SCWK 8899 Macro Independent Study

Elective An opportunity for Macro students to investigate one aspect of social work practice with groups or communities in-depth. In addition to being of interest to the individual student, the area of investigation must be of substantive import to the field and of clear significance to contemporary community organization and social planning practice. Any student who has successfully completed the first year program of Macro studies is eligible to pursue an independent study in the fall and/or spring semester of the second year.

Course overview

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

Catalog details

Prerequisites
SCWK7721

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Requirements fulfilled

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

Official evaluation summary

4.81 / 5

Based on 41 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

  • Jaime Alejandro Olayo Mendez
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.78/5
  • Kelsey Werner
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Samuel Bradley
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 5.00/5

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