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Courses: M.S.W.(SOCW)

6194:6294:6394: Advanced Field Practicum I, II, III
Cr. 1-3 per semester (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experience in an approved social work setting.

6304: Women's Issues
Cr. 3. (3-0). An examination of selected social, political, and economic issues pertaining to women in American society. Particular attention is given to social policy and practice implications.

6311: Social Work Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Fundamentals of integrated social work practice aimed toward eliminating barriers to enhanced social functioning.

6313: Social Work Methods: Individuals, Families, and Groups
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6311 and concurrent enrollment in SOCW 6314. Fundamentals of micro practice aimed toward eliminating barriers to enhanced social functioning. Focuses on the roles, methods, and skills of integrated social work practice with individuals, small groups, and families.

6314: Social Work Methods: Community Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6311 and concurrent enrollment in SOCW 6313. Fundamentals of macro practice aimed toward eliminating barriers to enhanced social functioning. The focus is on developing leadership, viable groups and organizations, and strategies for change within a multicultural context.

6321: Social Work Values and Ethics: The Pursuit of Social Justice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Provides an historical perspective of the existing and changing value base of the social work profession and social welfare policy. Specific emphasis is placed on values and ethics as they are embodied in contemporary practice.

6322: Confronting Oppression
Cr. 3. (3-0). Theories as they relate to social and economic justice with attention to persons and groups most affected by oppression.

6323: Gender, Culture and Human Development
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6322. Theories of human development with attention to the influences of gender, race, ethnicity, and culture.

6351: Social Welfare Policy Analysis
Cr. 3. (3-0). Provides knowledge of comparative social welfare systems and policies, the impact of policy on clients and communities, and the skills of policy analysis.

6354: Managing Human Services Organizations
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: 28 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Theories, skills, and methods for effective planning and managing in human services organizations.

6361: Research Methods in Social Work
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: course in elementary statistics or consent of instructor. Focuses on epistemological issues in knowledge building, as well as qualitative and quantitative research methods in social work.

6388: Statistical Methods for Social Workers
Cr. 0. (3-0). Introductory statistics course for entering graduate students. Includes data presentation and normalization, types of variables and levels of measurement, descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing using both nonparametric and parametric procedures. Introduction to computer software utilizing terminals on campus.

6392: Field Practicum I
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of adviser. Supervised field experience in an approved social work setting.

6393: Field Practicum II
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6392. Continuation of Field Practicum I.

7190: Advanced Field Practicum I in Political Social Work
Cr. 1. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved political social work setting.

7191: Advanced Field Practicum I in Gerontological Social Work
Cr. 1. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved gerontological setting.

7194: Advanced Field Practicum I in Children and Families
Cr. 1. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved children and families setting.

7195: Advanced Field Practicum I in Mental Health
Cr. 1. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved mental health setting.

7196: Advanced Field Practicum I in Health Care
Cr. 1. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved health care setting.

7198:7298:7398: Special Problems
Cr. 1-3 per semester. Prerequisites: 31 hours in social work, consent of instructor, and advisor's approval.

7260: Integrative Seminar in Social Work and Public Health
Cr. 2 (2-0). Provides students with a structured seminar to assist them in synthesizing and integrating concepts central to social work and public health; required for students in the concurrent Master of Social Work and Masters of Public Health degree program.

7290: Advanced Field Practicum II in Political Social Work
Cr. 2. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved political social work setting.

7291: Advanced Field Practicum II in Gerontological Social Work
Cr. 2. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved gerontological setting.

7294: Advanced Field Practicum II in Children and Families
Cr. 2. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved children and families setting.

7295: Advanced Field Practicum II in Mental Health
Cr. 2. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved mental health setting.

7296: Advanced Field Practicum II in Health Care
Cr. 2. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved health care setting.

7297: Selected Topics in Social Work
Cr.2. (2.0). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Topics will vary; may be taken more than once.

7301: Psychodynamic Theories and Psychopathology
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6323 or consent of instructor. A review of psychodynamic personality theories and of concepts of psychopathology which stem from them.

