SCWK 8800 Basic Skills in Macro Practice

Required of all M.S.W. students.. A course designed to introduce students to specific knowledge and skills useful to achieve change in organizational and community settings. These include basic administrative skills, community needs assessment, strategic planning, community development, and advocacy for policy change.

Course overview

Department
Social Work
School
SSW
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Corequisites
SCWK9921 or (Academic Year)

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.08 / 5

Based on 798 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Cal Halvorsen
    Fall 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.88/5
  • Deborah Rambo
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.74/5
  • Diane Santoro
    Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.73/5
  • Elizabeth Klein
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.64/5
  • Jessica Johnson
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • Julia Macmahon
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.53/5
  • Katelyn Teague
    Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.84/5
  • Katherine Hutcherson
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 3.75/5
  • Malaka Mims
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.93/5
  • Olivia Amadon
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.63/5
  • Patrick Mc Cabe
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.60/5
  • Rebecca Jackson
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.02/5
  • Samantha Teixeira
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • Samuel Bradley
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.97/5
  • Sharla Randazzo
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.72/5
  • Vincent Fusaro
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.70/5
  • Vivian Pham
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.65/5
  • William Frey
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.83/5
  • Yvonne Castaneda
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.85/5

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