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Social Work Research methods and analysis (I), SW4400

This course is designed as an introduction to social research for social work or other students interested in social research. The primary purposes of the course are to enable students to become informed consumers of research published in their field of practice and to conduct research in their practice settings. Special attention is given to the field of social work and the issue of accountability in knowledge building for the profession. An additional goal is to provide students with reference materials that will be useful to them in their future work.






Social Issues and Social Policy Development, SW3400 & 5200

This course is designed for both graduate and undergraduate social work students who have command of the basic concepts introduced in related social policy fields including economics, political science, and sociology. From a generalist perspective of social work, students in this course will examine a wide-range of social policies affecting individuals, families, groups, institutions, and communities. A core component of this course is the process by which social policy is developed, implemented, and evaluated in the social-political-economic environment. In a sense, this is a survey course, in that it will explore a wide range of national and state social policy areas in a short time, including economic security, family welfare, aging, food security, health, mental health, and housing security. In keeping with the Profession of Social Work’s commitment to serving impoverished and marginalized populations, this course will particularly focus on the effect of social policy choices on these populations. Issues regarding gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, and sexual preference will be discussed in depth as they pertain to and are affected by social policy.