Social Work Minor

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Banner Code: SOCW

College: College of Health and Human Services
Department: Social Work

The minor in social work requires 15 credits and provides students with conceptual, theoretical, and practical knowledge related to the field of social work at the individual, family, group, community, and societal levels. Social work practice courses and internship experiences are only open to social work majors.

Minor Requirements

Minor courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 2.00.

Students should be familiar with university-wide requirements for minors described in the AP.5 Undergraduate Policies section of Academic Policies .

Required Courses (9 credits)

SOCW 200 - Introduction to Social Work Credits: 3
SOCW 375 - Human Behavior and the Family Life Course Credits: 3
SOCW 380 - Changing Social Policies and Systems Credits: 3

Electives (6 credits)

Select two of the following:

SOCW 312 - Knowledge Building for Helping Professionals Credits: 3
SOCW 390 - Analytic Methods for Social Work Research Credits: 3
SOCW 400 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Services Credits: 3
SOCW 410 - Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Policies and Programs Credits: 3
SOCW 415 - Child and Family Welfare Credits: 3
SOCW 435 - Introduction to Gerontology Credits: 3
SOCW 445 - Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3
SOCW 475 - Selected Topics in Social Work Policy Credits: 3
SOCW 483 - Selected Approaches to Social Work Intervention Credits: 3

Note:

SOCW 311 , SOCW 357 , SOCW 358 , SOCW 361 , SOCW 362 , SOCW 452 , SOCW 453 , SOCW 454 , SOCW 456 , SOCW 471 , and SOCW 472 are not open to minors. See an advisor in the social work program for more information.

Total: 15 credits

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