SCWK 8806 Global Policy Issues and Implications
Required for, and restricted to, Global Practice Field-of-Practice. An advanced policy course that introduces approaches, issues, and competencies of global social work policy interventions. This course focuses on policy analysis in the context of world-wide poverty, underdevelopment, and sustainable development. In the context of social justice, equality, universal human rights and international collaboration (partnerships), it perceives global systems and their policies as both a challenge for a sustainable planet and for the growth of its interdependent national/local communities.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- SCWK7701
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.51 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.82 / 5 · Very Good
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Maryanne Loughry | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 11 |
| Fall 2024 | Maryanne Loughry | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 3 of 5 |
| Fall 2023 | Maryanne Loughry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 of 11 |
| Fall 2022 | Maryanne Loughry | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 25 |
| Fall 2021 | Maryanne Loughry | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 20 |