पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

In this program, students are educated in micro and macro practice methods which focus on the strengths of individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations. Policy Practitioners must know and understand communities and organizations and about how decisions are made. Other areas of content include knowledge and skill development in the areas of policy analysis, problem definition, needs assessment, formulation and comparison of alternative policy recommendations, adoption of policy, implementation, and evaluation of policy and programs and forecasting future needs. Specialized knowledge and specific skills are developed in funding for policies and programs including sources of funds and systems of transfer, use of large data sets, and cutting edge theories, advanced quantitative analysis, grant writing, use of the media and public relation strategies, designing political strategies, professional leadership, reducing oppression as a goal of policy making, value and ethical dilemmas along with creativity and innovations in policy work. Policy Practice graduates holds many different jobs in Connecticut and around the country in both public and private agencies and organizations. Some examples include working as a lobbyist, advocate for a variety of organizations, working as aides to elected officials, program officers for foundations, serving as legislative staff, and working in the policy and legislative sections of state agencies. Graduates also work for large private agencies as program evaluators and researchers as well as elected officeholders.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The modules are 2-Year Plan of Study: Macro Foundation Practice 3, Advanced Concentration Course 3, Micro Foundation Practice 3, Foundation Field Education 4, Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Micro Theories 2, Foundation Field Advising Seminar 1, Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Macro Theories 2, Human Oppression 3, Social Welfare Policy 3, Research Methods 3, Foundation Field Education 4, Elective or Advanced Concentration Course 3, Foundation Field Advising Seminar 0, Advanced Concentration Course 3, Advanced Concentration Course 3, Advanced Field Education 4, Advanced Field Education 4, Advanced Field Advising Seminar 0, Advanced Field Advising Seminar 1, Elective or Advanced Concentration Course 3, Elective or Advanced Concentration Course 3, Advanced Research 2, Elective 3. 3-Year Plan of Study: Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Micro Theories 2, Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Macro Theories 2, Social Welfare Policy 3, Human Oppression 3, Macro Foundation Practice 3, Advanced Concentration Courses 6, Micro Foundation Practice 3, Foundation Field Education 4, Foundation Field Education 4, Foundation Field Advising Seminar 1, Foundation Field Advising Seminar 0, Research Methods 3, Elective 3, Advanced Concentration Course 3, Advanced Concentration Course 3, Elective 3, Advanced Field Education 4, Advanced Field Education 4, Advanced Field Advising Seminar 1, Advanced Field Advising Seminar 0, Elective 3, Advanced Research 2. 4-Year Plan of Study: Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Micro Theories 2, Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Macro Theories 2, Social Welfare Policy 3, Human Oppression 3, Research Methods 3, Elective 3, Elective 3, Elective 3, Advanced Research 2, Macro Foundation Practice 3,Advanced Concentration Courses 6, Micro Foundation Practice 3, Foundation Field Education 4, Foundation Field Education 4, Foundation Field Advising Seminar 1, Foundation Field Advising Seminar 0, Elective 2, Advanced Concentration Course 3, Advanced Concentration Course 3, Advanced Field Education 4, Advanced Field Education 4, Advanced Field Advising Seminar 0, Advanced Field Advising Seminar 1, Required Concentration Course or Elective 3. Policy Practice Concentration: POPR 5301 Policy Practice: Process and Finances 3, POPR 5310 Program Planning, Development and Evaluation 3, CORG 5312 Political Advocacy 3, POPR 5302 Policy Practice: Careers, Contexts and Quantitative Analysis 2.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students must hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for the entire undergraduate record or a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the last two undergraduate years. Students should have the test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) minimum overall score of 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test.

योग्यता

स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

विभागको नाम

School of Social Work