Office of Admissions and Student Services - School of Social Work - Wayne State University

Are you looking to make some progress on your degree and explore a new subject? The following Social Work courses are open to graduate students and available for 2020 Fall registration and may be just what you are looking for. 

For registration information, including a handy registration checklist, click here. Have further questions? Contact our Office of Admissions and Student Services at 313-577-4409 or sswadmissions@wayne.edu. 

SW 5755: Introduction to Child Welfare, 3 credits 

Introduction and overview of child welfare services and practice with focus on a wide range of Issues related to children and youth in care and those in need of protection from abusive and/or neglectful caretakers and environments.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

Offered Thursday's 6:00 - 8:30 pm, Old Main 0162

SW 6100 Child Welfare and Social Systems, 3 credits

Theories, concepts and practices of family centered intervention services for young children with special needs. Team-building and cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration with families.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

Offered Tuesday's 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Old Main 1115

SW 6700 Disabilities in Urban Society, 3 credits 

Topics central to understanding living with disabilities across the life span in an urban society. Implications for persons with disabilities, their families and advocates, and their service providers. 

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

Offered Thursday's 5:00 - 7:30 pm, Old Main 1145

SW 6883  Social Work Practice with Very Young Children and Families

The relationship between theory, assessment and practice in the field of infant mental health. Course covers interventions for use with infants, toddlers and families, as well as the identification of appropriate interventions based upon the infant and family's needs, cultural histories and capacities.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

Offered Saturday's in October and Saturday's in November 

SW 6991 Understanding Suicide

This course  will explore the enigma of suicide, covering its many biopsychosocial dimensions including the historical, literary, neurobiological, psychological, social work, sociological, cultural, public health, and personal/subjective. Ecological and systems perspectives will be included. The course will explore an understanding of intervention strategies from different perspectives. 

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

Offered Thursday's 11:30 am - 2:00 pm, Old Main 1137

SW 7700 Pallaiative Care and Elder Law, 3 credits

Overview of palliative and hospice care, fundamentals of advanced care planning, and local and national laws and policies that concern older adults and their families.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate.

Offered Thursday's 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Old Main 1145

SW 7880  Social Work Practice with Very Young Children and Families, 1 credit

The relationship between theory, assessment and practice in the field of infant mental health. Course covers interventions for use with infants, toddlers and families, as well as the identification of appropriate interventions based upon the infant and family's needs, cultural histories and capacities.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

Offered Saturday, October 28 and Saturday, November 16, 9:00 am - 3:50 pm, Old Main 1115 

SW 8580 Impact of Health and Disease on Social Functioning, 3 credits

Study of biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors which influence health; social work interventions for at-risk populations in health care.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Graduate Certificate.

Offered Thursday's 5:30 - 8:00 pm, Old Main 0137