Human Behavior & Social Environment I

Instructor:
Katie Elaine Roosevelt
421
Credits:
3.0
001
Building:
Mine and Minerals Research Building
Room:
Rm.112
Semester:
Spring 2025
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Human Behavior & Social Environment I
Requisites:

Prereq: Open to Social Work Majors, SW 124, and SW 222 or SW 322.

Class Type:
LEC
11:00 am
12:15 pm
Days:
TR
Note:
This course is for students in the professional social work education program. Students must obtain approval and an override from their academic advisor in order to register for this class.

This foundation course is the first of a two part social work major course sequence that utilizes life perspective and other theories as tools for understanding human behavior and its development acrosss the lifespan. A "person in the environment" focus is utilized as students explore the interrelatedness of biological, social, cultural, psychological, and environmental factors in human behavior and its ongoing development. Particular attention will be given to exploring the impact of racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, classism, and homophobia on human behavior across the life journey.

This foundation course is the first of a two part social work major course sequence that utilizes life perspective and other theories as tools for understanding human behavior and its development acrosss the lifespan. A "person in the environment" focus is utilized as students explore the interrelatedness of biological, social, cultural, psychological, and environmental factors in human behavior and its ongoing development. Particular attention will be given to exploring the impact of racism, sexism, ethnocentrism, classism, and homophobia on human behavior across the life journey.

SW