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social work curriculum

SOCIAL WORK CURRICULUM
(Leading to the Bachelor of Social Work degree)
 
General Studies    42
(See Pages 71-72)
Social Work majors must choose the following core courses:

BIO 127 General Biology and Laboratory    3
BIO 128 General Biology and Laboratory    3
**ENG 209 Introduction to Literature I    3
**ENG 210 Introduction to Literature II                                                                     3
**HIS 131 World History    3
**HIS 132 World History    3
PSY 251 General Psychology    3
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology    3

**All students must complete either the entire six hour literature sequence or the entire six hour history sequence. All students must take a minimum of one literature course and one history course.

Pre-professional, Major and Elective Courses    21
ANT 113 Societies Around the World    3
or
ANT 328 Cultural Anthropology    3
ECO 254 Introduction to Economics    3
ENG 218 Intermediate Composition    3
or
ENG 328 Technical and Professional Writing    3
POS 218 State and Local Government    3
SOC 213 Social Problems    3
SSC 361 Social Science Statistics    3
CMS 200 Voice and Diction or CMS 205 Public Speaking    3

Required Support Courses    6
PHL 210 Logical Reasoning    3
SOC 222 Computer Applications in the Social Sciences    3

Required Major Courses    37
SWK 220 Introduction to Social Work    3
SWK 221 Social Work Communications    3
SWK 322 Human Behavior and Social Environment I    3
SWK 323 Human Behavior and Social Environment II    3
SWK 356 Social Welfare Policy and Services I    3
SWK 357 Social Welfare Policy and Services II    3
SWK 450 Applied Research    3
SWK 463 Field Instruction I    4
SWK 464 The General Method of Social Work Practice I    3
SWK 465 Field Instruction II    4
SWK 466 The General Method of Social Work Practice II    3
SWK 467 Field Instruction Seminar I    1
SWK 468 Field Instruction Seminar II    1
 
Major Electives    6
SWK 230 Social Work in Health Settings    3
SWK 354 Child Welfare    3
SWK 370 Social Work with the Aged    3
SWK 455 Social Work with Families    3

General Elective    8 

TOTAL SEMESTER HOUR REQUIREMENTS    120