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Graduate Catalog 2014-15 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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SWRK 6270 - Planning in Nonprofit Organizations
The course focuses on planning program changes and new programs in nonprofit organizations. Program planning is viewed as a creative, dynamic process carried out by a team. The stages and tasks of program planning are studied from analytical, technical, and interactional perspectives.
Credits: 2 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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SWRK 6300 - Social Change and Community Analysis
Social workers have a responsibility to promote social justice and to strive to abolish injustice. The course identifies and explores historical, theoretical, and ideological perspectives on social change issues. Social change is studied by analyzing the community at the local, national and international level and by exploring strategies for change at each level. Emphasis is placed on racism, sexism, and classism, and the social movements to alleviate these problems.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program or consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6310 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment
This course provides students with a conceptual and theoretical framework for understanding human development and behavior as they are influenced by the social environment across the life spans. Human development and behavior are approached as part of historical and contemporary sociocultural processes acting interdependently with psychology, biology, economics, geography, and politics. Diversity issues such as race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and social class are taken into consideration as critical elements in these processes and their relationships. The role of social welfare policy in the context of issues relevant to this course is also explored.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program or consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6320 - Organizations, Communities, Societies: A Change Perspective
This course reviews frameworks for analyzing organizations, communities, and societies as a means of preparing students to engage in planned change. Students learn strategies and tactics to influence change in organizational, communal, and societal structures and processes. The course explores historical, theoretical, and ideological perspectives on change.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Advanced Standing Program.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6330 - Advanced Seminar in Culture, Ethnicity, and Institutional Inequality in Social Work Practice
This course will explore the social, psychological and structural implications of race and culture for social work practice. In order to relate more effectively to individuals and groups of different ethnic, cultural, and philosophical backgrounds, it is essential to: (1) gain knowledge about those differences; (2) understand our individual and collective reactions to those differences; and (3) discover ways in which those differences can be bridged within the context of social work practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program or consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6350 - Special Topics in Social Work
This is a variable topics, variable credit graduate level course for consideration of current and special interests in Social Work. Specific topics and number of credit hours will be announced each time the course is scheduled.
Credits: 1-4 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only. May be repeated for credit.
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SWRK 6360 - Theory and Practice of Group Treatment
The focus of this seminar is on the theory and practice of social group work in clinical settings. Consideration is given to such issues as group dynamics, therapeutic factors, leadership, composition, direct and indirect intervention, and the use of group activities under various conditions and different settings.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6600 or SWRK 6620.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6380 - Psychopathology for Social Work Practice
This course provides students with knowledge of psychopathology across the lifespan as an aspect of human functioning and cultural labeling. Primary focus is on the interaction between physiological, developmental, emotional, and social aspects of adult and child psychopathology from both descriptive and psychodynamic points of view. General implications for social work intervention, ethical and value issues, and relevant research will receive some consideration.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6310 or SWRK 6320 (may be taken concurrently), or approval of School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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SWRK 6390 - Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
This course provides students with advanced knowledge of child psychopathology as an aspect of human functioning and cultural labeling. Primary focus is on the interaction between physiological, developmental, emotional, and social aspects of child psychopathology from cognitive behavioral, descriptive and psychodynamic points of view. General implications for social work intervention, ethical and value issues, and relevant research will receive some consideration. Emphasis of this course will be children and adolescents.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6380 or instructor approval.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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SWRK 6400 - Social Work Research Methods
This course is designed to increase student’s knowledge of research as a tool for social work practice. Students will acquire the basic skills and knowledge to utilize social research for practice related decision making as well as the capacity to carry out systematic methods of inquiry in their practice setting. The implementation of these research skills will enhance social service delivery and contribute to the knowledge of the profession.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program or consent of School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6420 - Evaluation of Social Work Practice
This course focuses on the knowledge and skill to understand and carry out research on social work practice. The components of the course consist of program evaluation, research designs appropriate for the evaluation of clinical practice, and studies of empirical research that address the features and effectiveness of interventions in relation to the conditions that are targeted for amelioration. The course is designed to help practitioners make informed judgments about the utility of different treatment modalities, and their importance for service delivery design.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6400 or SWRK 6750 or consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6430 - Leadership and Management in Human Services
This course addresses knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential in building leadership for developing, supporting, and maintaining effective service delivery in human service agencies. The course focuses on leadership styles, power, motivation, and conflict, task group skills, supervision, women and minorities in management, and values and ethics in leading human service organizations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.W. program or approval of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
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SWRK 6450 - Administration in Human Service Organizations
The course introduces students to elements of administration in human service organizations. It focuses on project management, budgeting, fund development and marketing, and the role of governing boards in nonprofit organizations. The course is required for social work students concentrating in Policy, Planning, and Administration. It is also intended to serve human services practitioners who are engaged in policy, planning, and administration.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6100 0r SWrk 6320 or consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6530 - Causes of Substance Abuse
This course will examine the three major theories that explain the causes of psychoactive substance use: the biological, psychological, and sociological. The historical responses of society to substance use such as strategies including control, prevention, intervention, and treatment will be outlined and the research of various epidemiologic patterns and social correlates of substance use will also be studied.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
Cross-Listed: Cross-listed with ADA 6060 and CECP 6340.
