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In all matters, the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, the Handbook of Operating Procedures of The University of Texas at Arlington, and the University Catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington shall supersede departmental, program or college publications. Available Formats The University Catalog is available in an online format only. This is part of the Mavericks Go Green Campus Sustainability program . Many of our previous catalogs are still available online. Catalogs that are no longer online are still available through the University Archives . Courses SOCW 1231. SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONALISM. 2 Hours. This course is reserved exclusively for students planning to major in Social Work (e.g., BSW-Intended status) who are freshmen; this will be taken concurrently with UNIV 1131 . This course or SOCW 3300 is required for admission to the BSW major. SOCW 1350. SPECIAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK. 3 Hours. Relevant social work topics generated and explored in depth according to student and professional needs. The topic will be determined prior to registration. We sometimes transfer in 1000 level courses and need a generic 1000 level for allocation. SOCW 2302. LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 3 Hours. This course explores, within the context of a strengths and empowerment based perspective, the bio-psycho-social development of persons from birth to death. It is strongly recommended that this course be taken before SOCW 3301 . This course is required for Social Work Field Instruction and Seminar I ( SOCW 4951 ). This course satisfies the University of Texas at Arlington core curriculum requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences. For students seeking the BSW major who are Field of Study complete in Social Work, this course is not required. SOCW 2325. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL WORK AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES. 3 Hours. This course is designed to enhance students' skills as research consumers and in performing research and statistical analyses in social work and the social sciences. Included in the course are descriptive statistical procedures including measures of central tendency, variability, shape and distribution along with associations between two variables. In addition, inferential statistics are covered including estimation and hypothesis testing. SOCW 2350. SPECIAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK. 3 Hours. Relevant social work topics generated and explored in depth according to student and professional needs. The topic will be determined prior to registration. SOCW 2361. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK. 3 Hours. An overview of the social work profession, its fields of practice, methods of social intervention, its historical context, and its relationship to the social welfare system. This course is open to all students and satisfies the requirement for Social and Behavioral Sciences in the core curriculum. This course is required for the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program. SOCW 3300. SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONALISM AND STUDENT SUCCESS. 3 Hours. This course is reserved exclusively for students planning to major in Social Work (e.g., BSW-Intended status) who have transferred from another institution; this fulfills the university requirement for UNIV 1101 . This course or SOCW 1231 is required for admission to the BSW major. Co-requisite: SOCW 2311 or SOCW 2361 . SOCW 3301. THEORIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR. 3 Hours. This course explores, within the context of a strengths and empowerment perspective, theories of human behavior. For social work majors, it is strongly recommended that SOCW 2302 be taken before this course. Offered as AAST 3301 and SOCW 3301 ; credit will be granted in only one department. This course is required for Social Work Field Instruction and Seminar I ( SOCW 4951 ). SOCW 3303. SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SERVICES. 3 Hours. Examines how social goals are met by social welfare institutions. Conceptual schemes are developed for analyzing the structure of social welfare institutions and evaluating social welfare sub-systems. The social work profession is also examined in the context of the evolution and function of the contemporary American social welfare system. This course is required for Social Work Field Instruction and Seminar II ( SOCW 4952 ). SOCW 3305. SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I. 3 Hours. Critical evaluation of the value base of the social work profession and basic practice concepts including interviewing, communication and problem solving skills at the individual, family, and group levels in diverse settings. This course is required for admission to the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program. Co-requisite: SOCW 2311 or SOCW 2361 . SOCW 3306. SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE III: MACRO PRACTICE. 3 Hours. The theory and practice of social change at the community level, including a sociological analysis of bureaucracies as collectivities of power, and of the communi...