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SOWK 2030 Chemical Dependency Theories and
Assessment (3 credits)
This course examines various theoretical approaches to and models for understanding the impact of chemical
dependency on the individual, family, and community. Particular attention will be paid to the twelve core
functions along with the development of knowledge and skills related to assessment.
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SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication
(3 credits)
Designed to enable students to develop awareness, knowledge and skills for sensitive and effective
intercultural communication on the international scene as well as with core-cultures in America.
The course is particularly useful for students who are preparing to work with cultures other than their own,
including: the human services field, business, marketing, languages, pre-professional programs and others.
Liberal Education Area V.
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SOWK 2120 Introduction to
Social Welfare (3 credits)
Introduces students to American social welfare institutions, the social problems with which these
institutions deal, the profession of social work, and generalist social work practice. Considerable attention
is paid to the historical and philosophical bases of various types of social welfare services. Other topics
emphasized include assessment and intervention methods used by social workers including the ecosystems approach,
strengths perspective and cultural competence continuum, and the special needs of oppressed groups in the society.
The final section of the course deals with career paths in social work.
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SOWK 2130 Interpersonal Relations (2 credits)
This course is designed for lower division students, especially those who intend to become social work majors.
It is intended to assess and develop basic interpersonal skills necessary to the effective use of self as a
practitioner. The course teaches students to understand, assess, apply, and evaluate the basic skills of the
helping relationship and the student’s interpersonal readiness to enter the helping profession.
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SOWK 2140 Field Experience
in Social Work (3 credits)
Provides the student with their first practical experience in the field of social work and introduces them to
basic theoretical models used in social work practice including generalist approach, ecosystems, cultural
competence and human diversity. This course must be taken currently with or after having completed SOWK 2120
but before SOWK 3552.Course fee per student: $ 5.00 for reading materials.
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SOWK 2150 Human Behavior in the Social
Environment (3 credits)
Designed to enable the student to explain and assess human behavior in the social environment across the
following dimensions: life span development, ecosystems theory, cultural competence and differing paradigms and
the human diversity framework. Prerequisites are SOWK 2110 and SOWK 2120 but before SOWK 3201. Course fee per
student: $ 5.00 for reading materials
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SOWK 2260 Social Welfare Policy
(3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce students to the study of social welfare policy. Course content will include:
how and in what ways policies are related to social work practice, values, ethics and services; examination of
issues that are central to the development of public policy in the United States; approaches to policy
development, formulation, implementation and evaluation; and examination of major United States public policies
related to social services with emphasis on those policies having significance to populations vulnerable to
discrimination, particularly families and children. Prerequisite: SOWK 2120.
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SOWK 2310 The American Indian:
Social Welfare Perspective (3 credits)
This course surveys the various socio-economic and political problems faced by the American Indian, as well as
the cultural conflicts and legal aspects of efforts to deal with those problems in a social welfare and social
policy context.
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SOWK 3030/SOC 3030 Family Violence
(3 credits)
A study of current theory and research related to the problem of family violence and responses to this problem
including: premarital violence, spousal violence, and violence in parent-child relationships including sexual
abuse and violence against the vulnerable adult. This course should be of particular value to those preparing
for a career in human services.
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SOWK 3110 Parent-Child Relations
in Contemporary Family Forms (3 credits)
Designed to enable the student to understand, organize, and apply knowledge of parent-child relations in
contemporary family forms including emphasis on a) a systems and cultural perspective, b) changing family
configurations, c) dynamics of parent-child relations, d) special parent-child problems such as the abused
child, etc., and 3) work with professionals and other concerned individuals. (This is a service course for
education majors.)
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SOWK 3201 Family: Dynamics
and Intervention (3 credits)
This course is designed to introduce students to knowledge, skills and values related to working with families
as small groups. Students learn and apply "tools" integral to assessment and intervention strategies of generalist
social work practice with families including the strengths' perspective, human diversity framework, family systems,
cultural competence and the ecosystems' approach. Consideration of the private/public nature of family life and well
being particularly related to issues such as child welfare, substance abuse, family violence and economic, social and
cultural marginalization will be covered along with implications for practice. Prerequisite: for majors: SOWK 2150,
for non-majors: PSY 1100.