7307: Social Work and the Law
Cr. 3. (3-0). Examines the interrelationship of law and social work and the interpretation and application of law by social workers and attorneys on behalf of clients. Study of the perspectives, rights, and obligations of parents and children, social work consumers and clients, agency service providers, and professional practitioners.

7310: Social Service Program Evaluation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6361 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Techniques for measuring and monitoring outcomes of social service programs.

7311: Single-Systems Research
Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6461 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Prepares students to conduct idiographic research in a variety of micro and macro social work settings.

7313: Advocacy Based Social Work Research
r. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6361 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on using survey research and community needs assessments as tools to promote social and economic justice.

7314: Historical/Social Policy Research
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6361 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Examination and application of historical research methods as they relate to knowledge generation for social work practice, social policy formulation, and implementation.

7320: Empowerment
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Methods and skills for building collaborative alliance with client/community systems to increase access to and control of needed resources. Emancipatory interventions and multicultural practice are emphasized.

7321: Multicultural Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Methods and skills for effective practice in oppressed urban communities or with multicultural constituencies such as African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, gay men, lesbian women, and the poor.

7322: Feminist Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on the psychology and sociology of women with emphasis on the development of skills necessary for feminist social work practice at the individual, family, and community levels.

7323: Organizational Behavior and Change
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Examines organizational group behavior in in Human Service Organizations (HSO). Focuses on developing assessment, interactional, and organizational skills to improve organizational effectiveness.

7328: Critical Issues in Political Social Work
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6323 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Critical theories in political social work, emphasizing political economy from the local to the international level and change strategies from personal empowerment to incremental reform and fundamental social transformation.

7329: Affecting Social Policy
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6351 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Provides an understanding of political systems and teaches the skills to affect policy in the legislative as well as administrative arenas.

7330: Fiscal Management and Budgeting
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Discussion, analysis, and implementation of financing and budgeting theories and techniques applicable to planning, operating, and developing social services.

7331: Social Work Intervention with Older Adults
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on aging as a life cycle process. Adaptational problems of older adults are examined and intervention strategies are emphasized.

7332: Long-Term Care Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on the skills, delivery, organization, and financing of community based and institutional services for adults who are functionally disabled, physically or mentally.

7336: Issues in Aging
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6323 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary focus on normal aging, and the biological, psychological, and sociological explanations of aging. Theoretically oriented with attention given to implications for social work intervention with older adults.

7337: Social Welfare Policy and Services in Aging
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6351 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Analysis of social welfare policy and services for the aged. Emphasizes the structure, distribution, and effectiveness of services as well as the skills of policy analysis.

7338: Community Empowerment with Elders of Color
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Practice elective integrating foundation curriculum, knowledge of community empowerment, and multicultural practice with elders of color.

7340: Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on intervention strategies for practice with children and adolescents. Includes explorations of problems common to these client groups.

7343: Social Work Practice with Families
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Assessment and intervention skills with various types of families using psychodynamic, experiential/humanistic, systemic, structural, communication/strategic, behavioral and feminist approaches.

7344: Family Violence
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on major theories of family violence and their practice implications. Emphasis is on developing practice skills in work with adult and child victims/survivors and with perpetrators.

7346: Social Work Practice with Families in Transition
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Exploration and analysis of the knowledge and skills needed to enhance services and treatment to separated and reconstituted families.

7347: School Social Work Practice
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on the development of school social work programs and coordination of services in schools and between schools and communities. Emphasis is given to social work roles serving children, their families, and school personnel.

7348: Critical Issues Affecting Children and Families
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6323 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Analysis of emerging theoretical issues with implications for social work practice with children and families.

7349: Social Welfare Policy and Services for Children and Families
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6351 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Analysis of social welfare policies and services for children and families. Emphasizes the structure, distribution and effectiveness of services as well as the skills of policy analysis.

7351: Supervision and Consultation in Social Welfare Organizations
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 31 hours in social work including SOCW 6313 and SOCW 6314 or consent of instructor. Supervision and consultation with professional and paraprofessional personnel. Comparative study of techniques in social treatment and planning agencies.

