Major & Minor Course Requirements
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE EFFECTIVE FALL 2007
The following course requirements can be used by social work majors who are under the Fall 2007-08 CATALOG/BULLETIN (or later, subject to future revision). These requirements for social work majors are to be used in conjunction with the information found under General Studies Requirements for social work majors. The wording below is in accord with that found in the Fall 2007 CATALOG.
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Requirement |
Course Credit |
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A.
General Studies Component For general studies requirement and additional requirements for UNA students, refer to ACADEMIC PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS. Social Work majors must complete: Area II. Art 170 or Music 222 (3) Area III. Biology 101 and 102 (8), Math 110 (3) Area IV. Political Science 241 (3), Psychology 201 (3) Sociology 221 (3) |
41 |
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Area V. Additional Requirements Contemporary Issues in United States Politics-PS 242 (3) Current Social Problems-SO 222 (3) Elementary Statistics-MA 147 (3) Introduction to Computers-CS 110 (3) or Intermediate Computer Topics-CS 120 (3) or Business Applications of Microcomputer Software-CIS 125 (3) Introduction to Philosophy (PHL 201), Logic (PHL 202), or Ethics (PHL 205) (3) Principles of macroeconomics- EC 251 (3) Five hours from among courses listed in Arts and Sciences Area V elective courses or any UNA elective course to bring total to 23 hours. |
23 |
| GENERAL STUDIES TOTAL HOURS | 64 |
| B. Major Core Requirements | |
| Introduction To Social Work (SW 230) | 3 |
| Social Welfare: Politics and Services (SW 305) | 3 |
| Human Behavior and Social Environment (SW 315) | 3 |
| Human Behavior and Social Environment II (SW 316) | 3 |
| Diversity Issues in Social Work (SW 324) | 3 |
| Methods of Social Work Practice I (SW 360W) | 3 |
| Methods of Social Work Practice II (SW 361) | 3 |
| Methods of Social Work Practice III (SW 362) | 3 |
| Methods of Social Work Research (SW 370) | 3 |
| Field Instruction in Social Work I (SW 432) | 6 |
| Field Instruction in Social Work II (SW 433) | 6 |
| Social Work Elective | 3 |
| MAJOR TOTAL HOURS | 42 |
| Proscribed Supporting Courses | |
| Interpersonal Communication (COM 306) | 3 |
| Cultural Anthropology (SO 350) | 3 |
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Select three courses (no more than two can be taken from any one
department) from among the following: Group Communication (COM 330) Images of Women in Literature (EN 333) Urban Geography (GE 390) Human Sexuality (HED 406) Drugs In American Society (HED 424) Child Development (HES 362) Family Development (HES 443) The Young Child and health care (NU 413) Psychology of Adjustment (PY 242) Abnormal Psychology (PY 302) Medical Sociology (SO 307) The Community (SO 322) Juvenile delinquency (SO 330) Spanish for Professionals (SP 103) Gerontology (SW 403) Ethical Decision-Making in Social Work Practice (415) Services to Family and Children (SW 420) Selected Topics (SW 491) Global Women’s Issues (WS 354) |
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C. Minor A minor is not required for this major. |
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| D. General Studies hours to bring total to 128. |



