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Graduate course on using qualitative research to advance sociological theory, covering inductive/deductive designs, interviews, content analysis, observations, focus groups, and data management.

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Intermediate Classical Theory offers an intensive and critical examination of major theoretical traditions in sociology's development since the 19th century.

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Graduate seminar offering a critical review of the most recent research in sociology.

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Seminar on mathematical and statistical applications in sociology, covering selected topics in measurement and model construction in social research.

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Research seminar focusing on the presentation and discussion of on-going research in comparative political economy and economic sociology.

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A graduate research workshop for sociology of gender trainees featuring presentations and discussion of current debates within the field.

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THESIS: Mentored research for the Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.

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A research workshop for Social Organization trainees covering current topics in political, cultural, and comparative historical sociology, including social movements and citizenship.

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Independent reading and research in sociology.

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An introductory course focusing on social work and helping professions that examines social problems and critiques various approaches to creating social change.

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Introduction to the field of social work covering historical development, formation of social welfare policies, and the role of the social work professional.

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Introduction to Social Policy explores the U.S. policy process and the political, economic, and institutional frameworks structuring public social welfare choices.

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

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Field Practice and Integrative Seminar II is an approved generalist field seminar and social work agency placement requiring a minimum of 16 hours per week as the second course in the two-semester generalist field sequence.

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Generalist Practice with Communities and Organizations covers the theory and practice of planned change in communities and organizations, helping students apply a generalist model at these intervention levels.

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Examines social, historical, legal, political, and ethical dimensions of alcohol and psychotropic drug use and abuse in the United States within a substance use disorders framework.

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Human Behavior and the Environment covers physiological, psychological, and social changes throughout the life cycle and major crisis and developmental tasks for social work practice.

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Introduction to housing precarity and being unhoused in the U.S., exploring housing markets, social policies, demography, history, and service needs through classroom and community-based learning.

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Covers psychopathology in generalist social work practice, using the DSM to review major mental disorders across the lifespan and critique the medical model.

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Overview of risk/protective factors, theories, services, research, and policies for social work with infants, toddlers, and families; discusses prevention/intervention models for social/emotional wellbeing.

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An anti-oppressive analysis of sex trading, including sex trafficking and sex work, focusing on risk, prevention, identification, intervention, and implications for practice and policy.

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Covers affirming social work practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, intersex, asexual, Two-Spirit, and other LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and communities.

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Issues in Developmental Disabilities covers definition, incidence, etiology, prevention, life-cycle needs, social-welfare issues, and the social worker's role.

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SOCWORK 646 examines child abuse and neglect, including physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation, with attention to ethics, identity, poverty, risk assessment, and policy impacts on diverse children and families.

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Social work practice in palliative care addressing psychosocial, cultural, existential, ethical, and team-based care for individuals and families impacted by serious illness.

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Examines foundational principles of social work research to promote critical consumption of empirical studies. Covers qualitative and quantitative design evaluation for evidence-based practice.

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Explores out-of-home care and permanency in child welfare, covering foster care, kinship care, adoption, and policy from local to national perspectives.

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Topics in Contemporary Social Welfare explores varying current issues and trends in social justice, social welfare, and social work.

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Directed Study is an independent study course for undergraduate students in Social Work, conducted under the direction of a Social Work instructor.

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Course for Part-Time MSW students with partial exemptions to maintain UW-Madison status when no other courses are available.

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