Social Work Degrees

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 BS with a major in social work total 124 semester hours and include:

  • Three hours of human biology: BIOL 10003 Contemporary Issues in Human Biology.
  • Three hours of statistics: MATH 10043.
  • Three hours of psychology: PSYC 10213 General Psychology.

The following 12 hours are considered foundation courses and should be taken according to course prerequisites and requirements:

Foundation Courses 12 semester hours:

SOWO 10833

Introduction to Social Work

SOWO 20813

Professional Communication for Social Work

SOWO 30863

Issues in Social Welfare Policy

SOCI 20213

Introduction to Sociology or SOCI 20223 Social Problems

Social Work Courses 27 semester hours:

SOWO 30833

Macro Social Work Practice

SOWO 30843

Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

SOWO 30853

Human Behavior and the Social Environment II

SOWO 30883

Micro Social Work Practice

SOWO 40813

Research Methods in Social Work

SOWO 40886

Field Education I

SOWO 40896

Field Education II

Twelve hours chosen from SOWO electives, at least one from each of the following areas:

Diversity and Cultural Awareness

SOWO 30513

Social Work and Civil Rights

SOWO 30563

Social Work and the Media

SOWO 30583

Social Work and Diversity

SOWO 30580

International Community Service (Mexico)

SOWO 30593

Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens in the Global Community

Methods of Practice

SOWO 40423

Ethics in Social Work Practice

SOWO 40453

Social Work with Diverse Populations

SOWO 40463

Social Work with Groups and Families

SOWO 40543

Social Work with Older Adults

Field of Practice

SOWO 30523

Addictions

SOWO 30533

Social Work in the Criminal Justice System

SOWO 30543

Family Health

SOWO 30553

Social Work with Adolescents

SOWO 30573

Child Welfare

SOWO 40513

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Healthy Aging

SOWO 40523

Law and Social Work

SOWO 40563

Death and Dying

The following options may fit any of the above areas depending on content. The BSW program director will determine under which topic area each fits.

SOWO 10533

Freshman Seminar in Social Work

SOWO 30003

Honors Tutorial in Social Work

SOWO 40003

Senior Honors Research Project

SOWO 40510

Directed Study in Social Work

SOWO 40520

Contemporary Topics in Social Work





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