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SWRK 6550 - Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
This course will examine the understanding that recovery from substance abuse and dependency is a process of change which occurs within a systemic model of care that includes prevention, intervention, treatment, and management of substance use disorders. Students will have exposure to various substance abuse screening and assessment instruments, counseling strategies, and treatment modalities in order to assess, treat, and refer to the appropriate service providers along the continuum of care. This course will also provide students with an understanding of the ethical codes related to substance abuse counseling.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only.
Cross-Listed: Cross-listed with ADA 6340 and CECP 6360.
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SWRK 6600 - Seminar on Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups
This course provides a conceptual framework for understanding, analyzing, and implementing social work practice with individuals, families, and groups from various theoretical perspectives within a “systems” frame of reference. The ultimate goal is for students to initiate the development of a practice model that is logically sound, consistent with their convictions and style, and congruent with professional social work values. This course also focuses on the concrete relationship building and maintenance skills, and knowledge necessary for working with diverse human systems. Such diversity should include gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, age, physical capabilities, socio-economic status, and political orientations.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Advanced Standing Program.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6610 - Social Work Practice: Individuals and Families
This course focuses on foundation level knowledge and skills necessary to help individuals and families. These include engagement, assessment, contracting, problem-solving, and evaluation with attention to social work values, theoretical knowledge and practice conditions. Problem-solving in a bio-psycho-social framework and facilitation of client coping, competency and empowerment undergird this course.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to MSW program.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6620 - Social Work Practice: Groups and Organizations
The course focuses on knowledge and skills related to social work practice with groups and organizations. Attention is paid to interpersonal, intrapersonal, and organizational levels of intervention. Practice skills in working with groups and organizations are developed.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6610
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6630 - Seminar in Substance Abuse I
An interdisciplinary seminar designed to reflect broadly conceived intervention strategies ranging from primary prevention to rehabilitation of the addict. The basic training in the principles of intervention and clinical practice will continue to be taught within the student’s basic professional discipline. The seminar will be used to elaborate upon the application of these principles to the problems of substance abuse.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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SWRK 6640 - Social Work Practice in Special Areas
This course focuses on the study of problem-solving in specialized areas of social work practice. Focus upon the role of the social work practitioner in assessment, goal establishment, and intervention in the use of various social work methods in different areas of practice. A specific topic will be announced each semester.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate students only. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of six hours.
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SWRK 6650 - Seminar in Substance Abuse II
Continuation of SWRK 6630.
Credits: 3 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
Cross-Listed: This course is cross-listed with ADA 6320 and CECP 6320.
