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  • SPAN 796 - Independent Study

    Credits 3

    Individual reading projects under direction of a faculty member. Department approval must be obtained prior to registration.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Department approval prior to registration.
  

  • SPAN 797 - M.A. Written Project

    Credits 3

    Development and undertaking of a capstone project in the M.A. program. Approval from student’s M.A. Committee must be obtained prior to registration.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Approval from student’s M.A. Committee.
  

  • SPAN 798 - M. A. Written Examination

    Credits 3

    Preparation for the written examination, including the supplementary reading lists. Generally taken in the same semester as written M. A. exam.

    Notes
    May not be repeated for credit.

    Grading
    Grade will be pass/fail based on the results of the examination.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of graduate coordinator.
  

  • STA 663 - Applied Statistics for Engineers

    Credits 3

    Elementary probability, commonly used discrete and continuous probability distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, categorical data testing, regression, model building, analysis of variance, product and system reliability and engineering applications, and quality control.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 463. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program.
  

  • STA 667 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I

    Credits 3

    Introduction to probability theory, random variables and their probability distributions, common discrete probability models, common continuous probability models, multivariate probability distributions, functions of random variables, methods of transformations, limiting distributions, and limit theorems.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 467. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program.
  

  • STA 668 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II

    Credits 3

    Sample and sampling distributions, estimation theory, evaluation of estimation, unbiased estimation, sufficiency, information inequality, methods of estimation, method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, Bayesian estimation, confidence intervals, hypotheses testing, uniformly most powerful tests, likelihood ratio tests and related procedures, linear models, and non-parametric models.

    Prerequisites
    STA 667  or consent of instructor.
  

  • STA 669 - Environmental Statistics I: Univariate Methods

    Credits 3

    Principles of environmental sampling, testing for outliers, tests for normality, transformations for normality, sample size determinations, analysis of censored data, estimation of background contaminations, tolerance and confidence limits, calibration problem, quality control charts for data quality assessment of environmental data, statistical issues in environmental remediation, and probability of hot spot detection. Usage of statistical software packages.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 469. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program.
  

  • STA 689 - Advanced Statistics Topics

    Credits 3

    Graduate course in advanced topics in statistics, depending upon the interest of faculty and students.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 489. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program.
  

  • STA 690 - Independent Study

    Credits 1-3

    This course, when taught by a member of the graduate faculty, may be applied to a graduate program. For listings and a course description of this 600-level course, please consult the current Undergraduate Catalog under the corresponding 400 number.

    Notes
    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are  , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program. This course offered by another department may also be taken for graduate credit.
  

  • STA 691 - Statistics for Scientists I

    Credits 3

    Frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, elementary probability; Bernoulli, binomial, and normal distributions; statistical sampling, estimation, and hypothesis testing.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 491. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program. This course offered by another department may also be taken for graduate credit.
  

  • STA 692 - Statistics for Scientists II

    Credits 3

    Chi-square tests for goodness-of-fit and independence, simple and multiple linear regression, designing an experiment (analysis of variance), multiple comparisons.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 492. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program. This course offered by another department may also be taken for graduate credit.
  

  • STA 693 - Applied Regression Analysis

    Credits 3

    Line fitting; multiple linear and curvilinear regression models; variable selection techniques and examination of residuals, estimation, testing, and prediction; simple, multiple, and partial correlation.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 493. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program. This course offered by another department may also be taken for graduate credit.
  

  • STA 695 - Nonparametic Statistics

    Credits 3

    Survey of nonparametric procedures with emphasis on application; binomial, Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis, Friedman, Kolmogorov-Smironov, and chi-square tests; measures of association; regression. Comparisons with parametric techniques.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with STAT 495. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    The 600-level MAT and STA courses that are normally available for graduate credit are those numbered 650 or higher; the exceptions are

     , which may be counted for graduate credit in an education degree program, and  ,  , and  , which may be counted for graduate credit in a biological sciences program. This course offered by another department may also be taken for graduate credit.
  

  • STA 713 - Experimental Design

    Credits 3

    Fundamental principles of analysis of variance; one-way, two-way, and higher order designs; nested designs; randomized blocks; split plot designs; Latin squares; multiple comparisons; analysis of covariance.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 181 and one of the following: STAT 411,   and  .
  