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INST/SOWK 3310 American Indians
and Chemical Dependency (3 credits)
This course will provide an American Indian perspective and information on work being done with American Indians
and chemical dependency. A broad range of issues will be addressed beginning with the fresh look at the impact of
alcohol and drugs on American Indian people. Historical experience will be used, along with a comparison of Western
scientific thought to its counterpart in American Indian cultures: the wisdom of the traditional elders. Other
relevant cultural information will be discussed including a look at traditional family roles and their relevance
in the treatment setting. An overview of Native American spirituality and its application to the recovery process
will be provided. It will also offer a hands-on clinical application for working with chemically dependent American
Indian people from assessment considerations to treatment planning. Finally, it will look at the elements of a
culturally specific treatment program for American Indians.
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SOWK 3330 Chemical Dependency:
Prevention and Intervention (3 credits)
Addresses the continuum of care, prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery as it relates to all chemical
dependencies. Special populations such as women, racial groups, age groupings are covered. In-patient and
outpatient programs are examined. Legal issues such as involuntary commitment, patient rights, and licensing
regulations are addressed. Emphasizes skill development, i.e., interviewing, assessment, referral and record keeping
skills. The importance of counselor attitude is also addressed. Recommended prior to or concurrent with course
work on individual counseling skills. Prerequisite: SOWK 2030.
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SOWK 3320 Cultural Diveristy and Chemical Dependency (2 credits)
This course examines the unique impact of and response to substance abuse on various diverse groups including
disabled, ethnic communities, communities of color, women and men, youth, GLBT, elderly, and the hearing impaired.
Prerequisite: SOWK 2030 or consent of instructor.
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SOWK 3551 Generalist Practice
I (3 credits)
Students will develop and assess their interpersonal skills. Introduced to approaches to establishing a
professional helping relationship, students will also learn and practice assessment, intervention and evaluation
knowledge, skills and values related to generalist social work practice with individuals. Emphasis will be placed on
cultural competence in social work practice. Admission to the upper division of the Social Work major.
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SOWK 3552 Generalist Practice
II (3 credits)
Students will develop knowledge, skills and values related to generalist social work practice with groups and
families. Students will have the opportunity to learn about and experience group development, planning, facilitation,
leadership, assessment, intervention and evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on cultural competence in social work
practice with groups and families. Prerequisite: SOWK 3551.
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SOWK 3553 Generalist Practice
III (3 credits)
Students will continue to develop knowledge, skills, and values related to social work practice with groups,
particularly task groups focused on organizational and community change. Assessment, intervention and evaluation
related to issue, organizational, and community development and strategic approaches to change will be covered along
with budget formulation and grant writing. Emphasis will be placed on cultural competence and the application of
group practice through participation in community and agency projects. Prerequisite: SOWK 3552.
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SOWK 3760 Mental Health Social
Work (2 credits)
Designed to enable the student to develop a knowledge base for beginning social work practice in the field of
mental health. Students are introduced to theories of mental health and concepts of: mental health-illness,
determination of needs, service systems, scope and variety of intervention methods, role of interdisciplinary
team, evaluation, supervision, and impact of discrimination. Prerequisite: SOWK 2120 or consent of instructor.
(Not offered every year)
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SOWK 3780 Family and Child
Welfare (3 credits)
Introduces students to an overview of historical and contemporary child welfare practice primarily in the public
sector including supportive, supplemental and substitute services. Particular emphasis is placed on issues such as
family-centered practice, family preservation, kinship care, permanency planning, and cultural competence related
to the assessment of and intervention with vulnerable families and children. Prerequisite: SOWK 2120 or consent
of instructor.
