Department: Social Work

Code Name Description
SOC1000 Introduction to Sociology This course will give students an introduction into the academic study of society. We will study the interplay between personal traits and characteristics and large-scale factors that are outside of ourselves such as the rules that govern society. Pe...
SOC2000 Social Problems and Policy A survey of important social problems confronting Americans today, their causes, and solutions. Particular attention is directed toward understanding how and why social problems are created and the controversies surrounding them.
SOC2100 Fundamentals of Research This course will introduce students to the field of scientific research with special emphasis on their roles as consumers of research in their intended majors.
SOC2600 Peace Studies Peace Studies provides students with an introduction to the dynamics of conflict and peace at the personal, local, national, and international levels. The course surveys interdisciplinary research that analyzes the causes of violence, war, and peace...
SOC3100 Methods of Inquiry An overview of the major methods for seeking and organizing knowledge in the social sciences. Topics include research design, ethics, selection of subjects, and presentation of results.
SOC3200 Social Statistics Descriptive and inferential statistics for data analysis in the social sciences. Techniques for analysis of data from experimental and nonexperimental research include: levels of measurement; central tendency; variability; internal estimation; and te...
SOC3320 Marriage and the Family A comprehensive view of marriage and the family in a social context. The course employs both psychological and sociological perspectives and deals with such topics as: family forms, functions, interaction; impact of social change on family and indiv...
SOC3329 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality This course explores the development of gender, sexuality and sexual identities and their distinctive places in society today. Emphasis is placed on social construction of gender categories and gender systems, and the interplay of gender with social...
SOC3350 Collective Behavior A course that describes collective behavior: the role of interaction among individuals in a social movement; the phenomenon of social organization despite deviant crowd behavior; and appropriate governmental or business responses to acute crises or t...
SOC3380 Cross-Cultural Relations A course that addresses problems of residents of multiethnic societies and immigrants and sojourners in a foreign country. Topics include how characteristics of the individual, group, situation, and host society affect transcultural relations; and pr...
SOC3420 Family Dynamics: Violence Refer to NUR 3910.
SOC3440 Criminology Refer to JADM 3050.
SOC3450 Drug Abuse and Justice Refer to JADM 3520.
SOC3460 Crime Victims and Justice Refer to JADM 3510.
SOC3510 Baseball in American Culture American society as seen through America's national sport. Topics include demographic changes, war, race relations, gender issues, generational and labor-management relations, all as revealed in and affected by the evolution of amateur and profession...
SOC3540 Corrections: Processes and Programs Refer to JADM 3320.
SOC3560 Community Intervention Basic skills in community intervention in a broad range of medium and large-group settings. The course emphasizes working effectively within existing community systems as well as making changes.
SOC3570 American Social Welfare Policy The study of society's policy response to social problems such as poverty, illness, and abuse. Special attention is given to social welfare programs.
SOC3600 Sociology of Work Cross-national comparisons of selected questions in the sociology of work and occupations. Considers macro-level issues such as the interaction between business organizations and government as well as micro-level issues such as organizational innova...
SOC3640 Urban Sociology A comprehensive overview of urban sociology and urban studies. Provides an overview of the nature and growth of cities, and their effects on people's lives in the United States and internationally. The "urban revolution" and growth and effects of sub...
SOC3650 Global Systems and Development The content of the course focuses upon development and social change in global systems. A combination of international conditions and domestic endowments explain strategies for economic development and social change in different countries and are do...
SOC3651 Intergenerational Programs This is the first of a two-course introduction to the world of intergenerational programs, which are designed to increase cooperation or exchange between young people and seniors. Students will learn about the origins, policy issues, methods, and se...
SOC3660 Sociology of Terrorism This course is designed to introduce and examine domestic as well as international terrorism form a sociological perspective. The course will review major theories of terrorism; present the historical, religious, political, and ideological motives fo...
SOC3700 Special Topics: Applied Sociology This course will allow students and faculty to address current or specialized issues in sociology that are not part of the regular curriculum. Course topics will vary with instructor. This course may be repeated for a total of up to 9 credit hours...
SOC3750 Social Movements and Collective Behavior An analysis of several historic and current social movements, techniques for change, and the implications for human development. The perspective of this course is both sociological and political. Topics include: feminism, the battle for racial equa...
SOC3760 Women, Minorities, and Justice Refer to JADM 3540.
SOC3801 Sociology of American Athletics This course investigates a broad range of social issues revolving around the world of collegiate and professional athletics. Special attention is given to issues of race, gender, performance/motivation, social stress, and global capitalism.
SOC3802 Aging and Diversity This course addresses the older person's interactions with their psychological, social, cultural, and physical environments, including family and the larger social structure of community, organizations, and society.
