This course provides an introduction to the social work profession, including information about the history of the profession, basic concepts and current trends within the profession. Students learn about different career paths social workers can take and about ethical issues within the profession.
This course covers the basics of psychology, including terminology, methods, principles and theories. It provides a platform for knowledge building when students take more in depth courses like Child and Adolescent Development and Adult Development and Aging.
This psychology course provides an in depth look at human development from infancy through adolescence. It helps prepare students for working with children and teens.
This psychology course provides an in depth look at human development from early adulthood through old age. It includes information on normal development and common psychological problems.
This course covers the basics of sociology, including information about culture, families, groups, communities and social institutions. It helps prepare students for working with families and other groups.
This sociology course examines the sociology of the family. It further prepares students for working with families in a social service setting.
This social work course includes information about policies that affect individuals, families and communities economically and socially. Social institutions like the health care system, educational system and welfare system and discussed and examined.
In this social work course, students learn basic interviewing techniques. They learn how to assess individuals for psychological, social and behavioral problems. The course includes practical experience interviewing others.
Statistics is a mathematics course that covers data collection, concepts like probability and sampling distribution, interpretation of statistics and other statistical applications. Social work students take the course to learn how to read and interpret scientific studies.
This course provides an introduction to social research, emphasizing ethics and the application of research and statistics to social issues. Students carry out surveys and simple experiments.