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Main Office
Chilton Hall, Room 263

Mailing address:
1155 Union Circle #305370
Denton, TX 76203-5017
940-565-3437

Web site: pacs.unt.edu/capp

Brenda McCoy, Chair

Faculty 

The Department of Community and Professional Programs offers four fields of study that share a focus on building professional skills as well as working to promote the social good. Undergraduate degrees are offered in social work and applied arts and sciences (BAAS). The BAAS is a multidisciplinary degree program specifically designed for transfer students. Minors and certificate programs are also offered in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and in nonprofit studies.

The disciplines administered by the Department of Community and Professional Programs are designed to prepare students for professional careers in a variety of fields, including business, state and local government, and nonprofit management, or for graduate school. Social word graduates are eligible to take the examination for licensure as a social worker by the State of Texas and are qualified for employment in a variety of human service settings, including mental health centers, hospitals, hospice, youth and children’s services, aging programs, criminal justice, and organizations that deal with poverty and issues of social and economic justice.

Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS)

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) is a multidisciplinary degree program that is specifically designed for students transferring to UNT with occupationally specific credits earned at a community college or technical institution. Veterans or active duty service members may also receive college credit for specialized military training.

Social Work (BSW)

The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree prepares students for beginning level practice with special populations including the poor, those who are oppressed, and other at-risk groups. It is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Students begin the program as pre-social work majors and may apply for acceptance to take the major after completion of specified prerequisites.

Programs

• Social Work pre-major

• Applied Arts and Sciences, BAAS
• Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
• Social Work, BSW

Courses

• PACS 3000 - Pathways to Civic Engagement
• PACS 3020 - Fundamentals of Inquiry and Discovery
• PACS 4000 - Mediation
• PACS 4010 - Family Mediation
• PACS 4020 - Dispute Resolution in the Workplace
• PACS 4030 - Dispute Resolution in a Global Workplace
• PACS 4040 - Crisis Intervention
• PACS 4050 - Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
• PACS 4060 - Practicum in Mediation and Dispute Resolution
• PACS 4070 - Arbitration Basics
• PACS 4170 - Introduction to Research in the Social Sciences
• PACS 4200 - Leadership Theory and Practice for Volunteer Managers
• PACS 4210 - Introduction to Philanthropy and Fundraising
• PACS 4220 - Proposal Writing and Grants Administration
• PACS 4230 - Social Evolution of Contemporary Volunteerism
• PACS 4240 - Volunteer Management Concepts and Applications
• PACS 4250 - Community Resource Mapping and Collaboration
• PACS 4260 - Volunteer Program Planning and Evaluation
• PACS 4300 - Nonprofit Leadership Capstone
• PACS 4310 - Community Service Internship
• PACS 4610 - Topics in Community Service
• PACS 4900 - Special Problems
• PACS 4910 - Special Problems
• PACS 4920 - Cooperative Education in Economic Development or Regional/Sectoral Analysis

• SOWK 1450 - Introduction to Social Work
• SOWK 2430 - Policies, Issues and Programs in Social Welfare
• SOWK 2996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
• SOWK 3050 - Drugs and Alcohol
• SOWK 3150 - Addictions
• SOWK 3200 - Physical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability I
• SOWK 3500 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
• SOWK 3800 - Social Work Practice I
• SOWK 3870 - Social Work Research and Practice
• SOWK 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience
• SOWK 4000 - Ethics and Professionalism in Practice
• SOWK 4430 - Applied Social Welfare Policy
• SOWK 4500 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
• SOWK 4540 - Human Diversity for the Helping Professions
• SOWK 4600 - Employment Services
• SOWK 4700 - Child Welfare Practice and Services
• SOWK 4800 - Social Work Practice II
• SOWK 4810 - Social Work Practice III
• SOWK 4870 - Social Work Integrative Seminar
• SOWK 4875 - Social Work Field Practicum
• SOWK 4880 - Quantitative Methods of Social Research
• SOWK 4890 - Topics in Social Welfare
• SOWK 4900 - Special Problems
• SOWK 4910 - Special Problems
• SOWK 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis

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