4 courses with the subject SWK, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SWK 105Introduction to Social Work3
......................................................................................................................... Fall This course gives the student an opportunity to learn about social work. Students examine common human needs and the services which meet them. Values and issues related to social work and the roles assumed by social workers and related helping professionals in the social service delivery system are explored. This course is aligned with NPRC Career Services Outcomes.
SWK 205Human Behavior and the Social Environment I3
.....................................................................................................................Spring In this course, students begin to study the person from a biopsychosocial perspective. Students focus on the social environment and apply theoretical frameworks in order to put human behavior into perspective, looking first at the individual from a biological perspective. Next, students examine development of the self. This course examines the impact of culture, the physical environment, and social institutions in shaping human behavior. Students begin to see how social systems impact individual health and well-being. 78 | 2025-2026 College Catalog
SWK 210Human Behavior and the Social Environment II3
......................................................................................................................... Fall This course focuses on the person in their environment across the life span. Biological, psychological, sociological, and cultural variables that influence development are identified across the life cycle. This course addresses the impact of various systems on human behaviors, as well as issues of discrimination and social/economic justice.
SWK 215Human Behavior and the Social Environment III3
...............................................................................................Spring (Even Years) This course focuses on ways in which drugs and alcohol impact the individual. It examines the major human biological systems with a special emphasis on understanding the brain as affected by drugs and alcohol and provides the student with a broad understanding and insight into the use and abuse of drugs within American society and their impact upon society in general.
