SWK at University of Alaska Anchorage

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

• 1. SWK A151Introduction to Social Work
  2. SWK A243Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Community Service Learning
  3. SWK A330Social Work Practice with Individuals
• 1. SWK A243Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Community Service Learning
  2. SWK A151Introduction to Social Work
  3. SWK A330Social Work Practice with Individuals
• 1. SWK A401Foundations: Child Welfare Practice I
  2. SWK A402Theory and Intervention: Child Welfare Practice II

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SWK coursework.

• SWK A330Social Work Practice with Individualsopens 6 courses (2 directly)
• SWK A340Social Work Practice with Families and Groupsopens 4 courses (1 directly)
• SWK A428Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communitiesopens 3 courses (2 directly)
• PSY A365Child and Adolescent Developmentopens 1 course (1 directly)
• SWK A402Theory and Intervention: Child Welfare Practice IIopens 1 course (1 directly)
• SWK A495ASocial Work Practicum Iopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate SWK work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 45 SWK and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 26 more SWK courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in SWK. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 6 courses deep, ending at SWK A495B

  1. SWK A151Introduction to Social Work
  2. SWK A330Social Work Practice with Individuals
  3. SWK A340Social Work Practice with Families and Groups
  4. SWK A428Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
  5. SWK A495ASocial Work Practicum I
  6. SWK A495BSocial Work Practicum II

• 3 courses deep, ending at SWK A336

  1. WRTG A111Writing Across Contexts
  2. WRTG A211Writing and the Humanities
  3. SWK A336Writing for Social Work Practice

• 3 courses deep, ending at SWK A403

  1. SWK A401Foundations: Child Welfare Practice I
  2. SWK A402Theory and Intervention: Child Welfare Practice II
  3. SWK A403Applied Practice and Professional Skills: Child Welfare Practice III

• 3 courses deep, ending at SWK A410

  1. PSY A150Lifespan Development
  2. PSY A365Child and Adolescent Development
  3. SWK A410Trauma in Childhood

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for SWK yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under SWK yet.

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