undergraduate major: Social Work

General Course Framework

Below is a general framework for the flow of courses throughout the four year program.

Bachelor of Science Degree

Freshman Year
First Semester Sem. Hrs. Second Semester Sem. Hrs.
Biology-Life
Lecture
2 Biology-Life
Lecture
2
Biology-Life
Lab
1 Biology-Life
Lab
1
Foreign Language
Elective
3 Foreign Language
Elective
3
ENGLISH 101 or 115
English Composition or Rhetoric
3 ENGLISH
Literature Elective
3
SOCIOLOGY 101
Introduction to Sociology
3 General Psychology
 
3
PHILOSOPHY 100
Ethics as an Introduction to Philosophy
3 THEOLOGY 111
Theological Foundations
3
Total 15 Total 15
Sophomore
First Semester Sem. Hrs. Second Semester Sem. Hrs.
Economics of Society 3 Adolescence-Older Adulthood 3
Survey of Society in Social Work 3 Social Problems 3
Child Welfare and Development
 
3 ENGLISH or CLASSICS 205
Literature and the Moral Imagination
3
THEOLOGY
Scripture/History or Christ Sys Elective
3 THEOLOGY
Ethics or Rel/Cultural Elective
3
PHILOSOPHY 290
Theory of Knowledge
3 PHILOSOPHY
Elective
3
Total 15 Total 15
Junior
First Semester Sem. Hrs. Second Semester Sem. Hrs.
HISTORY I 3 HISTORY II 3
MATH
Elective
3 MATH
Statistics
3
Research Methodology 3 Social Policy 3
Values, Poverty and Society 3 Women/Men: Myth and Reality 3
SOCW 318* 3 Social Work Theory/Practice I 3
Science Elective 3 Pre-Placement Seminar 1
Total 18 Total 16

*SOCW 318 fulfills the Cultural Diversity Elective.

Senior
First Semester Sem. Hrs. Second Semester Sem. Hrs.
Social Work Theory/Practice II 3 Fine Arts Course 3
Social Work Field Instruction 4 Social Work Field Instruction 4
Social Work Seminar 2 Social Work Seminar 2
Research Paper 1 Support Core 3
Support Core 3 Support Core 3
Societal Focus Course E/RS+ 3    
Total 16 Total 15

+BIOL 120 Life: Ecology or Values, Poverty and Society fulfills this requirement for Social Work majors.