7353: Program Development and Proposal Writing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 28 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Seminar workshop in program development and proposal writing.

7354: Managing Human Service Organizations.
Cr. 3. (3-0). Theories, skills and methods for effective planning and managing in human service organizations.

7355: Social Work Practice in Mental Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Focuses on advanced social work practice in mental health.

7356: Group Therapy in Mental Health Settings
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Theories and concepts of therapeutic interventions with small groups emphasizing roles and skills of social workers in various mental health settings.

7358: Critical Issues in Mental Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6323 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Analysis of the structure and functions of mental health services as well as emerging theoretical issues for social work practice in mental health settings.

7359: Social Welfare Policy and Services in Mental Health
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6351 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Mental health policies and services in public and private settings, comparative international perspectives on financing, system design, and consumer rights and participation.

7360: Social Work Practice in Health Care
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6313, SOCW 6314 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Examines social work practice in medical and health-related settings. Emphasizes the diverse skills, roles, and functions of social workers in health care.

7362: Social Work Practice in Interdiscplinary Health Care Settings
Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisite: SOCW 7360 or consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary practice for social workers in changing health care systems.

7363: Health Care Systems and Issues
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6323 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Analysis of existing health care systems, emphasizing consumer access, distribution of resources and quality of care. Attention is given to the impact of health/illness in relation to implications for social work practice.

7364: Social Welfare Policy and Services in Health Care
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6351 and 31 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Analysis of social welfare policies and services in health care.

7365: Crisis Intervention
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 28 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Provides theoretical and substantive content that will enable students to gain knowledge, understanding, and skill in relation to crisis intervention in social work practice.

7366: Grief and Bereavement Therapy
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 28 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Stages of grief and bereavement with a variety of social treatment interventions to assist the bereaved client in dealing with the grieving process.

7368: HIV Disease and Social Work Practice
Cr. 3.(3-0). In-depth examination of the emotional, physical, economic, sociopolitical, and research aspects of HIV giving special attention to populations at risk.

7369: Volunteer Programs and Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Methods and skills for developing and managing volunteer programs in human service agencies. Volunteer roles, job design, rewards, and supervision. Working with volunteer boards, task forces, and committees.

7373: Human Sexuality and Social Work
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 28 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Examines human sexuality from an integrated practice perspective and includes content relevant to children and families, aging, health, mental health, and political social work.

7374: Mediation for Social Workers
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: 28 hours in social work or consent of instructor. Concepts regarding conflict and conflict resolution with emphasis on teaching a generic mediation model applicable to social work practice.

7375: Family Mediation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SOCW 7374 or consent of instructor. Advanced mediation skills with children, families, and older adults within diverse cultures. Emphasizes conflict resolution throughout the life cycle such as divorce mediation, child custody, school-based mediation, and rights of grandparents.

7377: Drugs in Society
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SOCW 6323 or consent of instructor. Examines current bio-psycho-social problems of alcohol and drug use, abuse, and addiction with focus on historical antecedents, pharmacological action, and factors associated with alcohol and drug taking behavior. Implications for policy and social work practice are emphasized.

7380: Field Practicum III in Political Social Work
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6392, SOCW 6393, and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved political social work setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7381: Field Practicum IV in Political Social Work
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 7380 and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a second concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved political social work setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7382: Field Practicum III in Gerontological Social Work
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6392, SOCW 6393, and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved gerontological setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7383: Field Practicum IV in Gerontological Social Work
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 7382 and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a second concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved gerontological setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7384: Field Practicum III in Children and Families
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6392, SOCW 6393, and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved children and families setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7385: Field Practicum IV in Children and Families
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 7384 and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a second concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved children and families setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7386: Field Practicum III in Mental Health
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6392, SOCW 6393, and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved mental health setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7387: Field Practicum IV in Mental Health
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 7386 and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a second concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved mental health setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7388: Field Practicum III in Health Care
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 6392, SOCW 6393, and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved social work health care setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7389: Field Practicum IV in Health Care
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: SOCW 7388 and consent of advisor. Prior completion or concurrent enrollment in a second concentration practice course required. Supervised advanced field experience in an approved social work health care setting; Requires 225 clock hours.

