SCWK 355 - Study Tour in Social Work

(3 credits)
Prerequisite: Junior standing or above or consent of instructor
This course will offer students a first-hand, supervised cross cultural travel and study experience from a historical and social perspective of social problems in the country they visit. Students will participate in lecture, site visits, research and other academic experiences, including pre and post-travel activities, as appropriate. Topics focus on historical development of world cultures, practices, beliefs and response to social problems. This course is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing upon, for example, visual and performing arts, religious traditions, political organization, economic development, social and family life. Repeatable for different itineraries. (CGCL; CSOC)