  • STA 715 - Multivariate Statistical Methods

    Credits 3

    Multivariate techniques with emphasis on application. Topics include multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, canonical correlation and independence, principal component analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis and analysis of repeated measurements.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 181, MATH 463 and one of the following: STAT 411,  ,  .
  

  • STA 717 - Environmental Statistics

    Credits 3

    Testing for multivariate normality, data dependent transformations for multivariate normality, tests for outliers for multivariate data, multivariate control charts, exploratory data analysis of multivariate data using principal components, cluster analysis, factor analysis, and multivariate calibration problems.

    Prerequisites
    MATH 181 and one of the following: STAT 411,  ,  .
  

  • STA 731 - Probability Theory and Its Applications

    Credits 3

    Topics include: set theory, limits of sets, probability space, random variables, measurability, independence, expectation, probability inequalities, convergence, laws of large numbers, central limit theorem, moment generating functions, characteristic functions, large deviation theory, martingale theory, random walk.

    Prerequisites
      
  

  • STA 750 - Time Series Analysis

    Credits 3

    Topics include ARMA and ARIMA processes; autocorrelation and partial autocorrelation functions; spectral density and periodogram; Yule-Walker equations; model fitting, forecasting and diagnostics; state-space models and the Kalman filter; multivariate time series; use of statistical software.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.
  

  • STA 751 - Spatial Statistics

    Credits 3

    Stochastic process, first and second order stationarity, intrinsic hypothesis, models of spatial dependence, different forms of Kriging — Ordinary Kriging, Universal Kriging, Probability Kriging, bicubic splines, conditional simulation.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.
  

  • STA 753 - Bayesian Data Analysis

    Credits 3

    This course will present methods for statistical modeling and data analysis from a Bayesian perspective. Topics include: Bayes’ Theorem, prior and posterior distributions, computational algorithms for posterior simulation, statistical software and programming, as well as model formulation and diagnostics for linear, generalized linear, and hierarchical models.

    Prerequisites
      or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
  

  • STA 755 - Stochastic Modeling I

    Credits 3

    Probability theory, Markov chains in discrete and continuous time, the Poisson process, renewal theory, queueing theory, reliability theory, martingales, stationary processes, statistical inference for stochastic processes, and simulation techniques.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.
  

  • STA 756 - Stochastic Modeling II

    Credits 3

    Probability theory, Markov chains in discrete and continuous time, the Poisson process, renewal theory, queueing theory, reliability theory, martingales, stationary processes, statistical inference for stochastic process, and simulation techniques.

    Prerequisites
      
  

  • STA 761 - Regression Analysis I

    Credits 3

    Fitting a straight line, matrix theory, examining residuals, selecting the “best” fit, multiple regression, non-linear regressions, multivariate normal, estimation, classification, principal components, canonical correlation, distribution of characteristic roots.

    Prerequisites
      and  , or equivalent.
  

  • STA 762 - Regression Analysis II

    Credits 3

    Fitting a straight line, matrix theory, examining residuals, selecting the “best” fit, multiple regression, non-linear regressions, multivariate normal, estimation, classification, variance-covariance matrix, testing sets of variates, principal components, canonical correlation, distribution of characteristic roots.

    Prerequisites
      and   or equivalent.
  

  • STA 763 - Analysis of Variance I

    Credits 3

    Special topics in matrix theory; noncentral chi-square, F, and t; the multivariate normal distribution; Cochran’s theorem; point and interval estimation; one-, two-, three-, higher-way layouts; Latin squares, incomplete blocks and nested designs, analysis of covariance; random effects models; mixed models; randomization models.

    Prerequisites
      and   or equivalent.
  

  • STA 764 - Analysis of Variance II

    Credits 3

    Special topics in matrix theory; noncentral chi-square, F, and t; the multivariate normal distribution; Cochran’s theorem; point and interval estimation; one-, two-, three-, higher-way layouts; Latin squares, incomplete blocks and nested designs, analysis of covariance; random effects models; mixed models; randomization models.

    Prerequisites
      and   or equivalent.
  