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SOWK 3790 Social Work in the
School System (2 credits)
Designed to enable the student to understand and apply social work practice in the public school setting including
a systems view of public education, the impact of diversity/oppression, and various services to pupils, families,
school personnel and community. Prerequisite: SOWK 2120 or consent of instructor. (Not offered every year)
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SOWK 3800 Social Work in Health
Care Systems (2 credits)
Focuses on the application of social work in a variety of health care settings. Designed to develop beginning
knowledge of: medical terminology, physiology, health care systems and insurance issues, the effect of illness
and disease on the patient and family members, the importance of considering patients’ rights and the intersection
of cultural, gender, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic class on the interactions between the patient and the
health care system and professionals. Prerequisite: SOWK 2120 or consent of instructor. (Not offered every year)
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SOWK 3830 Social Work with
the Elderly (3 credits)
This course is designed to enable the student to understand and apply knowledge of social work with the elderly
in society. Emphasizes the historical background of aging, use of the systems/generalist framework for practice
with the elderly, assessment and intervention strategies, and the role of policy including the impact of prejudice
and discrimination on the elderly. Prerequisite: For Social Work majors, SOWK 2120 or consent of instructor.
(Not offered every year)
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SOWK 4440 Integrative Seminar: Qualitative Research Methods (3
credits)
This is a capstone, integrative seminar preparatory to social work students' senior internship. During the seminar
students will be directed to select an area of interest that will be the focus of their internship. They will then
define a research topic, conduct a thorough literature review including examination of historical and contemporary
issues and influences related to the topic, apply qualitative data collection methods, and develop a qualitative
research proposal that in part will be implemented during the internship. Prerequisite: SOC 3002: Quantitative
Research Methods.
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SOWK 4880 Internship Orientation
(1 credit)
Prepares social work students for the internship experience. Provides students with the information needed for
appropriate internship placement such as developing a resume and placement file, interviewing with prospective
agencies, conducting a self-assessment of social work skills, knowledge and values, and preparing an internship
contract. This course should be taken during the semester immediately preceding the registration in SOWK 4970.
Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
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SOWK 4970 Internship: Social
Work (12 credits)
A one semester full-time (480 clock hours) placement in a public or private social service organization.
The student is expected to demonstrate her/his social work knowledge and skills through hands on experience.
Students will also participate in a seminar to discuss their internship experiences and to present an agency
analysis and a case study to their peers. Prerequisites: Completion of all courses in the major and a 2.5 GPA in
the major. Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory only.
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SOWK 4970 Internship: Chemical
Dependency (12 credits)
The chemical dependency internship prepares students to complete a minor in the field or when the internship is
extended to 880 hours prepares students for licensure. Students are placed in chemical dependency agencies and
are expected to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in the field. Completion of all courses in the minor
and a 2.5 GPA.
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POL 1200 Introduction to American
Politics (3 credits)
An introductory survey to the institutions and actors, such as the media, interest groups, political parties,
congress and presidency of contemporary American government and politics.
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PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology
(4 credits)
Introduction to the study of behavior, cognition, and emotion and general survey of psychological principles.
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PSY 2217 Abnormal Psychology
(3 credits)
Mental disorders and behavioral deviations: causes, manifestations, and treatments. Prerequisite: PSY 1100
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SOC 2230 Ethnic and Minority
Group Relations (3 credits)
Study of dominant-subordinate relations with emphasis on racial, cultural, and sexual domination.
Examination of a variety of dominant-group tactics, including the causes and consequences of prejudice and
discrimination. Prerequisite: SOC 1105 or consent of instructor.
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SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3
credits)
Designed especially for majors in sociology, social work, and political science. An emphasis on understanding
and applying techniques of statistical analysis. Covers both descriptive and inferential statistics including
measures of central tendency, variability, association, and analysis of variance. Students will learn to use
the computer in data analysis. Prerequisites: SOC 1500, MATH 1170, or consent of instructor.
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SOC 3002 Quantitive Research Methods
(3 credits)
A study of the basic methods used in sociology and the other social sciences to collect data. A consideration
of the scientific method, causation, and the ethics of research. An emphasis on sampling, questionnaire
construction, survey research, experiments and evaluation research.
Prerequisites: SOC 3001 or consent of instructor.
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ANTH 1110: Cultural Anthropology
(3 credits)
Comparative study of a variety of modern human groups serves to illustrate the methodology of Cultural Anthropology.
Analyses of technologies, family forms, social organizations, religions and cultural change.
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HST 3309: World Religions (3
credits)
A survey of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity and Islam from their
historical beginnings to the present.
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BIOL 1110: Human Biology (4 credits)
General introduction to biology, focusing on humans, including topics on cell biology, genetics, molecular biology,
form and function of organ systems, and the interaction between humans and their environments.
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