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SWRK 6660 - Social Work Practice with Individuals
This course will increase the student’s skills in social work practice with individuals. Social, psychological, economic, political, cultural, and biological factors are considered as they impact on the individual’s efforts to grow and survive. Theoretical frameworks and related intervention models will be presented such as Humanistic, Existential, Solution-Focused, Crisis-Intervention, Psychodynamic, and/or Cognitive Behavioral. Particular attention will be paid to clients’ strengths.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6600 or SWRK 6620.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6670 - Program Planning
This course addresses the models, stages, and tasks of program planning in the human services. Students will learn how to work with a team in planning a service program. The course focuses on the tasks that are essential in carrying out a problem analysis and needs assessment, formulating program goals and objectives, designing service programs, and writing program proposals.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: SWRK 6770 or consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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SWRK 6680 - Social Work Practice with Families
This course will increase the student’s skills in social work practice with families. Family systems theory and principles and techniques of structural family therapy are the central foci of the course. Concepts from communications theory and related interventions are also covered. Aspects of human diversity are discussed in relation to their impact on family functioning.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6600 or SWRK 6620.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6700 - Seminar in Social Policy Practice
This course is an integrative seminar in the Policy, Planning, and Administrative concentration that focuses on the skills needed for participation in the development and implementation of social policy in program planning and executive positions in the human services environment. The course focuses on technical and interactive aspects of practice, theoretical and ethical frameworks, and skills in the application of selected techniques of social policy practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6100 or SWRK 6320 or consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6710 - Field Education and Social Work Practice I
This is the first of two field education courses that entails two hundred (200) hours practicing in a human service agency under the guidance of an agency social worker and a faculty member. Three six-hour labs are conducted prior to beginning placement in an agency and on field seminar is held later in the semester. Field placement forms an integral part of the preparation of students for professional responsibilities in social work and serves as the integration of coursework into actual practice. All placements begin with an in-depth orientation to the specific agency setting. Students develop a working knowledge of the agency’s functions, structure, processes, and its service provider role within the community. Students apply knowledge and develop skills in conducting interviews, problem identification, data collection, problem assessment, and goal formulation with the client systems in the context of social work values and ethics. Students integrate self-awareness and appreciation of diversity into professional practice. The MSW field experience emphasizes generalist social work practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6610 (may be taken concurrently).
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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SWRK 6720 - Field Education and Social Work Practice II
This is the second of two field education courses that entails two hundred and twenty eight (228) hours on continuing practice in a human service agency under the guidance of an agency social worker and a faculty member. Two field seminars are held during the semester. Field placement forms an integral part of the preparation of students for professional responsibilities in social work. Students continue to develop a working knowledge of the agency’s functions, structure, processes, and its service provider role within the community. Students improve their abilities to apply knowledge and develop skills in conducting interviews, problem identification, data collection, problem assessment, and goal formulation with the client systems in the context of social work values and ethics. Students continue to integrate self-awareness and appreciation of diversity into professional practice. The MSW field experience emphasizes generalist social work practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6610 or SWRK 6710.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6750 - Field Education in Advanced Standing Program Social Work Practice
Interpersonal Practice students - This course provides the opportunity to integrate classroom learning into the application of clinical practice in face-to-face client situations. Placements are in agency units offering direct service experience with some combination of individuals, families, and groups for ninety-six (96) hours. Either hours of field labs/seminar are also required. Students will practice skills related to assessment, intervention, termination, and evaluation of practice with client systems. Additional experiences are provided consistent with the student’s learning needs, social treatment objectives, and agency service plans. The placement will continue during fall and spring semesters in the same agency.
Policy, Planning, and Administration students - Field education in the social policy, planning, and administration concentration (PP&A) is intended to provide students with opportunities to develop and exercise practice skills for designing, maintaining, and changing social systems. Field placements in social welfare organizations and special programs are arranged in accordance with student interests and abilities for ninety-six (96) hours. Eight hours of field labs/seminars are also required. Students are introduced to the theories and techniques of leadership and management in the planning seminar and in other courses. It is the student’s responsibility to integrate and apply the knowledge given in the classroom to his/her field placement setting with the guidance of the field instructor and faculty liaison. The placement will continue during fall and spring semesters in the same agency.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Advanced Standing program.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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SWRK 6760 - Field Education in Interpersonal Practice
This course provides the opportunity to integrate classroom learning into the application of clinical practice in face-to-face client situations. Placements are in agency units offering direct service experience with some combination of individuals, families, and groups for two hundred and thirty six (236) hours. Two field seminars will also be required during the course. Students will practice skills related to assessment, intervention, termination, and evaluation of practice with client systems. Additional experiences are provided consistent with the student’s learning needs, social treatment objectives, and agency service plans. The placement will continue during fall and spring semesters in the same agency.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: [SWRK 6720 or SWRK 6750] and SWRK 6660 (may be taken concurrently).
