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Social Work - General Emphasis

Supporting Courses34-37
Foundations for Social Research
Expository Writing (Satisfied for students with an ACT English score of 32 or higher)
Introduction to Human Biology
Introduction to Human Development
Foundations of Social Welfare Policy
Choose one of the following courses:
Family, Kin, and Community
Family Development
Sociology of the Family
Family Principles and Patterns
Choose one of the following courses:
Business Statistics
Social Science Statistics (Students are strongly encouraged to take this)
Introductory Statistics
Human Behavior (choose one course):
First Nations and The Sacred
Introduction to First Nations Studies: The Tribal World
Fertility, Reproduction, and Family Planning 1
The Biology of Women 1
Infancy and Early Childhood 2
Middle Childhood and Adolescence 2
Gender Development Across the Lifespan 1
Cross Cultural Human Development
Adulthood and Aging
Culture, Development and Health
Psychology of Women 1
Psychology of Cognitive Processes
Abnormal Psychology
You and Your Future: Living and Working in an Aging Society
Government (choose one course):
American Government and Politics
Introduction to Public Policy
Social Environmental Challenges (choose one course):
Gender and the Law 1
Gender and Economic Justice 1
Introduction to First Nations Studies: Social Justice
Women and Gender in First Nations Communities 1
Environmental Psychology
Urban Sociology
Urban Social Problems
Urban Politics and Policy
Community Politics
The City and its Regional Context
Community Economic Development
Social Theory (choose one course):
Freedom and Social Control
Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies 1
Law and Society
Power and Change in America
Feminist Theory 1
Perspectives on Human Values: First Nations
First Nations Justice and Tribal Governments
Social Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Women's Studies (choose one course):
One Women's and Gender Studies course required. Courses listed above that are associated with Footnote 1 or any course with a WOST prefix may be used to satisfy this requirement.
Upper-Level Courses38
Field Experience in a Human Service Agency
The Social Work Profession
Social Work Skills Lab I
Social Work Skills Lab II
Social Work Methods I
Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Field Practicum I 3
Field Practicum II 3
Social Work Methods II
Social Work Skills Lab III
Social Work Methods III
Social Work Skills Lab IV
Social Policy Analysis I
Social Policy Analysis II
Program Evaluation I
Program Evaluation II
Total Credits72-75
1

May be used to satisfy the Women's Studies requirement.

2

These courses cannot be used as a Human Behavior Course if in the Child Welfare Emphasis.

3

To qualify for the Child Welfare Emphasis, these courses must involve practicum placement in an agency that serves children and families.