BSW – Bachelor of Social Work
Social work is a human service profession that assists the needs of society in several areas, including gerontology, healthcare, mental retardation, child welfare, correctional rehabilitation, mental health, income maintenance, home health, hospice, domestic violence, homelessness and alcoholism/substance abuse. The BSW program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and prepares students as generalist practitioners for entry-level professional practice with individuals, marital couples, families, small groups, organizations, practitioners and entire communities.
Program Requirements
General Education
| | General Education courses | variable |
| SWK 499C | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Area Requirements
Social Work Area Requirements
| SWK 210 | Orientation to Social Work | 4 |
| SWK 230 | Social Welfare History & Ethics | 3 |
| SWK 320 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment - Conception to Young Adulthood | 3 |
| SWK 321 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment - Middle Adulthood to Death | 3 |
| SWK 324 | Social Work Research Methods | 3 |
| SWK 325 | Social Work Generalist Perspective | 3 |
| SWK 326 | Generalist Practice Lab | 3 |
| SWK 345 | Law and Social Work | 3 |
| SWK 424 | Social Work Micro Practice | 3 |
| SWK 426 | Social Work Mezzo Skills | 3 |
| SWK 430 | Social Policy & Planning | 3 |
| SWK 451 | Social Science Data Analysis | 3 |
| SWK 497 | Practicum in Social Work | 8 |
| SWK 498 | Social Work Macro Practice | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 48 |
Social Work Electives
Select 12 credit hours from the following:
| SWK 300 | Criminogenic Family | 3 |
| SWK 301 | Family Violence: An International Perspective | 3 |
| SWK 306 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| SWK 315 | Child Welfare Services | 3 |
| SWK 330 | Applied Medical Sociology | 3 |
| SWK 333 | Beginning Helping Skills for Human Service Professionals | 3 |
| SWK 334 | Sociology of Gender Violence: Perspectives on Women and Intimate Partner Violence | 3 |
| SWK 335 | The Family | 3 |
| SWK 340 | Community Mental Health | 3 |
| SWK 358 | Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 |
| SWK 360 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| SWK 380 | Social Work Practice in Health Care | 3 |
| SWK 381 | Race, Class, Gender & Crime | 3 |
| SWK 399 | Special Class | 3 |
| SWK 400 | Special Problems | 1-3 |
| SWK 416 | Working with Offenders | 3 |
| SWK 420 | Social Work Administration & Management | 3 |
| SWK 435 | Group Dynamics | 3 |
| SWK 441 | Gerontology | 3 |
| SWK 445 | Death & Dying | 3 |
| SWK 458 | Social Work Interview Methods in Child Maltreatment | 3 |
| SWK 470 | Introduction to Substance Abuse Counseling | 3 |
| SWK 471 | Alcohol, Alcoholism, & Chemical Dependency | 3 |
| SWK 472 | Approaches to Chemical Dependency Treatment I | 3 |
| SWK 473 | Approaches to Chemical Dependency Treatment II | 3 |
| SWK 474 | Practicum in Chemical Dependency | 3 |
| CRIM 317 | Police Culture | 3 |
| CRIM 345 | Correctional Institutions | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Supplemental Requirements
| SOC 374 | American Minority Relations | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 120