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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SWRK 6770 - Field Education in Social Policy, Planning, and Administration
Field education in the social policy, planning, and administration concentration (PP&A) is intended to provide students with opportunities to develop and exercise practice skills for designing, maintaining, and changing social systems. Field placements in social welfare organizations and special programs are arranged in accordance with student interests and abilities for approximately two hundred and thirty six (236) hours. Two field seminars will also be required during the course. Students are introduced to the theory and technique of planning and design in the planning seminar and in other courses. The student integrates and applies the knowledge given in the classroom to his/her field placement setting with the guidance of the field instructor and faculty liaison.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6720 or SWRK 6750.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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SWRK 6780 - Advanced Field Education in Interpersonal Practice
This course is a continuation of SWRK 6760. Students will remain in the same field placement as the previous semester and continue direct service experiences and other activities to complete two hundred and thirty six (236) hours. One field seminar will also be arranged during the course. Although the course objectives are similar to those of SWRK 6760, a significant difference is that of the student’s refinement, articulation, and demonstration of methodology, helping skills, knowledge, and self-awareness. The practicum is viewed as a progressive learning experience with the mastery of knowledge and skills increasing in both quantity and quality from first to second semester.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6760
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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SWRK 6790 - Advanced Field Education in Social Policy, Planning, and Administration
Field education in the social policy, planning, and administration concentration (PP&A) is intended to provide students with opportunities to develop and exercise practice skills for designing, maintaining, and changing social systems. Field placement in social welfare organizations and special programs are arranged in accordance with student interests and abilities for approximately two hundred and thirty six (236) hours. One field seminar is also held during the course. Students are introduced to the theory and technique of planning and design in the planning seminar and in other courses. The student continues to integrate and apply the knowledge given in the classroom to his/her field placement setting with the guidance of the field instructor and faculty liaison.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: SWRK 6770
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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SWRK 6800 - Community Social Work
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of community social work, to present a range of community organizing philosophies and strategies and to assist students in developing the skills necessary for effective community organizing. Social workers have a rich history of involvement in community social work, organizing and advocacy. This course will be taught in social work’s long tradition of healing for the suffering and oppressed and to challenge unjust structures which cause oppression. Students will learn how to empower people to have control over the forces that affect their lives and to advocate for social justice.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6860 - Applied Social Work Research
This course involves working as a member of a faculty-led research team. Students will be involved in the conceptualization of a research problem, the design of a methodology, the collection and analysis of data, and the development of a report of the findings. This course is offered occasionally, depending on the existence of an appropriate research project. SWRK 6860 may replace SWRK 6420 and one elective in the student’s plan of study.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: SWRK 6400, 6720.
Credits: 3-6 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.
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SWRK 6910 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals
This course is designed to provide students in the interpersonal practice concentration with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of advanced clinical social work practice theory with its application to the at-risk client. Special attention is paid to interventions designed to promote the process of optimal ego functioning and successful resolution of developmental issues of individuals at-risk. The ego functions of the individual are seen as the system’s interface between the neural-biological system and the environmental systems of family and society in which it is nested.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: SWRK 6380, SWRK 6660, and SWRK 6680.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6920 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Children
This course is designed to provide students in the interpersonal practice concentration with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of advanced clinical social work practice with children and their families in a variety of settings, e.g., child guidance, mental health, child welfare, school, corrections, and medical settings. This course builds on the content of SWRK 6660, SWRK 6680, and SWRK 6380, and meets the requirement for the advanced practice course in interpersonal practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: SWRK 6380, SWRK 6660, and SWRK 6680.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6960 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Families
This course provides students with the opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge of advanced clinical social work with families. Building on SWRK 6680, it provides theoretical content on structural strategic family therapy, which augments previously taught, and may provide additional consideration of other perspectives such as communications and intergenerational approaches. Application of theoretical content is made to practice with families often encountered in social work practice, and seen as being at risk for problems in social and emotional functioning. The course meets the requirements for an advanced practice course in interpersonal practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: SWRK 6380, SWRK 6660, and SWRK 6680.
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 6970 - Advanced Social Work Practice in Selected Areas
This course provides students an in-depth study of advanced interpersonal practice methods, models, and skills outside the scope of present course offerings. Topics vary from year-to-year, dependent upon student interest and timeliness of topics.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: SWRK 6660, SWRK 6680, and SWRK 6360 (may be taken concurrently).
Credits: 3 hours
Notes: Open to Graduate Students only.
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SWRK 7100 - Independent Research
Please refer to The Graduate College section for course descriptions.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Approved application and department approval.
Credits: 2 to 6 hours
Notes: Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit. Open to Graduate students only.
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THEA 6120 - Practicum in Arts Administration
Students in the M.F.A. in Performing Arts Administration will be placed with area arts organizations and at some campus sites (e.g., Miller Auditorium) in situations where they will work alongside professionals in various aspects of arts administration. These experiences may take place during various times of the academic year and are offered for variable credit to allow for the greatest flexibility.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Admission to the M.F.A. in Performing Arts Administration or permission of program director.
Credits: 3-9 hrs.
Notes: Open to Graduate Students Only.
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