SOC3804 Sociology of Law An overview of the legal system from a sociological perspective, including recent legal research, important legal trends and their consequences, the emergence of modern legal systems, and future impacts of law and social change, as well as the profes...
SOC3805 Diversity Perspectives in the Social Environment This course presents perspectives and conceptual frameworks for understanding ethno-cultural differences, the dynamics and consequences of oppression, and diversity in relation to vulnerable or at-risk groups. Students will be challenged to examine t...
SOC3806 Sociology of Child Maltreatment An overview of the various forms of child maltreatment. The course includes recognition, reporting, legal response, treatment, and prevention of various forms of child abuse and neglect. Emphasis is placed on understanding the dynamics of abusive f...
SOC3807 Sociology of Terrorism This course (1) reviews the major theories of terrorism, (2) presents the historical, religious, political, and ideological motivations for terrorism, (3) discusses the reality of cyber, chemical, and biological terrorist attacks, and (4) examines th...
SOC3808 Sociology of Gender and Sexuality This course explores the development of gender, sexuality and sexual identities and their distinctive places in society today. Emphasis is placed on their lateral/horizontal progress in the realms of society and cultural development. Gender and sex...
SOC3809 Sociology of Problem Gambling Problem gambling has a universal scope, ranging from commercial enterprises, casinos, and gaming rooms to localized events such as cock-fighting, sports betting, cards and mah jong. This course will focus on the place of gambling in society, its effe...
SOC3810 Sociology of Domestic Violence Family violence exists in every culture and society. This course will focus on the causes contributing to such violence and its effects on people and communities; treatment for the abused and the abusers; and prevention of problems associated with f...
SOC3811 Medical Sociology Medical sociology is the study of individual and group behaviors as they relate to health and illness. This course examines the social construction of disease, personal and societal responses to illness, and the health care system within the framewor...
SOC3812 Sociology of Popular Culture A course that addresses media and entertainment in contemporary society. Topics include how film, television, music, advertising, fashion, and online media coincide with historical and contemporary forms of social disparities and globalization.
SOC3950 Practicum No Description Set
SOC4000 Sociological Research The sociology capstone is intended to provide senior sociology students with an opportunity to integrate and apply previous learning through the creation and implementation of a research project informed by sociological theory. This research project...
SOC4500 Program Design for the Human Services Capstone course for Human Services majors. Designed to teach the process of establishing and running a small program or project within a human services agency, recreational organization, or public organization.
SOC4900 Field Practicum Students are placed with a community action group or social group under the cooperative supervision of a University mentor and agency staff. While developing specific job competencies, students apply sociological methods and the sociological framewo...
SOC4971 Research Practicum I Practical experience in the conduct of social research under the supervision of a faculty mentor, emphasizing the role of practice in modifying sociological theory and methods while identifying and resolving individual and social problems. Students m...
SOC4972 Research Practicum II Optional continuation of SOC 4971. With prior approval, students may complete research and analysis of a complex project begun in Research Practicum I or design and carry out a new research project under faculty supervision.
SWRK1010 Social Sustainability, Social Entrepreneurship, and Social Work This course serves as an introduction to the profession of social work through the lens of social sustainability and entrepreneurship. Socially sustainable communities have systems, structures, and relationships that equitable, diverse, connected and...
SWRK2000 Profession of Social Work An introduction to the profession's knowledge base, generalist methods, goals, and fields of practice. Students are encouraged to view the profession and themselves in realistic terms and to examine their appropriateness for continued study in social...
SWRK2010 Social Sustainability, Social Work and Entrepreneurship This course serves as an introduction to the profession of social work through the lens of social sustainability and entrepreneurship. Socially sustainable communities have systems, structures, and relationships that equitable, diverse, connected and...
SWRK3000 Generalist Social Work Practice An orientation to the principles and overview of the problem-solving process of generalist social work practice (intake, engagement, data collection, assessment, planning, contracting, intervention, evaluation, termination, follow-up.)
SWRK3003 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I This course will employ theories, models, and perspectives to understand individuals, families, and their interpersonal and group relationships, life span development, and well-being, stress, coping, and adaption. This course will emphasize knowledge...
SWRK3005 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II This course examines theory and research knowledge about political economic and societal structures and process related to communities, groups and organizations within contemporary society. Consideration is given to ways in which these social systems...
SWRK3010 Social Work Practice with Individuals A closer examination of the social work skills and methods with individuals including diverse/special populations.
SWRK3025 Sexuality in Health and Society This course explores advanced understandings of human sexuality through a multi-disciplinary approach combining pedagogies, students and faculty from different departments in the College of Heath and Society. Concentrations will include: 1) Bio-medic...