  • STA 765 - Statistical Decision Theory

    Credits 3

    Introduction to decision theory, decision rules, loss functions, risk functions, decision principles, utility theory, prior information and subjective probability, noninformative priors, the posterior distribution, conjugate families, predictive distribution, Bayesian estimators, generalized Bayes estimators, credible regions, hypothesis testing, admissibility of Bayes rules, robustness of Bayes rules, minimax analysis, invariance, Bayesian sequential analysis.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.
  

  • STA 767 - Mathematical Statistics I

    Credits 3

    Basic probability theory, conditional probability, independence, random variables, probability distribution functions, distribution functions, transformations, function of random variables, expectations, moment generating functions, discrete and continuous distributions, exponential family, joint distribution, marginal distribution, modes of convergence, limiting distribution, random sample, sampling distribution, principle of data reduction.

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.
  

  • STA 768 - Mathematical Statistics II

    Credits 3

    Random sample, sampling theory, point estimation, sufficiency, likelihood, method of moment, maximum likelihood estimator, Bayes estimator, unbiasedness, optimality, decision theory, hypothesis testing, likelihood ratio tests, Bayes test, most powerful test, set estimation, evaluating interval estimators, sequential estimation, asymptotics, robustness, linear models.

    Prerequisites
      
  

  • STA 777 - Survival Analysis

    Credits 3

    Statistical methods for modeling and analysis of time to event data. Topics include survival function and hazard function; Kaplan-Meier estimator; Greenwood’s formula; log-rank and weighted log-rank tests; regression modeling of survival data including proportional hazards model and accelerated failure time model; competing risks.

    Prerequisites
    STA 768  
  

  • STA 789 - Topics in Advanced Statistics

    Credits 3

    Graduate-level course in some field of statistics, depending upon the current interest of the faculty and the students.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
  

  • STA 790 - Independent Study

    Credits 1 – 3

    Library research and reports on topics of statistical interest.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits with consent of the department.
  

  • STA 791 - Thesis

    Credits 3 – 6

    Research, analysis, and writing towards completion of thesis and subsequent defense.

    Notes
    May be repeated but only six credits applied to the student’s program.

    Grading
    S/F grading only.
  

  • STA 792 - Research Seminar

    Credits 1

    Oral presentation of assigned articles.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of four credits.
  

  • STA 793 - Techniques of Statistical Consulting

    Credits 1 – 3

    Seminar series and practicum covering technical and nontechnical aspects of statistical consulting, including skills for effective communication with clients, report writing, issues in sampling and design of experiments, and other statistical tools commonly used in a consulting setting.

    Notes
    May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
  

  • STA 799 - Dissertation

    Credits 3-6

    Research analysis and writing toward completion of dissertation and subsequent defense. A minimum of 24 dissertation credits is required for the degree program. Dissertation may be repeated but only a maximum of 36 credits may be used in students degree program.

    Prerequisites
    Successful completion of qualifying examination and approval by department.
  

  • SW 602 - The Effects of War on Individuals and Communities

    Credits 3

    The course examines the effects that overwhelming and horrifying events in war have on the individual and their social environment. A variety of countries at war will be examined through film, literature, journal articles, and the internet to help understand the settings and real life outcomes of war.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 402. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 605 - Group Practice

    Credits 3

    Studies the use of groups in social work practice. Includes historical development, group dynamics and theory, group process, the value base of social group work.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 405. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 622 - AIDS: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

    Credits 3

    Interdisciplinary survey of various issues surrounding AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency) as viewed from several conceptual, professional, and experiential disciplines. Offers the most current cognitive information about AIDS and provides an affective awareness of major issues related to the disease.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 422. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 641 - Social Work with the Elderly

    Credits 3

    Examination of social work practice with the elderly based on critical analysis of theories of the aging process.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 441. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 661 - Seminar: Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare

    Credits 1-6

    In-depth examination of current major issues in social programs and policies, and consideration of alternatives.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 461. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    May be repeated.

