SW 620 presents theory as a tool for understanding human behavior and serves as a theoretical foundation for understanding human behavior and subsequent social work intervention. Specific attention is paid to incorporating theories that are evidence based and knowledge informed in being able to understand clients within the larger context of their environment.
Students are introduced to the roles, responsibilities, and professional behaviors of social work, and the place of ethics and professionalism in social work practice. The development process of morality and professional ethics and the use of self-reflection and professional use of self in direct social work practice are examined.
This social work practice course explores theories and practice approaches appropriate for work with organizations and community systems. Recognizing the structural determinants of individual and family wellbeing, the course focuses on a strengths-based approach to engaging, assessing, and planning evidence-based interventions for clients at the macro level. Students will explore community practice models that aim to: empower marginalized populations, build human capacity, advocate for just policy, and create sustainable political, economic, environmental, and social justice.
Advanced study of current topics in veterinary parasitology. The course is comprised of student-led discussions based upon readings taken from current literature in the discipline. Emphasis will be placed on the critical analysis and understanding of the experimental basis for current concepts in veterinary parasitology.
This will be an 'assignment-intensive' course designed to present provocative, current equine industry issues to students. Students will then repackage and/or further research that information and communicate the information in various written and oral formats. This course fulfills the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirements (GCCR) for Equine Science and Management students.
In this course, students will develop an understanding of heredity, its DNA basis, and the methods used to discover genetic influences on behavior and how to identify specific genes. This basic information will be applied to better understand what is known about genetic influence on cognitive ability, psychopathology, substance abuse, and health psychology.
Beginning tap dance will provide students with a basic understanding of tap dance fundamentals, musicality, beginning terminology, improvisation, styles and history.
This course will provide students with an introduction to human skeletal biology and its applications to medico-legal issues. We will also discuss the different contexts in which forensic anthropology is applied, including local death investigations, mass disasters, and human rights violations. Utilizing a biocultural perspective, participants will explore the biology of human skeletal remains through osteological analysis, while also emphasizing the cultural context of the people we study as well as the scientists who study them.
A course with special assignments for study of special topic usually involving preparation of a final paper. Student must identify a clearly defined topic and a specific faculty member as instructor. All work to fulfill this course must be detailed clearly and described fully in advance using the approved learning contract. The student and faculty member will need to agree on a general schedule of student/faculty meetings during the semester to discuss the progress of the project. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 credits. Letter Grade only.
Fundamental principles of steady state and transient heat and mass transfer in biosystems engineering. Heat transfer will include conduction, convection, and radiation. Mass transfer will include liquid-gas, solid-gas, and solid-liquid equilibrium scenarios, as well as convective, diffusive, and osmotic mass transfer. Governing equations and boundary conditions for both heat and mass transfer will be included with special attention to industrial, biological, and bioenvironmental problems.
