S W 5850 - Community and Organizational Cultures (3)

When Offered: Spring
This advanced course in the Communities and Organizational Management concentration under the MSW degree builds on the theories of community from S W 5220 and S W 5810, and management skills and organizational theories from S W 5820. Students will develop the skills needed to critically analyze the nuances of organizational and community cultures from a social work perspective. Students will also gain advanced skill in applying social work concepts such as empowerment and social justice to their analysis. Finally, students will be exposed to a variety of tools for examining organizational and community culture and will explore social work interventions to form, maintain, change and manage organizational community cultures.
Prerequisites: successful completion of S W 5810, S W 5820, and S W 5830 or permission of the instructor.