SOWK 1101
Introduction to Social Work
4 credit(s)
Prerequisite: Open only to freshmen and sophomores.
Description: An introductory experience designed for students who are interested in exploring social needs, social problems and society's organized response to basic human needs. The course will examine socio-historical conditions which led to the emergence of social welfare institutions and the profession of social work and introduce the concepts of generalist social work practice. The profession's efforts to ameliorate major social problems such as poverty, drug abuse, child abuse, delinquency, homelessness, unemployment, racism, and sexism will also be explored.

 

SOWK 2504
Ethnic, Minority Relations
4 credit(s)
Prerequisite:
Description: Explores the unique cultural characteristics of ethnic, racial, and other minority groups in the U.S. Examines the concepts of diversity, multiculturalism, social domination, ethnicity, sexism, and racism. Explores how ethnic-group awareness affects human interaction and social functioning.
International/Multicultural Course (I)

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SOWK 3101
History:Social Welfare Policy
4 credit(s)
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: SOWK 1101 and SOWK 1103
Description: This course focuses on the interests of the profession of social work in the development of social policy at national, state, and local levels of government. It examines the historical development of social work and social policy in the United States, considers the English influence on United States experience, and compares United States policies and programs with those of other nations, both developed and developing.
Historical Consciousness Course (H)

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SOWK 3102
Research Meth Social Work
4 credit(s)
Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor Card required. Social Work Majors only.
Description: Provides a basic understanding of research methodology as it pertains to social work and human services. Topics covered include the importance and utility of social work research and ethical issues related to such research. There will be an emphasis on the specific skills and techniques necessary for the social work professionals to evaluate practice.
SOWK 3605
Practicum II
4 credit(s)
Prerequisite: SOWK 3101, SOWK 3604. Corequisite: SOWK 3905. Open only to juniors. Permission of Instructor Card required.
Description: The second part of the junior practice sequence with a focus on mezzo- and macro- practice, particularly work with groups, communities, and organizations.

GSS 2131

Understanding September 11

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HIST 2126
U.S. History Since 1945
4 credit(s)
Prerequisite: Not open to Freshmen.
Description: This course covers Cold War and post-Cold War foreign policy, the heyday and subsequent decline of the liberal consensus, the cultural wars associated with but not limited to the Sixties, and the expansion of rights, spearheaded by the Civil Rights revolution and then extended to a variety of groups.
Historical Consciousness Course (H)

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HIST 2163
US History Since 1920
4 credit(s)
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Description: An advanced course on political, social, economic, and diplomatic changes in the United States since World War I. Topics include the rise and decline of the New Deal state, the Cold War and its end, and modern culture.
Historical Consciousness Course (H)

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MAHG 5004
The Holocaust and the American Experience
3 credit(s)
Prerequisite:
Description: This course will examine the ways in which Americans have treated those who are different, beginning with the indigenous peoples -- native American Indians -- who were already here, including Africans brought involuntarily and enslaved, and other immigrant groups, e.g. the Irish, the Chinese, the Japanese, especially during World War II and the Jews who experienced nativist restrictions and bigotry. The course will conclude with considerations of contemporary expressions of ethnic, religious, and cultural exclusivity within United States political culture. It will also examine our capacity to succumb to genocidal evils as well as our potential, also rooted in our historical legacy, to remain faithful to the values of tolerance, diversity, and unity. This course will help the professional distinguish between the Holocaust and other racist-motivated genocides and atrocities and place them in history.

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