SWRK3300 Writing and Research in Social Work This course focuses attention on two essential skills of social work: (1) clear, correct, and professionally/legally sound documentation, and (2) integrating the results of social science research into professional practice/practice evaluation.
SWRK3350 Collective Behavior No Description Set
SWRK3530 Nonprofit Organization and their Management No Description Set
SWRK3570 American Social Welfare Policy This course involves an exploration of the development of social welfare programs. It includes content about the history of social work, the history and current structure of social welfare services and the role of policy in service delivery, social w...
SWRK3700 Special Topics in the Social World This is a special topics seminar providing students with the opportunity to participate in an in-depth exploration of current social problems impacting our society. Each semester the topic will change to focus on a contemporary social issue. Students...
SWRK3730 American Social Welfare Policy No Description Set
SWRK3802 Aging and Diversity This course addresses the older person's interactions with their psychological, social, cultural, and physical environments, including family and the larger social structure of community, organizations, and society.
SWRK3900 Practice in the Profession This course focuses on the development and integration of the knowledge, values, and skills needed for a successful fourth year practicum experience in social work. Students will explore roles in various aspects of social work practice, network with...
SWRK4000 Social Work Practice with Families and Groups A closer examination of the social work skills and methods with families and groups, including diverse/special populations.
SWRK4010 Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities A closer examination of the social work skills and methods with organizations and communities, with special attention to evaluation. This course also serves as a "capstone," in which students return to the generalist model as a whole.
SWRK4500 Prgm Design for the Human Svcs No Description Set
SWRK4801 Case Management This course covers principles, practices, issues, and ethics in case management, which is defined as a multidimensional and interdisciplinary process designed to facilitate service delivery and linkages through a direct relationship between a human s...
SWRK4900 Social Work Practicum I Students apply and integrate classroom theory in social agencies under close supervision. Required for all social work majors.
SWRK4910 Social Work Practicum II Students apply and integrate classroom theory in social agencies under close supervision. Required for all social work majors.
SWRK4960 Social Work Capstone The social work capstone is intended to provide senior Social Work students with an opportunity to integrate and apply previous learning (academic and field) through the creation and implementation of project at their practicum agency in order to dem...
SWRK6000 Graduate Study in Social Work Designed to introduce beginning MSW student to the goals and foundational elements of social work. It is designed to prepare students to begin their study of social work methods with a sense of the profession's past, present, future, and with some k...
SWRK6001 Fundraising and Resources Development for Non-Profit Organizations and Agencies Fundraising and Resources Development for Non-Profit Organizations and AgenciesIt is a macro elective that covers resource development and grant writing for non-profit agencies. It affords students to assist agencies to expand their funding base in d...
SWRK6002 Crisis Intervention and Prevention This course provides specific application of crisis theory onto generalist practice relevant to conducting the practice of social work during a crisis situation, immediately following a crisis, and in situations where the social worker may be faced w...
SWRK6003 Global Social Work Practice This is an elective course that will provide opportunities for one-to-one direct practice within a host culture. Students will be provided the foundation knowledge about the importance of how globalization has impacted social work practice and what a...
SWRK6004 Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment This course will provide an overview of DSM-5 diagnoses that social workers are likely to see in different arenas of practice or on the ASWB exam. This course will teach students how to use the DSM-5 to make a diagnosis, how to write appropriate time...
SWRK6050 Graduate Study of Social Work for Advanced Standing Students A transition course for students with the BSW who will begin second year MSW courses in the following semester. Differences between undergraduate and graduate social work education. Review topics not covered in depth in the BSW. Literature research m...
SWRK6100 Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals This course is designed to teach students about methods of generalist social work practice at the micro level, with individuals.
SWRK6101 Interviewing Laboratory This course is designed to help students gain skill in interviewing through supervised practice.
SWRK6102 Generalist Social Work Practice with Families and Groups This course is designed to teach students about methods of generalist social work practice at the mezzo level, with families and small groups.
SWRK6103 Generalist Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities This course is designed to teach students about methods of generalist social work practice at the macro level with organizations and communities.
SWRK6104 Social Work Methods IV This course is designed to teach MSW students about methods of working at the macro level with organizations and communities. A particular focus of the course will be preparing the student to advocate for equality and social justice.
SWRK6200 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I This course is designed to teach MSW students about human development from birth to death, including physical, cognitive, and social aspects. The course will focus especially on aspects of development that have implications for social work practice.
SWRK6201 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II This course is designed to teach MSW students about family, group, and community influences on the behavior of individuals.
SWRK6300 Social Work Research I This course is designed to introduce MSW students to the principles of practice evaluation and "evidence-based practice."
SWRK6500 Social Welfare Policy I This course is designed to introduce MSW students to the field of social welfare policy. And to specific policy issues and programs in the United States and abroad.
