Social Work (S Wrk)
Note: Admission to the M.S.W. program is prerequisite to all graduate courses.
Exceptions may be authorized by the department chair.
200. Social Welfare Policy I (3)
Analysis of major social welfare policies; includes consideration of legislative
history, social, political, and economic factors, court decisions, and administrative
implementation. Comparison of various policy analysis frameworks; the legislative
process and involvement of social workers therein.
201. Seminar in Social Welfare Policy and Services (3)
Further development and expansion of social welfare as a social institution
concerned with the social functioning of a changing society; law in relation
to social policy, services and administration; current policy and services.
202. Seminar in Social Welfare Policy and Services (3)
Current social welfare policy and services with emphasis on philosophy,
values and ethics current social issues In relation to social function and
social responsibility.
220. Seminar in Human Behavior and Social Environment (3)
Growth processes and personality development within the family, group, and
community; relationship of behavior and social functioning to native endowment
and to environmental and cultural patterns.
221. Seminar in Human Behavior and Social Environment (3)
Adaptive and maladaptive behavior under environmental stress; health and
disease, role and cultural factors, and group processes as determinants
of social functioning.
222. Seminar in Human Behavior and Social Environment (3)
Social pathology; epidemiology and prevention of deviant behavior.
230. Seminar in Social Work Practice (3)
Introduction to the basic concepts and principles of social work practice.
250. Field Instruction (4-8; max total 8)
Field instructed practice experiences in work with individuals groups and
families formal organizations and communities, applying the theories and
concepts of social work practice taught concurrently in the classroom; a
two-semester course beginning each fall.
273T. Seminar in Areas of Social Work Practices (2)
May be repeated with different topics. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Theories and developments in the areas of child welfare, family welfare,
income maintenance, community planning, community development, public health,
mental health, international social welfare, corrections, schools, geriatrics,
and rehabilitation.
280T. Seminar in Social Work Processes (2)
May be repeated with different topics. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Knowledge and trends in casework, group work, community organization, administration,
supervision, consultation, staff development, and research.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
291. Seminar in Social Work Research (3)
Relation of reseach, theory, and practice in social work.
292. Seminar in Methods of Social Work Research (2)
Prerequisite: S Wrk 291. Social work research strategies and methods, including
program and proposal development, evaluative research, experimental design,
social stimulation, research utilization.
297. Directed Social Work Research (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: S Wrk 292. Utilization of social work research principles
and techniques to select study design, determine data collection techniques,
collect and process data, interpret findings, and prepare final written
reports. Standards same as thesis.
299. Thesis (3-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: S Wrk 291. See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation,
completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.