  

  • SW 662 - Issues in Child Welfare

    Credits 3

    Study of public child welfare, history, policy, programming, services, and practice. For use in child abuse and neglect, child removal, permanency planning, termination of parental rights, reservation/reunification of families, supportive services to families, current interventive and service delivery systems, home-based preventive services, foster care and adoption.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 462. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 670 - Community Organization Practice

    Credits 3

    Studies the use of community organization in social work practice. Includes historical development, community organization dynamics and theory, process, and the value base of community organization practice.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 470. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 671 - Advanced Seminar: Special Problems

    Credits 1-3

    Topic to be selected by instructor.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 471. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 672 - Principles of Family Counseling

    Credits 3

    Seminar designed to study the principles, process, and skills required for helpers to assist family members in coping with dysfunction in the family unit.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 472. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 674 - Grant Writing and Management

    Credits 3

    Prepares current health and human service professionals to develop and write effective grant proposals. Provides a basic overview and review of the grant writing process. This course helps students generate program ideas, plan and develop funding proposals to support those ideas, and seek appropriate funding sources.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 474. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 675 - Treatment of Addictions

    Credits 3

    Five elements covered include; classification of drugs, phases of treatment of addictions, basic individual and group treatment skills, contents of various treatment approaches, and the treatment guidelines regarding working with special populations, including women, adolescents, elderly, etc.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 475. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 678 - Global Child Welfare

    Credits 3

    This course addresses the major challenges faced by children and their families globally and prepares the student for further study or action in specific areas of concern. Each content area (poverty, child labor, eploitation, etc.) will cover incidence, political, social and cultural interplay, current response, and recommended future strategies.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 478. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.

    Prerequisites
      and SW 735 or consent of instructor.
  

  • SW 693 - Gandhian Welfare Philosophy and Nonviolent Culture

    Credits 3

    Introduction to the chosen topics in Gandhian welfare philosophy. Ethical, moral, social, and political foundations of Gandhian thought explored and their applications to problem resolution strategies and peaceful change at different levels demonstrated.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 493. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 694 - Eastern Conceptions and Social Work Practice

    Credits 3

    Introduces Eastern conceptions, useful in social work practice. Broader knowledge of life, living, society, values, relationships, and behaviors extended. Applications sought for lasting and effective problem-solving and therapeutic processes.

    Notes
    This course is crosslisted with SW 494. Credit at the 600-level requires additional work.
  

  • SW 701 - Social Welfare Policy I

    Credits 3

    Introduction to the history and philosophy of social welfare and social work in the United States. Social welfare decision making, policies, and services. Theory of social need and social interventions.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.
  

  • SW 703 - Social Welfare Policy II

    Credits 3

    Examines social welfare policy and provides analytical frameworks and guidelines for determining the efficacy of public policy in addressing human needs. Focuses on the issues of poverty, social services and generalist social work practice.

    Prerequisites
      
  

  • SW 705 - Social Work Practice with Therapeutic Groups

    Credits 3

    Historical development of group work, practice methodology in interactional groups, and theoretical underpinnings for social work practice. Focuses on development of skills to lead therapeutic groups with a variety of diverse urban population.

    Prerequisites
      and   or SW 780
  

  • SW 707 - Contemporary Issues in Diversity

    Credits 3

    In-depth study of selected contemporary issues in diversity, including issues such as immigration and native status, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation.

    Notes
    Course may be repeated to a maxiumum of six credits.
  

  • SW 710 - Child Welfare Practice

    Credits 3

    Develops advanced knowledge and skills for use in intervening in current or potential problems of abuse, neglect, dependency, unruliness, and delinquency of children and youth. Types of services, both traditional and new, social workers provide to children.

    Prerequisites
      or concurrent enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 715 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

    Credits 3

    Provides advanced knowledge-building theories and knowledge of normal and abnormal human bio-psycho-social development and functioning of individuals, families and micro-groups. Focuses on the impact of social, economic, and cultural systems on individual, family and group well-being. Provides foundational understanding of the use of DSM-IV.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.
  

  • SW 716 - Social Work Research I

    Credits 3

    Provides an understanding of the scientific- nalytic approach to the building of the knowledge base for social work practice at different levels. Provides familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, various research designs, sampling procedures, data collection procedures, data analysis techniques, and report writing. Emphasizes diversity, empowerment, and social justice considerations as well as ethical standards of conducting research.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.
  

