Social Work, B.A.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

• SW 470 - SENIOR SEMINAR Credit(s): 3

Premajor Requirements

• PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4

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• ECO 101 - CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC ISSUES Credit(s): 3

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• ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3

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• ANT course Credit(s): 3

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• MA 109 - COLLEGE ALGEBRA Credit(s): 3 - 5 (Variable)

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• MA 111 - INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS Credit(s): 3 - 4 (Variable)

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• PHI 120 - THE ART OF THINKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC Credit(s): 3
• SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
• STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
• BIO 103 - BASIC IDEAS OF BIOLOGY Credit(s): 3

Premajor Social Work Courses

*Students who take SW 124  and SW 222  would not take SW 322 ; students who take SW 322  do so in lieu of SW 124  and SW 222  to meet this premajor requirement.

• SW 124 - INTRO TO SW AND DIV POPULATIONS Credit(s): 3 * AND
• SW 222 - DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE Credit(s): 3 *

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• SW 322 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE Credit(s): 4 *

Professional Social Work Major Courses

NOTE: Students must earn a grade of C or better in all Major Requirements courses.

• SW 300 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I Credit(s): 4
• SW 350 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II: SURVEY OF GROUPS Credit(s): 3
• SW 400 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE III Credit(s): 3
• SW 421 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR AN DTHE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I Credit(s): 3
• SW 422 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR & THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II Credit(s): 3
• SW 430 - SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY: THEORY AND IMPLEMENTATION Credit(s): 3
• SW 435 - FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN SOCIAL WORK Credit(s): 3
• SW 444 - EDUCATIONAL PRACTICUM I Credit(s): 5
• SW 445 - EDUCATIONAL PRACTICUM II Credit(s): 5
• SW 450 - SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH Credit(s): 3
• SW 460 - UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR Credit(s): 3
• SW 470 - SENIOR SEMINAR Credit(s): 3

Social Science Electives

Guided Elective

Social Work majors are required to take one guided elective to fulfill a requirement in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Choose one of the following to meet this requirement:

• SW 325 - SOCIAL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONS Credit(s): 3
• SW 521 - UNDERSTANDING POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND INJUSTICE Credit(s): 3

Electives

Total Hours: 120