Social Work Research Methods
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative research methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of social work practices and policies.
Policy Practice in Social Work: Analysis and Advocacy
Credit Hours: 3
A historical and descriptive review of federal and state social welfare programming, an introduction to practice skills of policy analysis, and advocacy in affecting development, change, or implementation of social welfare policy.
Understanding Social Determinants of Health
Credit Hours: 3
Prepares students for generalist practice by equipping them with a systems-oriented perspective on individual and community wellbeing. It emphasizes ethical and evidence-informed approaches to working with populations impacted by disparities in opportunity, access, and health. Using SDOH as an organizing framework, the course fosters analytical and communication skills essential for addressing human needs across micro, mezzo, and macro contexts.
Theory, Practice, and Evaluation with Individuals
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides the theoretical background, practice skills, and research experience necessary for generalist social work practice and evaluation at the individual level. The generalist intervention model is the foundation for teaching the knowledge, values, skills, cognitive, and affective processes necessary for engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation with individuals.
Theory, Practice, and Evaluation with Families and Groups
Credit Hours: 3
This course addresses foundation-level components of theory, practice, and evaluation related to generalist social work practice with families and groups. Students learn key explanatory theories about how families and groups operate and are introduced to generalist practice models for practice with these client types. Students also learn about how to effectively evaluate practice with families and groups.
Theory, Practice, and Evaluation with Communities and Organizations
Credit Hours: 3
Exploration of the generalist perspective focusing on the knowledge, values, skills, and techniques appropriate to assessment and interventions with organizations and communities.
Professional Social Work
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an overview of social work as a profession, including central concepts and theories, values, ethics, and career pathways. The profession's historical development is included along with a focus on poverty and economic disparity, human rights and social justice, and human diversity. It provides an introduction to the generalist practice model across system levels.
Social Work Practicum I
Credit Hours: 3
Professionally supervised foundation year practicum placement in an area social service agency.
Social Work Practicum II
Credit Hours: 3
A professionally supervised practicum placement in an area social service agency; a continuation of Social Work Practicum I.
Human Lifespan Development
Credit Hours: 3
Within a social systems framework and biopsychosocial perspective, students learn empirically based theories that deal with lifespan development and family theory. This course provides an introduction to small group dynamics and development as well as a theoretical foundation for micro and mezzo level generalist practice.