7390: Advanced Field Practicum III in Political Social Work
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experience in an approved political social work setting.

7391: Advanced Field Practicum III in Gerontological Social Work
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experiences in an approved gerontological setting.

7394: Advanced Field Practicum III in Children and Families
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experience in an approved children and families setting.

7395: Advanced Field Practicum III in Mental Health
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experience in an approved mental health setting.

7396: Advanced Field Practicum III in Health Care
Cr. 3. (0-0). Prerequisites: consent of advisor. Supervised field experience in an approved health care setting.

7397: Selected Topics in Social Work
Cr.3.(3.0). Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Topics will vary; may be taken more than once.

7399:7699: Research Thesis
Cr. 3-6. Prerequisites: SOCW 6361.

Courses: Ph.D. (SOCW)

8115: Integrative Colloquium
Cr.1.(1-1). Prerequisite: doctoral standing. Varied topics such as writing for publication, integrating specialization into social work practice, writing dissertation proposals, topics in social work education, and pedagogical methods. Peer review of research ideas with critiques and process reports. May be repeated.

8198: 8298: 8398: Independent Study
Cr. 1. (0-0). Prerequisites: Doctoral standing and consent of instructor. Allow students to pursue specialized learning through work with individual faculty.

8320: Multivariate Statistics I
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisites: graduate social science statistics course. Advanced statistical procedures, including multiple regression analysis, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, and multivariate analysis of variance.

8321: Multivariate Statistics II
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: SOCW 8320. Advanced statistical procedures, including discriminant analysis, loglinear, logistic regression, meta analysis, and path analysis.

8322: Quantitative Research Methods
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: SOCW 8320 or consent of instructor. Quantitative research methodologies and designs, including experimental, quasi-experimental, and single-systems designs.

8323: Qualitative Research Methods
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: SOCW 8320 or consent of instructor. Qualitative research methods, including theories, research designs, data collection methods, and analysis approaches. Emphasizes grounded theory, ethnography, participant-observation, field research, and document and content analysis.

8330: Philosophy of Science
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: doctoral standing. Epistemology for social work practice and education, and the nature, uses, and limitations of research. Distinctions between philosophy of science and a profession's philosophy and particular value orientation are explored.

8331: Social Justice Theories and Research in Social Work
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: doctoral standing. Social change and social work scholarship. Contextualizes social work practice toward understanding social problems, processes, and solutions with emphasis on class, race, gender, and culture. Examines alternatives to traditional research.

8332: Theories of Social Work Practice
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: doctoral standing. The historical and cultural context in which major theories of social work practice emerged, the philosophical and scientific tenets of those theories, and their current status in practice. Critically examines practice theories for their relevance to current and future social work practice.

8333: Social Science Theories
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: doctoral standing. Social science theories and the conceptual frameworks that undergird contemporary social work literature, or which hold strong potential for enhancing social work practice theory or social policy formulations that contribute to institutional change and social justice.

8334: Social Policy Analysis
Cr.3.(3.0). Prerequisite: doctoral standing. Examines the present state of knowledge-with particular reference to issues and problems-in social welfare policy. Designed to aid students to develop a research focus and to formulate research questions in social welfare policy. Also stressed are the skills to formulate policy hypotheses and disseminate the results of an empirical policy study.

8337: Teaching in the Social Work Curriculum
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisite: doctoral standing in social work. Prepares students for teaching in social work programs; explores issues in higher education, explore pedagogy, provides classroom teaching experience.

8395: Pre-Dissertation Research
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: doctoral standing in social work and the completion of required and elective coursework. Focus on pre-dissertation research including refining research skills, defining an appropriate dissertation topic, and developing a successful dissertation proposal. Students may repeat this course as they move toward an approved dissertation proposal.

8397: Selected Topics in Social Work
Cr.3.(3-0). Prerequisites: doctoral standing. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

8399:8699:8999: Dissertation
Cr.3-9 per semester.