The Social Work department offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with a major in social work. Students with dual majors are required to complete the field practicum requirements and SW495.
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Social Work (44 hours)
- SW 202 Introduction to Social Work
- SW 235 Human Behavior and Social Environment I
- SW 236 Human Behavior and Social Environment II
- SW 331 Social Work Practice I: Micro Methods
- SW 332 Social Work Practice II: Mezzo Methods
- SW 333 Social Work Practice III: Macro Methods
- SW 334 Social Welfare Policy and Service
- SW 340 Working with Diverse Populations
- SW 430 Social Work Research Methods
- Field practicum requirement:
- SW 486-487 Social Work Field Practicum I, II or
- SW 488-489 Practicum Seminar I, II
- SW 495 Integrative Seminar
- Senior Comprehensive Portfolio and Oral Examination
- Required supporting courses:
- BIO 103 Biology and Human Values I or BIO 104 Biology and Human Values II
- PSYC 156 Introduction to Psychology
- One of the following:
- MATH 114 Introduction to Statistics
- PSYC 201 Statistics in Psychology
- SOC 372 Sociological Statistics
- Two electives selected from the following:
- COMM 350 Intercultural Communication
- JUST 301 The Quest for Human Rights
- PHIL 254 Social Justice
- PHIL 255 Medical Ethics
- POSC 217 American Public Policy
- PSYC 323 Psychology of Personality
- PSYC 326 Abnormal Psychology
- RLST 362 Women and Sexuality
- SW 341 Relationship, Intimacy and Sexuality Across the Lifespan
- SW 342 Intercultural Leadership and Development
- SW 370 Family Violence and Sexual Abuse Issues
- SW 390 Special Topics in Social Work
- WOST 207 Introduction to Women's Studies
- Strongly recommended:
- ANTH 253 Survey I: Culture and Language or one 300-level ANTH course
