Spring 2027

Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare

Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare explores varying topics on current trends in social justice, welfare, and social work.

offering recorded2–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Pajarita Charles

Summary

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Past student reviews · Tally Moses

The course included quizzes and a cumulative final exam. One student found quizzes easy if studied, while another found them challenging but helpful for final preparation.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Synthesize and communicate knowledge regarding contemporary social welfare issues

  • Demonstrate knowledge of social work theories and approaches related to topic area

  • Think critically about societies and the larger global community

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
SOCWORK 375

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

TALLY MOSES is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Tally Moses

Students found Tally Moses to be kind and caring, creating a supportive classroom atmosphere where she genuinely wanted students to succeed despite some administrative frustrations.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.62 GPA, 81.0% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.29 GPA, 52.4% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 76.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Tally Moses

The course included quizzes and a cumulative final exam. One student found quizzes easy if studied, while another found them challenging but helpful for final preparation.

Past student reviews · Tally Moses

Students appreciated the amazing classroom atmosphere and valued participation in discussions, but others found quiz questions confusing and frustrating to prepare for tests.

Topics

  • Current issues and trends in social justice, social welfare, and social work
  • Social work theories and approaches
  • Societies and the global community

Skills

  • Synthesizing and communicating knowledge of contemporary social welfare issues
  • Applying social work theories and approaches to specific topic areas
  • Critical analysis of societies and the global community

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
SOCWORK 375 · Spring 2027

Contemporary Issues in Social Welfare

Recorded 2026-10-14
SOCWORK 375 · Spring 2027

Crim Just, Families & Soc Work

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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