SOWK 8242 - Global Perspective in Social Work

Two credit hours.

Using film as the medium students will engage in critical thinking and analysis of social welfare issues, and explore how Political, economical, cultural, religious, historical and environmental factors impact social welfare policies and the delivery of human services in different regions of the world. This course is useful for those who have had previous international experience and/or those who are interested in international social work and are looking for a forum in which such experiences and interests can be processed in the context of existing theoretical frameworks and models of social welfare service delivery.

Prerequisites: Graduate Standing Building a first-year domestic social policy courses, the purpose of this course is to expose students to a variety of global social issues related to social welfare and social development.