PUHE-300 : Public Health Social Work Capstone Independent Study (Elective)

This graduate-level course is designed to provide a culminating experience or integrative learning experience for social work students engaged in projects integrating course work in public health. The course allows students to reflect upon and illustrate their competency as a public health social worker and develop their project idea. Students are required to integrate their knowledge of public health with current best practices and research in the field. They will expand upon their idea in a written final product/report. The final Capstone project should be the result of work that is independently conducted and that represents original research and critical analysis. Each project will contain an approved plan, executed project, and dissemination strategy. The material produced from this course will be presented to an audience of faculty and students two to three weeks before the end of class. This course is limited to public health social work students See note on page 577 related to courses with a range of credit hours.