Our curriculum shows our commitment to evidence-based practice knowledge, values and skills through classroom experiences and field education. We produce versatile, multi-talented social workers, who can address needs and emerging issues within contexts ranging from individual services to policy innovation, from community organizing to resource development. A focus on social work values and ethics and practice with diverse populations is infused throughout the curriculum.

After Graduation

Potential Careers

• Social work students have a wide range of choices when they graduate. They can go to graduate school or begin work. Social workers can be found in a variety settings:
• Department of Social Services
• Department of Corrections
• Hospitals
• Nursing facilities
• Mental Health Centers
• In-patient psychiatric facilities
• Child and family service agencies
• Other health care settings

Departmental Requirements (45 hours) Completion with C or better grade

• SOCW 200 - Field of Social Work [online]
• SOCW 210 - Social Work Interactional Skills
• SOCW 310 - Social Work Practice I
• SOCW 320 - Social Work Research Methods
• SOCW 321 - Statistical Applications in Social Work
• SOCW 330 - Social Work Practice II
• SOCW 340 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment across the Lifespan
• SOCW 350 - Social Work with Families and Groups
• SOCW 400 - Social Policy [W]
• SOCW 496 - Field Experience (C)

Select 2 elective courses from the following (6 credit hours):

• SOCW 480 - Social Work with Aging Populations and People with Disabilities
• SOCW 482 - Social Work and Child Welfare
• SOCW 484 - Social Work and Mental Health
• SOCW 486 - Social Work and Native Families and Children
• SOCW 492 - Topics (C)