Social Work, B.S.W.

Program Overview

The Social Work B.S.W. provides a comprehensive study of social welfare systems, social work as a profession, social policy analysis, social human behavior and the social environment, and practice methods, as well as evaluation of practice and a field placement practicum. Students finish the program with the skills needed for entry-level professional social work practice.

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

ENG 1110 - English Composition I (3)

SPAN 1192 - Elementary Spanish II (3)

MATH 1100 - College Algebra and Trigonometry I (3)

MATH 1080 - Mathematics for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (3)

HEDU 1531 - Health (2)

KIN 1541 - Fitness (2)

UNIV 1100 - First Year Seminar (2)

Spring Semester

ENG 1210 - English Composition II (3)

BIOL 1100 - General Biology (3)

HIST 1320 - World Societies (3)

SOCI 2100 - Principles of Sociology (3)

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

SOCW 2500 - Social Work as a Profession (3)

HUM 2410 - Arts & Humanities I (3)

HUM 2420 - Arts & Humanities II (3)

MSCM 1250 - Elements of Speech Communication (3)

Spring Semester

PHIL 2210 - Ethics (3)

ENG 2105 - Introduction to Technical Writing (3)

HIST 3510 - African American History to 1865 (3)

HIST 3520 - African American History Since 1865 (3)

HIST 1530 - The Black Experience to 1865 (3)

HIST 1540 - The Black Experience Since 1865 (3)

SOCW 3410 - Social Welfare as an Institution (3)

POLS 2100 - American Government (3)

Junior Year

Fall Semester

SOCI 4210 - Demography (3)

SOCI 2300 - Social Problems (3)

SOCW 3420 - Social Policy and Community Resources (3)

SOCW 4310 - Introductory Statistics for Social Work (3)

SOCW 3500 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)

Spring Semester

SOCW 3700 - Human Diversity and Social Work Practice (3)

SOCW 3600 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)

SOCW 3610 - Interventive Methods in the Helping Professions (3)

SOCW 4300 - Applied Research in Social Work (3)

Senior Year

Fall Semester

SOCW 3620 - Interventive Methods in the Helping Professions II (3)

SOCW 4400 - Evaluative Methods in Social Work Practice (3)

SOCW 4110 - Field Experience and Practice I (5)

GEOG 2020 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)

GEOG 3435 - Geographic Information Systems (3)

Spring Semester

SOCW 4410 - Senior Seminar in Social Work (3)

SOCW 4120 - Field Experience and Practice II (5)

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