Minor in Social Work

The Minor in Social Work offers students of all majors with an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the profession of social work and prepares students to address a wide-range of interdisciplinary challenges through the integration of a social work perspective on ethical, cultural, and practice considerations. Courses in the Minor in Social Work provide students an understanding of populations who may utilize social services and equips students through to work with and on behalf of these populations.

Students completing the Minor in Social Work must take a total of 18 hours consisting of:

Field of Study

Students must complete each of the following with a C or better.

SOCW 2215	Introduction to Social Work	3
SOCW 2700	Social Work and the Social Welfare System	3

Social Work Core

Students must complete the following with a C or better.

SOCW 3200

Direct Social Work Practice I

Social Work Minor Electives

Students choose three courses from the following options. Students must obtain a C or better in these courses

SOCW 2400	Critical Thinking and Writing for Social Work	3
SOCW 3000	Cultural Humility and Responsiveness in Social Work	3
SOCW 3100	Human Behavior and the Social Environment	3
SOCW 3005	Introduction to Forensic Social Work	3
SOCW 3010/PBSV 3010	Human Services Management	3
SOCW 3050/PBSV 3050	Crisis Management	3
SOCW 3015	Child Welfare and Social Work Practice	3
SOCW 3250	Social Work and Mental Health	3
SOCW 4010/PBSV 4000	Children in Crises	3
SOCW 3300	Social Work Practice with Groups	3
SOCW 3350	Social Work Across the Healthcare Continuum	3
SOCW 3500	Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations	3
SOCW 4220/CRJU 4220	Family Violence and Abuse	3

Courses taken to satisfy Core IMPACTS Areas may not be counted as coursework in the minor. Field of Study courses may be counted as coursework in the minor. Students majoring in social work may not declare a minor in social work.