SWK 1600Community Engmnt & Civic Resp

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Prerequisite(s): None General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences In this course, you will focus on providing a community engaged learning and civic engagement experience from a social work perspective. You will provide at least 30 hours of services to a community organization to enhance your academic and civic learning and complete a final project demonstrating your knowledge of social problems related to your service-learning site. Before beginning the community engaged learning experience, course materials will introduce you to the role of student learning within an agency context. In this class, you will also reflect on social justice issues, understand socioeconomic and political factors that affect our communities, and apply your reflection and learning to your personal and professional development. Note: Some sections of this course may be taught as Community Engaged Learning.