  • SW 719 - Foundation Practicum I

    Credits 3

    Foundation field practicum course requires 225 hours of generalist social work practice in a social service agency and participation in weekly field seminar classes. Provides broad range of experiences, from micro to macro levels of intervention. Ongoing professional field supervision/consultation is a required component.

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 720 - Foundation Practice Methods I

    Credits 3

    First course in the foundation practice sequence introduces students to a generalist practice approach with individual, families, and groups. Emphasizes values, ethics, knowledge, and skills essential for working with clients. Prepares students with generic practice skills in assessment, interviewing, intervention, evaluation, and termination.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 726 - Social Work Research II

    Credits 3

    Provides knowledge and practice of program evaluation, single-subject design, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, data management and data analysis using SPSS.

    Prerequisites
      
  

  • SW 729 - Foundation Practicum II

    Credits 3

    Foundation field practicum course requires 225 hours of generalist social work practice in a social service agency and participation in weekly field seminar classes. Provides broad range of experiences, from micro to macro levels of intervention. Ongoing professional field supervision/consultation is a required component.

    Prerequisites
      

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 730 - Macro Theory and Practice

    Credits 3

    Second course in the generalist foundation practice sequence focuses on professional practice with organizations, groups, coalitions, and communities, utilizing advanced knowledge and theories at the mezzo and macro levels. Emphasizes a strengths perspective and provides generalist-level content in management, community organization and development, and policy practice.

    Prerequisites
     ,   

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 734 - Advanced Standing Practice Seminar

    Credits 3

    Overview of the generalist model of social work practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations, emphasizing the integration of knowledge and practice, with the emphasis on practice skill development.

    Notes
    Non-repeatable

    Grading
    Letter Grade
  

  • SW 736 - Advanced Standing Integrative Seminar

    Credits 3

    Overview of the scientific method and research methodology with application of qualitative and quantitative analysis to social problems at the micro and macro levels, with special reference to diverse and oppressed populations.

    Notes
    Non-repeatable for credit.

    Grading
    Letter Grade.
  

  • SW 739 - Field Practicum I (DP)

    Credits 3

    Field practicum requires 300 hours in a social service agency and attendance in weekly field seminar classes. Builds upon generalist foundation. Prepares for advanced, critically analyzed, and ultimately autonomous direct social work practice. Ongoing professional field supervision/consultation also required.

    Prerequisites
      or Advanced Standing.

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 740 - Direct Practice I

    Credits 3

    First course in advanced direct social work practice. Integrates skills of assessment, interviewing, intervention, and termination into social work treatment models and theories. Builds upon generalist foundation. Highlights empowerment, client advocacy, and strengths perspective. Emphasizes social work with individuals from culturally diverse and oppressed populations.

    Prerequisites
      or advanced standing.

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 747 - DSM: Assessment and Diagnosis

    Credits 3

    Exploration and a synopsis of the criteria for diagnoses in the DSM for social work practice. Focuses on the use of DSM in assessment interventions and with diverse urban populations.
  

  • SW 749 - Field Practicum II (DP)

    Credits 3

    Field practicum course requires 300 hours of experience in a social service agency and attendance in weekly field seminar classes. Builds upon generalist foundation. Prepares for advanced, critically analyzed, and ultimately autonomous direct social work practice. Ongoing professional field supervision/consultation also required.

    Prerequisites
      

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 750 - Direct Practice II

    Credits 3

    Second course in advanced direct social work practice. Intergrades systems of family-centered practice. Builds upon generalist and advanced curricula. Explores context of social work with families and groups via historical, conceptual, and contemporary modes of practice. Emphasizes working with culturally diverse and oppressed populations.

    Prerequisites
      

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 755 - Seminar in Forensic Social Work

    Credits 3

    Explores the interaction between social work and the law. Emphasizes the knowledge, skills, and values of practice with and within legal settings with a focus on interdisciplinary collaborations, ethical issues, and the varying roles of social workers within the legal arena.
  

