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Social Work (BSW) Curriculum

The Social Workers of the future will need to be highly-skilled generalists who understand the social climate and the situations people find themselves in because of it. Your classes, coupled with experience through internships will prepare you to excel in the field.

Our Upside-Down Curriculum allows you to begin taking your Social Work classes beginning in your first semester. By the spring semester of your first year, you'll be engaging with the community in either a magnet school or in an elder-care facility.

Social Work Curriculum 2013-14

First Year

First Semester
Concepts of Self (COR 110)
Rhetoric I (COR 115)
Foundations of Human Connection (COM 100)
Introduction to Social Work (SWK 100)
Intro to Human Biology with Lab (SCI 115)

Second Semester
Concepts of Community (COR 120)
Rhetoric II (COR 125)
Survey of Community Agencies (SWK 140)
Community Experience (SWK 141)
Statistics (MTH 180)
General Elective

Second Year

First Semester
Choose 200-level COR course (COR 2XX)
Choose 200-level COR course (COR 2XX)
Research Methods in Social Work (SWK 280)
Human Life Span Development (SWK 220)
General Elective

Second Semester
Choose 200-level COR course (COR 2XX)
Choose 200-level COR course (COR 2XX)
Human Behavior: Person-In-Environment (SWK 235)
Introduction to Substance Abuse Studies (SWK 210) OR Family Violence (SWK 240)
General Elective

Third Year

First Semester
Global Studies I: Technology & Development (COR 310)
Global Studies II: Human Rights (COR 320)
Social Welfare Policy, Issues & Programs (SWK 300)
Social Work Methods I (SWK 310)
Social Injustice in a Diverse Society (SWK 305)
General Elective

Second Semester
International Cultural Studies (COR 330)
International Cultural Studies (COR 330)
Social Work Methods II (SWK 315)
Ethics in Human Services (SWK 425)
General Elective

Fourth Year

First Semester
Social Work Practice with Elders (SWK 410) OR Social Work Practice with Children & Families (SWK 420)
International Social Work (SWK 470)
Social Work Field Experience I (SWK 490)
Integrated Field Practicum Seminar I (SWK 490S)
General Elective

Second Semester
College Capstone (CCC 410)
Rural Social Work (SWK 430)
Social Work Field Experience II (SWK 495)
Integrated Field Practicum Seminar II (SWK 495S)
General Elective