Child Welfare Emphasis
SOCIAL WORK Major
| Supporting Courses | 34-37 | |
| 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 | ||
| The Biology of Women | ||
| Infancy and Early Childhood 2 | ||
| Middle Childhood and Adolescence 2 | ||
| Gender Development Across the Lifespan | ||
| Cross Cultural Human Development | ||
| Adulthood and Aging | ||
| Culture, Development and Health | ||
| Psychology of Women | ||
| 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 | ||
or POL SCI 202 | Introduction to Public Policy | |
Social Environmental Challenges (choose one course): | ||
| Gender and the Law | ||
| Gender and Economic Justice | ||
| Introduction to First Nations Studies: Social Justice | ||
| Women and Gender in First Nations Communities | ||
| Environmental Psychology | ||
| Travel Course | ||
| 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 | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Power and Change in America | ||
| Feminist Theory | ||
| 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 or any course with a WOST prefix may be used to satisfy this requirement. | ||
| Upper-Level Courses | 38 | |
| Service Learning Experience | ||
| Research Methods for Generalist Social Work Practice | ||
| 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 | ||
| Required Courses for the Emphasis 2 | 12 | |
| Infancy and Early Childhood | ||
| Middle Childhood and Adolescence | ||
| Overview of the Child Welfare System | ||
| Child Welfare Practice | ||
| Total Credits | 84-87 | |
| 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. |