  • SW 759 - Field Practicum I (MCP)

    Credits 3

    Field practicum course requires 300 hours of experience in a social service agency and attendance in weekly field seminar classes. It builds upon generalist foundation. Prepares for advanced, critically analyzed and ultimately autonomous practice in management and community practice. Ongoing professional field supervision/consultation also required.

    Prerequisites
      or advanced standing.

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 760 - Management and Community Practice I

    Credits 3

    Advanced applications of the management and planning processes as they relate to community organization and development. Uses community practice and management frameworks for human service organizations and community development and change.

    Prerequisites
      or advanced standing.

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 763 - Principles of Public Administration

    Credits 3

    Survey of the field of public administration with introduction to the function of finance, personnel, administration, evaluation, research and planning.

    Same as
     

    Prerequisites
    Enrollment in the M.S.W. or M.P.A. program or consent of instructor.
  

  • SW 765 - Financial Management and Resource Development

    Credits 3

    Addresses the knowledge and skills needed to financially manage a human services organization. Prepares the student with problem-solving skills for innovative management in financial processes such as planning, financial control and analysis, budgeting, grant proposal writing, and resource development and allocation in a challenging environment.

    Same as
      

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.
  

  • SW 767 - Seminar in Public Personnel Administration

    Credits 3

    Includes advanced reading, discussion and research in personnel problems as seen in the public and nonprofit sector.

    Same as
      

    Prerequisites
      or consent of instructor.
  

  • SW 768 - Supervision in Social Work

    Credits 3

    Delineates and explores principles, concepts, and components of supervision in social work. Examines the transition from worker to supervisor, differentiates supervision and consultation.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.
  

  • SW 769 - Field Practicum II (MCP)

    Credits 3

    Field practicum course requires 300 hours of experience in a social service agency and attendance in weekly field seminar classes. It builds upon generalist foundation. Prepares for advanced, critically analyzed and ultimately autonomous practice in management and community practice. Ongoing professional field supervision/consultation also required.

    Prerequisites
      or advanced standing.

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 770 - Management and Community Practice II

    Credits 3

    Develops skills in needs assessment, program design and evaluation. Students understand social problems in the context of their communities and the needs and problems of a variety of sub-populations.

    Prerequisites
      

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in  .
  

  • SW 775 - Advanced Policy Practice

    Credits 3

    Advanced knowledge and skills in effective advocacy in the human services, particularly in management and community practice. Focus on social workers as political actors and activists with the ability to determine effective strategies and techniques among policy alternatives and an understanding of ethical complexity in an advocacy and political context.

    Prerequisites
     ,  ,  
  

  • SW 776 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Social Work

    Credits 3

    Formerly
    SW 676
  

  • SW 779 - Field Practicum (APP) III

    Credits 3

    Supervised social work practice experience consisting of 300 hours in a child welfare agency and attendance in weekly field seminar classes. Provides for the integration and application of social work values, knowledge, and micro to macro levels of advanced practice skills.

    Prerequisites
      

    Corequisite
    Enrollment in SW 780.
  

  • SW 785 - Special Topics in Advanced Policy

    Credits 3

    Advanced studies in a selected social policy issue. Emphasizes policy analysis of current and critical issues in areas such as child and family studies, poverty and homelessness, health and mental health, addictions, and policy practice.

    Prerequisites
     ,  .
  

  • SW 786 - Child Welfare Program Evaluation

    Credits 3

    In-depth analysis of the planning and evaluation process in child welfare. Analyzes challenges confronting child welfare organizations in the United States.

    Prerequisites
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  • SW 789 - Field Practicum II (Child Welfare)

    Credits 3

    Supervised social work practice experience consisting of 300 hours in a child welfare agency and attendance in weekly field seminar classes. Provides for an appropriate progression in the integration and application of social work values, knowledge, and micro to macro levels of advanced practice skills.

    Prerequisites
    Child Welfare Concentration.
  

  • SW 790 - Family-Based Practice

    Credits 3

    Provides students with an understanding of and advanced competencies in family-based services. Integration of theory, practice, programming and research within family-based services. Students apply therapeutic problem solving models to complex family patterns.

    Prerequisites
     ,  , or consent of instructor.
  

  • SW 791 - Advanced Practice With Children

    Credits 3

    Examination of child and adolescent treatment issues and corresponding interventions. Child behavior disorders; issues of abandonment, grief and loss; and general children’s mental health issues.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.
  

