Social Work, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program in Social Work will be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of integrated body of knowledge required of a general practitioner as defined by the Council on Social Work Education.
2. Demonstrate a command of the professional values and ethics required of a general practitioner.
3. Demonstrate competence in the concrete practice of professional skills, especially those skills required by the Council on Social Work Education of a general practitioner.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of the influence of Christian and Wesleyan perspectives on social work practice.
5. Demonstrate preparation to transition to careers and/or graduate education in social work.

All classes required for the major must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.000) or above.

Lower-Division Requirements

• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (GE) (3)
• SOC 250 - Sociology of the Family (3)
• BIO 101 - Human Biology and Bioethics (GE) (3)
• BIO 101L - Human Biology and Bioethics Laboratory (GE) (1)
• ECO 102 - Principles of Microeconomics (GE) (3)
• MTH 203 - Introduction to Statistics (3)
• PSY 103 - General Psychology (GE) (3)

Upper-Division Requirements

• SWK 303 - Introduction to Social Work (3)
• SWK 330 - Social Welfare Policy (3)

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• SWK 340 - Child Welfare (3) OR
• SOC 316 - Sociology of Aging (3)

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• SWK 365 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
• SWK 370 - Social Work Practice I (3)
• SWK 371 - Social Work Practice II (3)
• SWK 470 - Social Work Practicum I (4)
• SWK 471 - Social Work Practicum II (4)
• SWK 472 - Seminar in Social Work I (2)
• SWK 473 - Seminar in Social Work II (2)
• SOC 360 - Race and Ethnicity (3)
• SOC 460 - Social Research Methods and Design (4)

Recommended Electives

• SOC 103 - Social Problems (GE) (3)
• SOC 305 - Social Stratification (3)
• SOC 330 - The Development of Feminist Thought (WS) (4)
• FCS 150 - Human Development (3)
• PSY 321 - Abnormal Psychology (3)
• PSY 300 - Personality and Adult Development (4)