Social Work - Requirements for the Major

Social Work Program | Course Descriptions

Supporting Courses, 33-37 credits

  • COMM SCI 301 Foundations for Social Research, 3 credits
  • ENG COMP 105 Expository Writing, 3 credits
  • HUM BIOL 102 Introduction to Human Biology, 3 credits
  • HUM DEV 210 Introduction to Human Development, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 275 American Social Welfare, 3 credits

Choose one course:

  • HUM DEV 353 Family Development, 3 credits
  • SOCIOL 308 Sociology of the Family, 3 credits

Choose one course (students are strongly encouraged to take COMM SCI 205):

  • BUS ADM 215 Introduction to Business Statistics, 3 credits
  • COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits
  • MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits

Human Behavior course, choose one:

  • *HUM BIOL 206 Fertility, Reproduction, and Family Planning, 3 credits
  • *HUM BIOL 324 The Biology of Women, 3 credits
  • HUM DEV 336 Gender Development Across the Lifespan, 3 credits
  • HUM DEV 343 Adulthood and Aging, 3 credits
  • *PSYCH 401 Psychology of Women, 3 credits
  • PSYCH 435 Abnormal Behavior, 3 credits

Government course, choose one:

  • POL SCI 101 American Government and Politics, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 202 Introduction to Public Policy, 3 credits

Social Environmental Challenges course, choose one:

  • GEOG 341 The City and Its Regional Context, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 305 Urban Politics and Policy, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 312 Community Politics, 3 credits
  • *SOC C D 348 Gender and the Law, 3 credits
  • *SOC C D 375 Women, Politics and Social Change, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 382 Culture and Politics of Disability, 3 credits
  • UR RE ST 205 Urban Social Problems, 3 credits

Social Environmental Perspectives course, choose one:

  • PSYCH 330 Social Psychology, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 204 Freedom and Social Control, 3 credits
  • *SOC C D 241 Introduction to Women's Studies, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 325 Law and Society, 3 credits
  • *SOC C D 340 Women, Work and Family, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 360 Models and Social Change, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 362 Power and Change in America, 3 credits
  • *SOC C D 437 Feminist Theory, 3 credits
  • SOCIOL 202 Introduction to Sociology, 3 credits

Women's Studies, one course required, 3 credits
May include * courses used to meet requirements above.

Upper-Level Courses, 38 credits

  • SOC WORK 300 Field Experience in a Human Service Agency,1 credit
  • SOC WORK 305 The Social Work Profession, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 313 Social Work Skills Lab I, 1 credit
  • SOC WORK 323 Social Work Skills Lab II, 1 credit
  • SOC WORK 370 Social Work Methods I, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 371 Human Behavior and the Social Environment, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 402 Field Practicum I, 5 credits
  • SOC WORK 403 Field Practicum II, 5 credits
  • SOC WORK 411 Social Work Methods II, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 413 Social Work Skills Lab III, 1 credit
  • SOC WORK 420 Social Work Methods III, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 423 Social Work Skills Lab IV, 1 credit
  • SOC WORK 431 Social Policy Analysis I, 2 credits
  • SOC WORK 433 Social Policy Analysis II, 2 credits
  • SOC WORK 461 Program Evaluation I, 2 credits
  • SOC WORK 463 Program Evaluation II, 2 credits

Child Welfare Emphasis, 12 credits

  • HUM DEV 331 Infancy and Early Childhood, 3 credits
  • HUM DEV 332 Middle Childhood and Adolescence, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 351 Child Welfare Services and Programs, 3 credits
  • SOC WORK 451 Child Welfare Practice, 3 credits
In addition, for students pursuing the child welfare sequence, SOC WORK 402 and 403 involve practicum placement in an agency that serves children and families.
Social Work Program
Course Descriptions