  • SW 792 - Cross-Cutting Issues in Child Welfare

    Credits 3

    Special topics in the child welfare system, focusing primarily on the issues of mental health, substance abuse, and domestic violence faced by clients in the child welfare system.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.
  

  • SW 793 - Child Welfare Policy and Services

    Credits 3

    Analyzes contemporary United States public child welfare policy, programs, and services, emerging policy and program directions in the field of child welfare, and their historical and philosophical roots, with particular emphasis on the preservation and reunification of families, preventive and supportive services, permanency planning, foster care, and adoption.

    Prerequisites
      and   
  
  

  • SW 796 - Thesis

    Credits 3

    Development, completion, and oral defense of research project before a chosen committee, aimed at evaluation of practice outcomes at different levels and advancement of scientific knowledge for social work practice.

    Prerequisites
     ,   
  

  • SW 797 - Culturally Competent Child Welfare Practice

    Credits 3

    Cultural competence in child welfare practice. Examination social, psychological, economic, political, and other structural aspects of racism, ethnicity, and multiculturalism as a dynamic of the public child welfare services system in the United States.

    Prerequisites
    Graduate standing in Social Work.
  

  • SW 798 - Child Welfare Administration and Supervision

    Credits 3

    Introduces students to contemporary theories on administration and supervision in organizations which provide services to children and families. Focuses on public and nonprofit child welfare administration and supervision.

    Prerequisites
      
  

  • SW 799 - Independent Study

    Credits 1 – 3

    Intensive study in a specific area of student interest under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

    Prerequisites
    Consent of instructor.
  

  • SW 7001 - Introduction to Forensic Social Work

    Credits 1

    Required for Forensic Social Work Certification. Course provides an overview of forensic social work principles and practice. Students are oriented to the roles and functions of social workers in host legal settings, and introduced to the organizational and professional cultural factors inherent to interdisciplinary collaborations.
  

  • SW 7002 - Seminar in Criminal Law

    Credits 3

    Required for Forensic Social Work Certification. Addresses the social worker’s involvement in criminal law as part of a legal team. Topics cover criminal litigation from the time an individual is charged through to adjudication and sentencing.

    Prerequisites
    Admission to the Forensic Social Work Certification Program.
  

  • SW 7003 - Seminar in Family Law

    Credits 3

    Surveys a spectrum of issues involving marriage, cohabitation and the family. Topics include the law and ethics of alternative dispute resolution (e.g. family, custody and divorce mediation), litigation in family matters, adoption, custody, guardianship, same-sex cohabitants, and parent-child issues with a solution focus.

    Prerequisites
    Admission to the Forensic Social Work Certification Program.
  

  • SW 7004 - Skills Lab in Forensic Social Work

    Credits 3

    Students will demonstrate forensic social work practice skills under critical analysis and review. Areas of focus include documentation and report writing for the legal arena, expert witness testimony, interviewing and assessment, mock court and advocacy.

    Prerequisites
    Admission to the Forensic Social Work Certification Program.
  

  • SW 7005A - Field Practicum - Forensic Social Work

    Credits 3

    Required for Forensic Social Work Certification. Alternative to  . Experiential learning at a community-based agency within the legal arena. Students will apply forensic social work theory and concepts to supervised practice.

    Notes
    Course requires completion of practicum hours and field seminar attendance.

    Prerequisites
    Admission to the Forensic Social Work Certification Program;  .
  

  • SW 7005B - Professional Presentation - Forensic Social Work

    Credits 3

    Alternative to  . Students will participate in directed research and present in a topical area of forensic social work theory or practice at a conference or symposium.

    Prerequisites
    Admission to the Forensic Social Work Certification Program; instructor permission required.
  

  • SW 7010 - Capstone to Forensic Social Work

    Credits 2

    Continuation of  ; students are required to demonstrate integration and synthesis of certification program content. Requirements include the production of (1) a publication quality paper co-authored with social work or law faculty, and (2) a professional portfolio documenting program achievements.

    Prerequisites
    Admission to the Forensic Social Work Certification Program,  .
 

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