Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18

SW 2601 - Social Welfare Overview and Trends


The first of a two-course sequence that covers the social welfare policy and services content of the foundation curriculum for undergraduate social work education. Introduces the basic concepts, social work values, ethics, and principles to understand social welfare programs and services. Explores the historical content and evolution of social welfare policy and how the dominant values, contextual factors, and ideologies shape policy in a broad range of social welfare arenas.

Requisites: SW 1000 and ENG 1510 or ENG 1610
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I


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