SWRK6510 Legal and Ethical Issues in Social Work Consideration of current laws/legal decision affecting the practice of social work. Application of ethical principles to practice dilemmas.
SWRK6801 Military and Veteran Social Work Practice This course examines military and veteran cultures impacting clients and families seeking social services, including stressors like deployments, military family structures, and readjustment issues. Ethical issues and research-informed interventions a...
SWRK6900 Graduate Practicum I This course is designed to give students the opportunity to put social work values, skills, and knowledge into practice through supervised work in a social services agency.
SWRK6901 Graduate Practicum II This is the second semester of practicum for students in the MSW program. This course is designed to give students the continuing opportunity to put social work values, skills, and knowledge into practice through supervised work in a social services...
SWRK6997 Directed Readings in Social Work Directed individualized readings.
SWRK7100 Culture and Diversity in Advanced Generalist Practice Social Work approaches to meet the needs of special and diverse population. Students will also study the lements of "cultural competence" as defined by the National Association of Social Workers.
SWRK7101 Advanced Practice with Diverse Individuals Introduction to counseling knowledge, ethics, and skills appropriate for multicultural advanced social work practice.
SWRK7102 Advanced Practice with Diverse Families and Groups The focus of this course is on the knowledge, ethics, and skills appropriate for culturally competent advanced social work practice with diverse families and groups.
SWRK7103 Advanced Practice with Diverse Organizations and Communities Knowledge, ethics, and skills for culturally competent advanced social work practice with organizations and communities.
SWRK7300 Social Work Research II Research methods applied to knowledge generation in social work.
SWRK7301 Research Methods in Military Social Work and Veteran Affairs This course focuses on research methods in a military social work and veteran affairs context. Students develop research questions around military social work and veteran affairs. Several approaches to social work research methods are examined. The g...
SWRK7350 Integrative Seminar in Advanced Generalist Practice A capstone course in which MSW candidates synthesize their work and research relating to social work practice with a cultural group and create a paper suitable for publication.
SWRK7351 Integrative Seminar in Military Social Work and Veteran Affairs Capstone course for MSW Military and Veteran Affairs students. The course gives students the opportunity to enhance professional presentation skills through the creation of a high-quality professional paper and delivery of a poster presentation.
SWRK7401 Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being This course explores Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing which acknowledges not only knowledge development, but also how people interact with the world around them. Emphasis will also be placed on personal identity/positionality in relation...
SWRK7402 Trauma, Healing and Reconciliation This course explores different levels of traumatic injuries, the methods of recovery, reconciliation, and healing interventions at the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-levels of practice. Special emphasis of the course will include intergenerational, histor...
SWRK7403 Program Sustainability: Funding, Administration, and Evaluation This course will focus on helping students to develop grant writing and grant management skills, learn to work with non-profit social service agencies towards developing strategic plans, business plans, and consider various sources of revenue. Emphas...
SWRK7500 Social Welfare Policy and Services II A continuation of SWRK 6500, this course focuses on policy analysis. Special emphasis is placed on public policies affecting diverse clients/client groups, and on the role of the social worker as a public policy change agent.
SWRK7510 Legal and Ethical Issues in Social Work Consideration of current laws/legal decision affecting the practice of social work. Application of ethical principles to practice dilemmas.
SWRK7601 Military and Veteran Social Work Practice The purpose of this course is to enhance understanding of the military and veteran cultures which impact on assessment, engagement, and interventions for clients and families seeking social services. This course takes into account various stressors t...
SWRK7602 Crisis Intervention Students will be provided with broad based, holistic information about the nature of crisis intervention and prevention work, and the theoretical rationale necessary for making informed practice decisions. The specific application of crisis theory on...
SWRK7603 Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment This course will provide an overview of DSM-5 diagnoses that social workers are likely to see in different arenas of practice or on the ASWB exam. This course will teach students how to use the DSM-5 to make a diagnosis, how to write appropriate time...
SWRK7900 Graduate Practicum III Supervised work in a community social agency with special focus on a cultural group.
SWRK7901 Graduate Practicum IV Continuation of supervised work in a community social agency with special focus on a cultural group.
SWRK7902 Military and Veteran's Affairs Practicum III Use of a peer supervision model based on reciprocal arrangements whereby peers work together for mutual benefit, where developmental feedback is emphasized, a self-directed learning and evaluation is encouraged. Over two semesters, the class develops...
SWRK7903 Military and Veteran's Affairs Practicum IV Continuation of a peer supervision model based on reciprocal arrangements whereby peers work together for a mutual benefit, where developmental feedback is emphasized, and self-directed learning and evaluation is encouraged. Over two semesters, the c...