COURSE REQUIREMENTS TO BE FULFILLED
FOR THE SOCIAL WORK MAJOR
Generalist social work practice, at the undergraduate level, involves the capacity to apply knowledge, skills, and values to assess a range of situations and the ability to work with individuals, groups, organizations, and communities from a wide variety of perspectives, with supervision. The knowledge base of generalist practice is comprised of a liberal arts foundation. A liberal arts perspective is integrated in the social work curriculum content areas of practice and practice skills, human behavior and the social environment, research, and policy.
Completion of the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Social Work requires a student to complete (a) the university's General Education Requirements, (b) the distributional and foreign language requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences, and (c) the Department of Social Work requirements. This is a list of the department's requirements. It is not intended as a substitute for advising by a social work faculty member.
| Hours Required | Hours | |
| 51 | Social Work (minimum requirements) | |
| SW 101, Introduction to Social Welfare and Social Work | 3 | |
| SW 290, The American Social Welfare Institution | 4 | |
| SW 350, Research Methods in Social Work | 4 | |
| SW 383, Introduction to Social Work Practice Methods | 4 | |
| SW 390, Social Policy | 4 | |
| SW 393, Dynamics of Human Behavior I | 4 | |
| SW 394, Dynamics of Human Behavior II | 4 | |
| SW 396, Social Work Practice (fall) | 4 | |
| SW 491A, Integrative Seminar (fall) | 2 | |
| SW 492A, Field Practicum (fall) | 4 | |
| SW 397, Social Work Practice (winter) | 4 | |
| SW 491B, Integrative Seminar (winter) | 2 | |
| SW 492B, Field Practicum (winter) | 5 | |
| SW 398, Social Work Practice (spring) | 4 | |
| SW 491C, Integrative Seminar (spring) | 2 | |
| SW 492C, Field Practicum (spring) | 5 | |
| 5 | Natural Science | |
| Bios 103, Human Biology (meets 5 hours of Arts and Sciences requirement) | 5 | |
| 5 | Statistics | |
| Psychology 221, Elementary Statistics | 5 | |
| 12 | Psychology | |
| Psychology 273, Child and Adolescent | 4 | |
| Psychology 332, Abnormal Psychology | 4 | |
| Psychology 374, Psychology of Adulthood and Aging | 4 | |
| (SW 486: Aging in American Society or Health 413: Health Aspects of Aging may be substituted) | ||
| 27 | Social Sciences | |
(In addition to the above listed courses)
Students make their own choices consistent with their career goals, in consultation with their advisor and subject to the following limitations - one course must be taken in each of the following: The 27 hour requirement may be reduced by 4 cr hrs. by taking an elective course offered through the Department of Social Work. Student is still expected to take a course in each of the social science areas. Volunteer or paid work experience in social services or closely related areas prior to enrolling in the social science areas. Students should consider enrolling in SW 190 to meet the volunteer experience requirements. |
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