SCWK 7777 Services to Migrants: A Border Perspective
Elective The right to migrate, sovereign nations' economic interests, and widespread anti-immigrant sentiments, have created an ongoing crisis at the US border with Mexico. This field-based immersion in the realities of the border will seek a comprehensive understanding of the crisis and the community based responses in Tucson, Arizona. Hosted by BorderLinks, students will learn through dynamic educational experiences about the inmpact of the border and immigration policies, and about actions for social transformation.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- SCWK7701
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.88 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.62 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Maria Rocio Calvo Vilches | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Spring 2025 | Maria Rocio Calvo Vilches | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 11 |
| Spring 2024 | Maria Rocio Calvo Vilches | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 9 of 11 |
| Spring 2023 | Maria Rocio Calvo Vilches | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 12 |
| Spring 2022 | Maria Rocio Calvo Vilches | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 10 of 15 |