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This course provides an overview of social welfare policy (including social insurance, public welfare, and social services) in the global context. Generalist social work practitioners need to understand how global, national, state, and local policies affect the delivery of human services, and the importance of social work advocacy both on behalf of vulnerable populations, and the organizations and programs that address human social problems. Students engage in research, analysis and critique of a national or state level social problem and its historic and contemporary social welfare policy responses. This course builds on content introduced in SOWK 220 Social Welfare History and Philosophy.
Core: WI
SOWK 360 Race and Gender (3 SH)
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A Topics in Social Work course is an upper-level elective course from any department chosen to deepen understanding of a topic relevant to social work practice or a special population of interest. Students are encouraged to work with their advisor to choose a course that furthers the student's unique interests and professional use of self for practice. The following courses are pre-approved social work topics courses: PSYC 331 Abnormal Psychology, PSYC 391 Introduction to Counseling, PXD 341 Mediation and Facilitation, PXD 331 Restorative Justice and Trauma Awareness, PXD 451 Program Evaluation through Qualitative Methods, PXD 335 Understanding Violent Conflict, PXD 341 Mediation and Facilitation, PXD 375 Globalization and Justice, PXD 451 Program Evaluation through Qualitative Methods, SOC 330 Family in the Social Context, SOC 360 Criminology, SOC 334 Cultural Anthropology, SOC 360 Criminology, and CCSSC 387 The Urban LandscapeWCSC 387 Race, Space, and Inequality.
SOWK 430 Senior Practicum in Social Work (12 SH)
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Continuation of SPAN 110. Regular oral practice with a native-speaker language assistant. A student may not receive credit for both SPAN 120 and SPAN 130. This course is typically appropriate for students who have completed SPAN 110 Elementary I or who have had one to two years of high school Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 110. Note: Additional Core Language Learning courses beyond the first may fulfill EMU Core Communication Intensive (CI) credit.
Core: LL
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