Social Work Major (BSW)

Interdisciplinary Prerequisites (16-18 cr)

• PSYC 100 - General Psychology (GE6) 4 cr
• SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology (GE7) 3 cr

One course from:

• PS 118! - Introduction to Political Science (GE6) 3 cr
• PS 123 - The American Political System (GE7) 3 cr

One course from:

• BIOL 104B - Human Biology (GE4) 3 cr
• BIOL 105A - Science of Life (GE4) 4 cr
• BIOL 105C - Human Heredity (GE4) 4 cr
• BIOL 111A - Principles of Experimental Biol: Biology (GE4) 4 cr

One course from:

• ECON 125 - Introduction to Economics (GE6) 3 cr
• ECON 221 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GE7) 4 cr

Social Work Prerequisite Requirements (6 cr)

• SW 215 - Introduction Social Welfare/Social Work 3 cr
• SW 300 - Interviewing & the Helping Relationship 3 cr

Major Required Courses (51 cr)

Interdisciplinary Major Requirement

12 credits from the following courses are required for an interdisciplinary major. These courses are not required for a student with a minor. Students must take courses from at least two departments.

A social work minor is not available.

• CJ 350 - Juvenile Justice System 3 cr
• CJ 410 - Criminology 3 cr
• HIST 319 - African-American History 3 cr
• HIST 320 - United States Women’s History 3 cr
• HIST 326 - The Black Freedom Struggle 1941-PRESENT 3 cr
• PHIL 331 - Law, Liberty and Morality 3 cr
• PS 260 - Understanding & Managing the Bureaucracy 3 cr
• PSYC 310 - Child Psychology 3 cr
• PSYC 315 - Adolescent Psychology 3 cr
• PSYC 350 - Social Psychology 3 cr
• PSYC 370 - Theories of Personality 3 cr
• PSYC 372 - Abnormal Psychology 4 cr
• PSYC 385 - Psychology of Sex, Gender & Sexuality 4 cr
• RPW 300 - Writing in the Professions 3 cr
• SW 302 - Child Abuse & Neglect 3 cr
• SW 303 - Child Welfare Policies & Procedures 3 cr
• SW 306 - Foster Care & Adoption 3 cr
• SOC 310 - Hispanic People U.S. Society 3 cr
• SOC 315 - Crosscultural Aging 3 cr
• SOC 327 - Social Psychology 3 cr
• SOC 328 - Group Dynamics 3 cr
• SOC 333 - Sociology of Gender 3 cr
• SOC 340 - Black Women in America 3 cr
• SOC 345 - Urban Sociology 3 cr
• SOC 346 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 cr
• SOC 350 - The Family 3 cr
• SOC 360 - Religions 3 cr
• SOC 370 - The Family Cross-Culturally 3 cr
• SOC 410 - Criminology 3 cr
• YS 310 - Diverse Youth and Families 3 cr
• YS 311 - Working With Juvenile Delinquents 3 cr
• YS 315 - LGBTQ Youth and Families 3 cr
• YS 347 - Problems of American Youth 3 cr
• YS 349 - Group Work with Youth 3 cr
• YS 405 - Group Facilitation 3 cr
• YS 490 - Selected Topics 1-4 cr
• YS 496 - Field Work in Youth Services 1-6 cr