SOCW 505 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) II

Credits: 3

This course provides foundation knowledge about bio-psych-social cultural aspects of individual, family, and small group systems. Within this framework, emphasis is placed on issues related to human diversity and social justice. A holistic systems conceptual approach is used to demonstrate their relationship to larger social systems. Social systems; life-process development; culture and ethnicity; stress, coping, and adaptation; and major social issues over the life span are emphasized in this course. Students also will learn about an overall framework or model for integrating concepts, understanding human beings in society, and optimizing human functioning in society.

Prerequisite(s): admission to the MSW program, and SOCW 503 and SOCW 504.

Term(s) Offered: Spring

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