Experience 3(Spec)
Forty-five (45) hours of training and a minimum of 90 hours volunteer work in a local crisis intervention agency. CR/NC only. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

SWK 301 Social Work and Law 3(3-0)
Reciprocal relations between social work and laws, court decisions, and regulations. Prerequisite: SWK 100.

SWK 302 Social Work Practice in Gerontology 3(3-0)
Social work theories and practices beneficial to clinical interventions in gerontological social work. Prerequisites: SWK 100; SOC 100; PSY 100 or GRN 247.

SWK 315 Social Work Generalist Practice I: Social Work Communications 3(3-0)
Generalist communication skills through interviewing and information exchange with micro, mezzo and macro client systems. Develop ability to assess information obtained. Prerequisites: SWK 100; completion of 24 credit hours; SWK 250 as prerequisite or co-requisite.

SWK 321 Social Work Generalist Practice II 3(3-0)
Knowledge, skills & values for social work generalist practice with micro, mezzo & macro client systems. Emphasis on culturally-competent and evidence-based practice. Prerequisites: SWK 100, SWK 250, SWK 315; SOC 100; LIB 197; SWK 374 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

SWK 331 Social Work Generalist Practice III 3(3-0)
Generalist social work practice with micro, mezzo & macro systems continued from SWK 315 & SWK 321 with emphasis on the strengths perspective. Prerequisites: SWK 100, SWK 250, SWK 315, SWK 321.

SWK 374 Social Work and Human Behavior I 3(3-0)
Social work and related theories explaining human behavior in individuals, families, groups, organizations & communities with emphasis on early to middle stages of life. Prerequisites: SWK 250, SWK 315, SOC 100, BIO 151, or permission of instructor.

SWK 375 Social Work and Human Behavior II 3(3-0)
Social work and related theories explaining human behavior in individuals, families, groups, organizations & communities with an emphasis on middle to late life stages. Prerequisite: SWK 374.

SWK 397 Independent Study 1-12(Spec)
Directed reading or research on approved topic. Prerequisite:  permission of instructor.

SWK 399 Special Topics in Social Work 1-12(Spec)
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in the Bulletin.

SWK 422 Youth Welfare 3(3-0)
Issues pertaining to youth welfare are related to broader organizational and structural features of society, including historical and comparative (international) perspectives. Identical to SOC 422. Credit may not be earned in more than one of these courses. Prerequisites: SOC 300, SOC 301; or signed Youth Studies Minor.

SWK 450 Social Welfare Policies and Services II 3(3-0)
Analysis & evaluation of social policies & social welfare services. Emphasis on social action, social & economic justice and impact on at-risk groups. Prerequisites: SWK 100, SWK 250; SOC 100 OR SOC 221 or SOC 302.

SWK 470 Social Work Practicum I 4(Spec)
Supervised social work field experience in a social agency. Includes 200 hours in field and 5 seminars. Must be taken within 2 years of completion of course prerequisites. Prerequisites: Admission to social work program. Completion of all social work courses in the major except SWK 331, SWK 470 and SWK 480, with an overall GPA of 3.0 in all completed social work courses in the major. Corequisite SWK 331. No grade less than C in any completed social work or sociology course in the major.

SWK 480 Social Work Practicum II 4(Spec)
Continuation of SWK 470 in the same agency. Two hundred (200) hours of supervised field work & 5 seminars. Prerequisites: SWK 470.

SWK 510 Social Work Generalist Practice and Human Sexuality 3(3-0)
Social Work generalist practice with issues of human sexuality. Special emphasis on sexual identity issues, common sexual dysfunctions and policy implications.
Prerequisites: one of the following: SOC 213, HEV 213, WST 213, HSC 222, or permission of instructor.

SWK 597 Independent Study 1-12(Spec)
Directed reading or research on approved topic. Permission of instructor required.

SWK 599 Special Topics in Social Work 1-12(Spec)
Consideration of subject matter not included in courses currently listed in the Bulletin.

Credit Limitation. Courses in the Department that are subject to graduate credit limitation under the policy covering unspecified content or variable credit are: SWK 597, 599.

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