2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

SWK 441 Research Methods in Social Work

The course focuses on practice-informed research and research-informed practice, which is a required part of the accredited BSW curriculum. This course provides an overview of research and evaluation procedures in social work, deepening and expanding concepts and skills to evaluate client system progress and program effectiveness with ethical considerations. Students systematically monitor, analyze, and interpret types of quantitative and qualitative designs and data as well as evaluating the strengths and limitations of research designs and discussing how the data and results can be used for the implications of future research studies, practices, programs, or policy.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SWK 307, 308, 335, and 337

Corequisite

SWK 436 and 484

Distribution

Bachelors, Undergraduate