SCWK7723 · Social Work
School of Social Work
The course provides a critical perspective on current issues and problems in American racism, sexism, heterosexism, ablism, and ageism. These issues and problems are studied in the context of the dynamics of social process, historical and anthropological perspectives, and theories of prejudice and social change. Social work's responsibility to contribute to solutions is emphasized. Different models for examining the issues of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, and ability are presented.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.3 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.3 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.3 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.4 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~3.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Part Time Faculty, School of Social Work
4.7 / 5
4.6 / 5
Part Time Faculty, School of Social Work
3.6 / 5
3.6 / 5
Part Time Faculty, School of Social Work
4.2 / 5
3.9 / 5
Part Time Faculty, Field Office · GSSW
4.6 / 5
4.3 / 5
4 evaluations for this course
4.9 / 5
4.8 / 5
Professor, Global Practice, School of Social Work
4.5 / 5
4.5 / 5
Part Time Faculty, School of Social Work
4.4 / 5
4.4 / 5
Assistant Professor, SSW, Health & Mental Health
4.3 / 5
4.0 / 5
2 evaluations for this course
4.7 / 5
4.5 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, SSW, Health & Mental Health
4.6 / 5
4.2 / 5
Part Time Faculty, School of Social Work
3.5 / 5
3.3 / 5
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Fall 2024
12 sectionsFall 2023
8 sectionsFall 2022
10 sectionsFall 2021
12 sectionsFall 2020
9 sections