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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.


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