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SWK 100 - Introduction to Social Work

Institution:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Subject:
Description:
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of social work and social welfare as an institution and a discipline. Students survey the social, political, economic and historical dimensions of poverty and welfare services in the United States. This course is intended to help students think critically, to develop an analytical approach to the value judgments made by social institutions and to broaden the understanding of human diversity and the human condition in the United States.
Credits:
3.00
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
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Level:
Instructional Type:
Lecture
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Additional Information:
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Institution Website:
Phone Number:
(814) 262-6400
Regional Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Calendar System:
Semester

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