The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

SOCW 6315 Social Work with Diverse Populations

This course prepares students for effective professional intervention in a diverse world, and provides an understanding of how discrimination and oppression operate to limit the life opportunities of members of minority, vulnerable, at risk, and disenfranchised groups. This course analyzes discrimination based on factors such as race, ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexual orientation. This course will examine responses to discrimination and inequality, including strategies for intervention employing a sustainability framework. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SOCW 6370 and SOCW 6371.

Schedule Type

Lecture

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Social Work

Offered

As scheduled