Other courses in the curriculum address ethical issues and social work values, methods of social work practice for multiple levels of intervention, as well as knowledge and skills for work with diverse client populations. You will be able to choose from a number of social work electives to fulfill remaining coursework requirements.
All social work majors are required to participate in a 420 clock-hour social work field experience or internship. This culminating experience, together with the concurrent field experience seminar, prepares you for entry into one of the most exciting and rapidly growing professions available today.
Social Work Major (48 hours)
Required (42 hours)
For course descriptions, please reference the undergraduate course catalog.
SOW-4000 Introduction to Social Welfare
SOW-4110 Social Work Values and Ethics
SOW-4200 Social Welfare Policies and Services
SOW-4210 Cultural Sensitivity in Social Work Practice
SOW-4320 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
SOW-4325 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
SOW-4420 Social Work Practice I: Micro-Methods of Intervention
SOW-4430 Social Work Practice II: Mezzo-Methods of Intervention
SOW-4440 Social Work Practice III: Macro-Methods of Intervention
SOW-4700 Social Work Research Methods
SOW-4990 Social Work Field Experience
SOW-4991 Social Work Field Seminar
Electives (6 hours)
SOW-4310 Loss and Mourning
SOW-4350 Social Work with Abusive and Addictive Systems
SOW-4410 Child, Family, and Community
SOW-4510 Social Work with Children and Adolescents
SOW-4515 Social Work with Adults and Families
SOW-4910 Special Topics in Social Work Practice