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Part of the course map for the Social Work MSW program

MSW Program Foundational Year Objectives Foundation Year Courses
SW500 Roots: Ideology, Ethics and Policy SW502 Dynamics of Diversity/ Oppression SW510 Human Behavior in the Social Environment SW530 Generalists Practice with Small Systems SW590 Field Practicum I
Foundation Objective #1: Apply critical thinking skills within the context of professional social work X X X   X
Foundational Objective #2: Understand the value base of the profession and its ethical standards and principles and act accordingly X X X X X
Foundation Objective #3: Practice without discrimination, with affirmation, and with respect, knowledge and skills related to the client's age, class, race, …       X X
Foundation Objective #4: Demonstrate an understanding of the forms and mechanisms of prejudice, oppression, … X X X X X
Foundation Objective #5: Understand and interpret the history of the social work profession… X X      

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Intensity of Learning Outcomes for Different Course Levels in the BSU Management Curriculum

Course Level Skills Problem Solving Critical Thinking Teamwork Analysis Relative Intensity
100 10 2 2 2 2 18
200 8 4 4 4 4 24
300 4 7 7 6 8 32
400 2 10 10 10 10 40

For this course map, each outcome is given a point value from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest. Adding the points across the rows of this matrix produces a score for relative intensity at each level.

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Master of Public Administration Curriculum

Courses Governance Structures Theory to Practice Quantitative/ Qualitative Methods Policy Analysis/ Evaluation Budgeting/ Finance Human Resource Management Organization Theory
501 H H L M M M H
510 L M H M L L L
511 L M H H M M L
521 M M M M H L L
531 H M L M L H M
532 M H L L L L H
541 H M H L H L H
542 H M H L L M M
591 L H M M L M H

Level of emphasis of each course on each of the program's learning objectives (L = Low, M = Medium, H = High)

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Last Modified: October 19, 2012