SOW 2220 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Human Diversity

This course is designed to teach students the principles underlying multicultural assessment and intervention drawing on knowledge, awareness and tolerance of differences among people. Through a process of self-examination and cross-cultural participant experiences, students will explore themselves and the society in which they live, develop an appreciation of the multifaceted meaning of diversity, and cultivate professional alternatives for combating discrimination, stereotyping, and oppression across age group, race, gender, class, religion, physical disability, and sexual orientation. Attention will be given to increasing students’ understanding and assessment of the impact of diversity on clients’ lives.
Lecture
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: declared social work major or diversity minor
Offered: Fall and Spring
Not Liberal Arts