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Show Social Sciences Social Work SOCIOLOGY-SOCIAL WORK CONCENTRATION (Option 2) Raymond H. Clark, Coordinator This option is designed to (1) prepare students for a beginning level of competence for practice in the field of Social Work, (2) prepare student for graduate Social Work Education, and (3) provide a liberal, interdisciplinary experience to help the student in his understanding of and adjustment to living in a democratic society. In 1973, the Utah State Legislature enacted a Social Work licensing law in order to protect the public by setting standards for qualifications, training and experience. This law requires that all persons who engage in the practice of Social Work be a graduate of an accredited Social Work Program and be licensed by the State of Utah. The Social Work Program at Weber State College is accredited by the National Council on Social Work Education and recognized by the State of Utah as a qualified educational program designed to prepare students for practice in the field of Social Work. Social Work ConcentrationFor those students who are majoring in Sociology with a Social Work Concentration, it will be necessary for the student to designate his/her major as Sociology with a Social Work Concentration. Those students pursuing a Sociology major with a Social Work Concentration are required to take the following Sociology core courses: Sociology SS101, SS250, 360, 406 465 and 499. In addition to these core courses in Sociology, the following Social Work courses are required: Social Work 130, 370, 371, 372, 454, 455, and 456. Students must also take 6 hours of electives from courses listed under Sociology and 3 hours of electives from courses listed under Social Work. Social Work Honors ConcentrationA student desiring to complete the Social Work Departmental Honors Program should (1) maintain an overall GPA of 3.3; (2) be enrolled in the General Honors Program and complete at least 10 hours of General Honors courses; (3) fulfill the usual requirements for the Social Work concentration of 55 hours; (4) complete at least 20 hours among these requirements in courses taken for Social Work Honors credit; these will include Social Work courses 332, 370, 371, 372, 429, and 438 for a total of 17 hours; and Sociology 321 for 3 hours; (5) complete a Social Work Emphasis Honors Senior Project of 2 hours in Social Work 492 which shall be in addition to all the foregoing requirements. The student desiring Social Work Emphasis Honors credit should seek permission from the Social Work Honors adviser at the time of registration, and at the beginning of the course should make a written agreement with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Social Work credit. SOCIAL WORK COURSES OF INSTRUCTION 130. Social Welfare as a Social Institution (Formerly Sociology 130) (5) The relationships of social systems which comprise the social welfare networks and the role of social work within that network. A W S Su 213, Characteristics of Client Systems (3) Relationship between man's developmental stages, the human environment, problems associated with such development, and suggestions for intervention. A S 230. Introduction to Social Work Methods (3) A generic approach to practice methods with a focus on philosophical, historical, and value dimensions. A S 332. Child Welfare (Formerly Sociology 332) (3) Introduction to Child Welfare Services in the United States. A W S 370. Social Casework (Formerly Sociology 370) (3) History, principles and techniques of social casework. A S Su 371. Social Group Work (Formerly Sociology 371) (3) Principles, concepts and techniques of social group work. A S 372. Community Organization (Formerly Sociology 372) (3) History, development and planning of community welfare organization as an aspect of social work. W S 429. Corrections (Formerly Sociology 429) (2) Institutional treatment of deviate behavior. AS 454. Social Service Field Experience (Beginning) (Formerly Sociology 454) (3) 184 Social Sciences Anthropology A minimum of 100 hours of supervised field experience in a Social Service Agency. Prerequisite: Social Work 130, consent of the instructor, and submission of field work application. A W S Su 455. Social Service Field Experience (Intermediate) (Formerly Sociology 455) (3) A minimum of 100 hours of supervised field experience in a Social Service Agency. Prerequisites: Social Work 455, 371 and consent of instructor. A W S Su 456. Social Service Field Experience (Advanced) (Formerly Sociology 456) (3) A minimum of 100 hours of supervised field experience in a Social Service Agency. Prerequisites: Social Work 455, 371 and consent of instructor. A W S Su 460. Social Work in Special Settings (2-6) This course is designed to accommodate special topical areas in Social Work Practice. (Maximum of 6 hours applied toward graduation.) A W S 492. Work Study Experience (Formerly Sociology 492) (2-4) Supervised experience in special projects. (Maximum of 4 hours applied toward graduation.) A S Su 498. Readings and Projects (2-5) Individual readings and/or projects for Senior students in Social Work. (Maximum of 5 hours applied toward graduation.) A W S Su 499. Social Work Senior Seminar (2) A senior level topical seminar. W S ANTHROPOLOGY Don McCormick, Coordinator Anthropology is a synthesizing discipline focusing on man as a bearer of culture and attempts to understand and order the variety of man's behavior patterns in a holistic framework. It embraces not only contemporary ethnic groups and their problems, but also the historic and prehistoric past on a worldwide basis, which includes fields of Archaeology, Linguistics, Ethnology, Physical and Social Anthropology. Students majoring in areas where the primary focus of the discipline is man, particularly the Social Sciences and the Humanities, will find Anthropology, with its strong emphasis on cultural integration, an important and stimulating discipline for a minor. Minor in AnthropologyConsists of twenty quarter hours, including Anthropology 101 and 460. Anthropology Honors MinorA student desiring to complete the Anthropology Departmental Honors Program should (1) maintain an overall GPA of 3.3; (2) be enrolled in General Honors Program and complete at least 10 hours of General Honors courses; (3) take 25 quarter hours of Anthropology courses including Anthropology 101 and 460; (4) take at least 15 credit hours of the courses taken for Anthropology Honors credit which must include an Honors Senior Project of 2 hours taken in either Anthropology 491, Readings and Projects, or in Honors 499, Honors Senior Project. A student may receive Anthropology Honors credit in any of the following courses: Anthropology 102, 204, 220, 254, 294, 310, 330, 440, 450, 452, 460, 491. It is expected that the Honors student will demonstrate work of a high quality equivalent to a B or better. In addition to the standard course assignments, the Honors student will complete a special requirement, which may be one of the following (or an equivalent): (a) take an additional test on selected readings; (b) give a formal presentation of research to the Anthropology faculty; or (c) write a research paper on a topic pertaining to the course. The student desiring Anthropology Honors credit should seek permission from the Coordinator of the Anthropology Department at the time of registration, and at the beginning of the course should make a written agreement with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Anthropology credit. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION SS101. Introduction to Anthropology (5) Evolution and development of man and culture from prehistory to the present. A W S Su 102. Physical Anthropology (5) Fossil man, human evolution, population genetics, and the races of man. W SS204. Language and Culture (3) Language as a cultural medium of expression. (Offered 1975-76 and alternate years.) W SS211. Peoples and Cultures of the World (3) Literate and non-literate peoples, their similarities and differences in adapting to their physical and social environment. A W S 220. Culture and Personality (3) Influence of culture in personality formation. (Offered 1976-77 and alternate years.) A 254. Native Cultures of Africa (5) Culture history of Africa with emphasis on 185 |
