SW 7704 - Human Behavior in a Social Environment I

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program.
This course designed to provide students with an understanding of human behavior in the context of social environment. The course uses a strengths perspective to develop awareness of diversity and ways of understanding behavior and problem solving. Specifically, the course focuses on the physical, social, and emotional development and mastery of growth crises from birth to death. Included in the course are current theories and research about the life cycle, with particular emphasis on the ways in which culture, ethnicity, and community influence and shape development.