Relevant Coursework
College of Social Work & Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina

Fall 2025
SOWK 712 & 716 - Human Behavior & the Social Environment I&II
Study of institutions, communities, and organizations as social systems relevant to social work practice. Later, a systems approach is used to study the family and individual development. Cultural and structural variability are emphasized.
Fall 2025
SOWK 714 - Diversity & Social Justice Issues for Social Work Practice
Diversity, strengths, needs, and responses of oppressed populations from a social justice perspective, with emphasis on experiential learning and implications for social work practice at all system levels.
Fall 2025
SOWK 781- Field Instruction I: Generalist Social Work Practice
An agency-based study of the community social welfare system and the social agency's place in delivery of services; a beginning involvement in agency practice.
Fall 2025
SOWK 791-Social Work Research Methodologies
Examination of social work research contexts, designs, and strategies.

Spring 2026
SOWK 722- Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Small Groups
Methods of social work intervention with individuals, families and groups within the social environment.
Spring 2026
SOWK 732 - Social Work Practice with Organizations & Communities
Social work practice in organizations and communities, especially skills in problem identification and solving.
Spring 2026
SOWK 742- Social Welfare Policy Analysis
Analysis of social welfare policies, including their development, implementation, and evaluation.
Spring 2026
SOWK 705-Family Interventions and Family Therapy
Social work practice with families, parents, and couples, focused on family interventions and family therapy with culturally diverse and vulnerable family populations. This course counts as a practice elective.

Spring 2026
SOWK 782 - Field Instruction II: Generalist Social Work Practice
An agency-based study of the community social welfare system and the social agency's place in delivery of services; a beginning involvement in agency practice.
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