Course Number |
Course Name |
Eligibility |
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387-9A1-DW | Sociological Perspectives for Social Service Workers | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: The goal of the course is to help students understand and analyze how social problems affecting individuals, families, and communities connect to political, economic, historical, and social forces. Some of these macro social problems include poverty, social exclusion, inequality, and violence. In sociology, students examine these as structural problems embedded in the fabric of society. We will examine how society is organized and structured, focusing on topics directly related to social service work (how do social systems shaped by colonial histories lead to forms of violence against Indigenous Peoples? Negative impacts of patriarchal structures, how racism, sexism, and classism are institutionalized, and more). Applying various sociological theories and perspectives, students will compare and contrast public and governmental responses to these social problems and assess the obstacles and successes in addressing them. |
388-1A1-DW | Introduction to Social Service Work | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 1 hour |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 1 hour |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: This course introduces you to the practice of Social Service Work. It aims to identify, examine and describe the various contexts, characteristics, standards, and scope of social service practice. Social Service Worker roles, goals, knowledge, interventions, values and ethics integral to practice will be examined and applied to practice examples. This course will introduce concepts such as social location, intersectionality, and Social Service Workers as agents for social change. Students will learn how Social Service Work links with other helping professions and examine how interprofessional collaboration can enhance service delivery. Students will develop an understanding of the roles and functions of the Social Service Worker in the helping process and recognize and describe the steps in the intervention process, with a focus on professional ethics, responsibility, and accountability. Students will also learn about the diverse settings where Social Service Workers practice. |
388-1A2-DW | Professional Communication and Relationship Skills I | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 3 hours |
Homework: 4 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 75 hours |
Course Description: In this 75-hour course, students will develop an understanding of communication theory and the communication skills that are essential to the helping relationships they will be forming in their training as future Social Service workers working with children and young adults. The elements of interpersonal communication, the impact of one’s social location on communication, and interviewing techniques such as nonviolent communication, rapport-building, conflict resolution skills, attending skills, paraphrasing, and empathizing will be addressed. Students will reflect on their own communication style and the impact it has on others. This self-awareness will lead to effective communication with individuals, groups, and teams in addition to the ability to provide and incorporate feedback into a reflexive and reflective practice. The focus of the course will be on individuals aged from childhood to young adulthood. |
388-1A3-DW | Needs Assessment Throughout the Life Span I | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 3 hours |
Homework: 2 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 75 hours |
Course Description: This course will focus on needs assessment from birth to adolescence. Through case studies and role-plays, students will be able to identify and describe different developmental levels and associated needs for individuals based on a biopsychosocial model. Students will learn how to complete a bias-free needs assessment considering the individual’s developmental stage, social location, individual strengths, and the resources available to them. As part of their assessment, students will gather information from other professionals, family, and significant persons in the individual’s life. They will learn to validate their assessment with the client using role-play situations. Students will also learn how to make referrals to appropriate organizations which address the specific developmental and biopsychosocial needs identified. Students will gather information about different types of resources and services available to persons of diverse backgrounds and experiences. |
109-10x-MQ | Physical Education | | |
Language of instruction: English Choose one course from the list of options below: - 109-101-MQ: Physical Activity and Health
- 109-102-MQ: Physical Activity and Effectiveness
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Physical Education Department's website for their offering course for the following: |
345-101-MQ | Knowledge | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 3 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 60 hours |
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the Humanities Department's website for their offering of 345-101-MQ - Knowledge courses. |
602-10x-MQ | French Block A | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. |
602-UF0-MQ | Oeuvres narratives et écriture | | |
Language of instruction: French
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 1 hour |
Homework: 3 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 45 hours |
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the French Department's offering of courses. |
603-101-MQ | Introduction to College English | | |
Language of instruction: English
Course hours per week:
Classroom: 2 hours |
Laboratory: 2 hours |
Homework: 4 hours |
Total contact hours per semester (15-weeks): 60 hours |
Course Description: For specific course descriptions, please see the English Department's website for their offering course for the following: |
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