Academic Calendar 2017/2018 - Violence Against Women & Children

SWRK 3107  Violence Against Women & Children

Prerequisites:

SWRK 1006 or equivalent

Restrictions:

Restricted to students in the professional years of the BSW program

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students explore both historical and contemporary (in)formal responses to violence against women and children. Violence will be broadly defined, including physical, psychological, sexual and other forms of abuse across the lifespan. Theoretical approaches to understanding the phenomenon of violence inform the investigation of societal, legal and community responses to the issue.