Social Work B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

College of Health Prof Biomed

Catalog Year: 2014-2015

Degree Specific Credits: 65

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.75

Note: A minimum of 40 social work credits are required for this degree. No more than 60 social work credits will count toward graduation. Admission into the School of Social Work requires a 2.75 overall GPA, a 3.00 in S W courses and completion of 5 of 8 extra departmental courses.

Lower DIvision Core Courses

Rule: Take 32 Credits in the following subcategories

32 Total Credits Required

Social Science Requirements

Rule: All of the following courses are required.

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Show Description PSCI 210S - Intro to American Government
Offered every term. Not open to senior level political science majors except with consent of instructor. Constitutional principles, structures, and the political processes of the national government.
 3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 100S - Intro to Psychology
Offered every term. Introduction to the scientific study of behavior in humans and other animals. Credit not allowed for both PSY 100S and PSYC 100S.
 4 Credits
Show Description PSYX 230 - Developmental Psychology
Offered every term. Prereq., PSYX 100S. An overview of research findings on development from infancy through adolescence, with emphasis on application.
 3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 233 - Fund of Psychology of Aging
Offered intermittently. An overview of theories and research findings in the psychology of adulthood and aging.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 100 - Intro Soc Welfare
Offered autumn and spring. Overview of human services, programs and problems in meeting social welfare needs, with emphasis on the complexity of social services and their historical development. Analysis of the value, attitudinal, economic and political factors that condition the provision of these services.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 200 - Intro Soc Wrk Pract
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SW 100, sophomore standing. Introduction to social work as a profession, including an examination of goals, guiding philosophy and basic assumptions. Emphasis on a generalist framework of social work practice and the development of beginning analytical and practice skills.
 4 Credits
Show Description SOCI 101S - Introduction to Sociology
Offered every term. Overview of the principles and concepts used in the study of human social interaction, groups, communities and societies. Required of all majors.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 23 Total Credits Required

Economics Requirement

Rule: Choose 1 of the following courses

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Show Description ECNS 101S - Economic Way of Thinking
Offered autumn and spring.  A critical examination of the market mechanism as a social decision-making device to guide the use of a nation's resources. The limitations of these processes in light of current economic problems such as the rise of the large corporation, monopoly, environmental degradation, economic discrimination and the increasing role of the government.
 3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 201S - Principles of Microeconomics
Offered every term.  The nature of a market economy, economic decisions of the household and firm, competition and monopoly, value and price determination, distribution of income and applied microeconomic topics.
 3 Credits
Show Description ECNS 202S - Principles of Macroeconomics
Offered every term.  Prereq., ECNS 201S.  The determination of the level of national economic activity, inflation, economic instability, the role of money and financial institutions, and selected topics in public economic policy.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Human Population Requirement

Rule: Choose 1 of the following courses

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Show Description ANTY 122S - Race and Minorities
Offered autumn. Analysis of the development and concept of race as a social category and the processes of cultural change within and between ethnic groups.
 3 Credits
Show Description GPHY 121S - Human Geography
Offered autumn and spring. Introduction to Human Geography focuses upon the linkages between geography and society including analysis of regions, ethnic groups, urban landscapes, migration and population change, geopolitics, economics, and cultural differences.
 3 Credits
Show Description SOCI 220S - Race, Gender & Class
Offered autumn. Same as WGS 220S. Analysis of the intersecting structure and dynamics of race, gender and class. Focus on power relationships, intergroup conflict and minority-group status.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Biological Requirement

Rule: Choose 1 of the following courses

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Show Description BIOB 101N - Discover Biology
Offered every term. Contemporary exploration of the organization and complexity of living organisms and the systems in which they live.  The central question of biology--relationship between form and function, acquisition and use of energy, and continuity between generations will be addressed through lectures and laboratory investigations.  Credit not allowed toward a major in biology. Credit not allowed for both BIOB 101N and BIOB 160N.
 3 Credits
Show Description PSYX 250N - Fund of Biological Psychology
Offered every term.  Prereq., PSYX 100S.  Introduction to the relationships between biological structures and mechanisms and their corresponding psychological processes and events.  Origins and adaptations of structures and behaviors as well as the methods used to study these relationships.
 3 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 3 Total Credits Required

Upper Core Courses

Rule: All courses listed are required

Note: 10 credits of S W 495 required over 2 semesters

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Show Description S W 300 - Hum Behav & Soc Environ
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SW 100 and 200. Prereq. or coreq., PSYX 230S, junior standing in Social Work. Using the ecological-social systems framework, the integration of knowledge and concepts from the social and behavioral sciences for analysis and assessment of problems and issues relevant to professional social work practice.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 310 - S W Policy & Services
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SW 200; Social Work major. Social welfare history, program planning and analysis with review of selected policies on the national level. Includes international comparisons. Upper-division writing course.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 350 - S W Interven Meth I
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SW 200; coreq., SW 300; Social Work major. The study and application of the generalist model of social work practice and related techniques and procedures for the assessment, intervention and prevention of problems in social functioning. Emphasis on individuals and families.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 360 - S W Interven Meth II
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., Social Work major. The study and application of the generalist model of social work practice and related techniques and procedures for the assessment, intervention and prevention of problems in social functioning. Emphasis on groups and team meetings.
 4 Credits
Show Description S W 400 - Social Work Research
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SW 360; Social Work major. Utilization of social research findings in social work practice. Techniques for the collection and analysis of clinical data. Special emphasis on research methodology for the assessment of practitioner and program effectiveness.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 410E - Social Work Ethics
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., SW 200, admission into the BSW program. Analysis of specific ethical dilemmas from personal, professional and policy perspectives. Focus on ethical issues common to the helping professions and utilizing codes of ethics as guides to decision-making. The relationship between professional ethical issues and the development of social policy.
 3 Credits
Show Description S W 487 - Advanced Practice I
Offered every term. Concurrent SW 495; admission to the practicum program. Consideration and discussion of practicum-related matters, professional development, and issues confronting the profession.
 2 Credits
Show Description S W 488 - Advanced Practice II
Concurrent with SW 495; admission to the practicum program. Consideration and discussion of practicum-related matters, professional development, and issues confronting the profession.
 2 Credits
Show Description S W 495 - Field Work Practicum
(R-10) Offered every term. Prereq., SW 350 and 360 and approved application to practicum coordinator. Coreq., SW 488. Practicum must be taken over two consecutive semesters for a total of 10 credits. Minimum of one credit per semester. Cumulative grade average of 2.75 or above in SW 100, 200, 300, 350 and 360 and a 3.0 grade average for SW 200, 350 and 360 are required. Supervised field work in public and private agencies and institutions. Successful completion of the field work practicum requires a passing performance on the school administered professional social work competency examination.
 5 Credits
Minimum Required Grade: C- 33 Total Credits Required