SWO 5301:
Advanced Practice Readiness I
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
This course prepares students for entrance into Baylor's Advanced standing MSW Program. Introduces the mission of the program with an emphasis on integrated faith and social work practice, the strengths perspective, and building communities. Overviews the professional foundation to include human behavior and the social environment and social work practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations. |
SWO 5335:
Frameworks and Perspectives for Community Practice
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Guides advanced practice social workers in the evaluation and selection of frameworks for community change. Emphasizes values, professional role, and cultural influences on how change is envisioned, enacted, and evaluated. |
SWO 5375
Advanced Practice I: Community Practice
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Prepares advanced practice social workers to promote community problem-solving and development. Emphasizes community assets; leadership development; and change strategy selection, enactment, and evaluation. Focuses on congregations and religiously affiliated organizations as agents of community change. |
SWO 5323:
Administrative Practice in Social Work
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Administrative Practice in Social Work prepares students to perform managerial functions in public, nonprofit, and faith-based human service organizations with particular emphasis on those with programs designed to improve human wellness. Specific attention is given to the topics of leadership, human resources, fund raising, organization development, structure and governance, resource management, and efforts to link human service organizations in an integrated community-wide service delivery system. |
SWO 5282:
Evaluation of Practice I
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Selection and implementation of outcome-based evaluation of practice protocols to inform intervention decisions by advanced practice social workers. |
SWO 5494:
Part I Advanced Internship
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Introduction and first of two semesters of the advanced internship in a specified area of specialization |
SWO 5378:
Advanced Practice II: Community Practice
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Continuation of 5375. Prepares advanced practice social workers to promote community problem-solving and development. Emphasizes community assets; leadership development; and change strategy selection, enactment, and evaluation. Focuses on congregations and religiously affiliated organizations as agents of community change. A grade of B or better must be received in this course in order to complete requirements for the master’s degree. |
SWO 5283:
Evaluation of Practice II
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Selection and implementation of outcome-based program evaluation protocols to inform intervention decisions by advanced practice social workers. |
SWO 5490:
Part II Advanced Internship
Graduate
Credit-Bearing |
Second of two semesters of the advanced internship in a specified area of specialization |
MKT 3340:
Nonprofit Marketing
Undergraduate
Credit-Bearing |
Applies marketing concepts to objectives of nonprofit organizations. Special attention is paid to fund raising, promotion, and strategic planning in the arts, education, and social issues. |
