Social Work, BSW
The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree is available. Social work is also available as a double major on the BS or BA degrees and as a minor on most degrees.
Requirements for the BSW total 120 semester hours
Include:
Contemporary Issues in Biology | 3 | |
Elementary Statistics | 3 | |
Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
The following 9 hours are considered foundation courses and should be taken according to course prerequisites and requirements:
Foundation Courses 9 semester hours:
Introduction to Social Work | 3 | |
Social Welfare Policy | 3 | |
Introductory Sociology | 3 | |
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Social Problems | 3 |
Social Work Courses 33 semester hours:
Macro Social Work Practice | 3 | |
Human Behavior and Social Environment I | 3 | |
Human Behavior and Social Environment II | 3 | |
Micro Social Work Practice | 3 | |
Research Methods in Social Work | 3 | |
Social Work with Groups and Families | 3 | |
Diversity and Social Justice | 3 | |
Field Seminar I | 3 | |
Field Seminar 2 | 3 | |
Field Education I | 3 | |
Field Education II | 3 |
Nine hours chosen from SOWO electives:
Social Work Practice with Children | 3 | |
Addictions | 3 | |
Social Work in the Criminal Justice System | 3 | |
Child Welfare | 3 | |
Animal Assisted Therapy and Social Work | 3 | |
Intimate Partner Violence & Social Work | 3 | |
School Social Work | 3 | |
Homelessness in the US | 3 | |
Approaches to Healthy Aging | 3 | |
Law and Social Work | 3 | |
Social Work with Older Adults | 3 | |
Grief and Loss | 3 | |
Community Mental Health | 3 | |
Developmental Disabilities | 3 |
The following options may also be taken to meet the social work elective requirement. Prior approval of the BSW program director should be obtained before taking these courses to meet major requirement.
Honors Tutorial in Social Work | 3 | |
Senior Honors Research Project | 3 | |
Directed Study in Social Work | 1-20 | |
Contemporary Topics in Social Work | 1-3 |