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Social Work Curriculum

Social Work Major Requirements
Students must also complete the general education requirements.

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
Required Courses - 19 courses
BIO 135	Applied Human Biology (or another approved biology course)	3
POL 101	American Government and Public Policy	3
PSY 101	General Psychology	3
PSY 213	Statistics and Research Design	3
PSY 214	Foundations of Behavioral Research	3
SWK 101	Introduction to Social Behavior	3
SWK 102	Introduction to Social Work and Social Issues	3
SWK 201	Human Behavior in the Social Environment I	3
SWK 202	Human Behavior in the Social Environment II	3
SWK 321	Social Welfare Policy I	3
SWK 322	Social Welfare Policy II	3
SWK 341	Human Diversity	3
SWK 351	Social Work Practice I	3
SWK 352	Social Work Practice II	3
SWK 354	Social Work Practice III	3
SWK 355	Social Work Practice IV	3
SWK 460	Integrative Seminar in Social Work	3
SWK 498	Tutorial I	4
SWK 499	Tutorial II	4
Field Placement - 12 credits
SWK 451	Field Placement	1
SWK 452	Field Placement	2
SWK 453	Field Placement	3
SWK 454	Field Placement	4
SWK 455	Field Placement	5

Preparation for professional social work practice necessitates a broad range of course work. Accreditation requirements preclude interdisciplinary majors. There is no social work minor. Social work majors may not minor in human services administration. Students interested in the social work major are advised to meet with a member of the faculty early in their academic careers to develop a course sequence plan.

Chatham University Social Work
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