BSW Course Requirements

The following courses are requirements of the Social Work Undergraduate Program:

• SWK 100 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
• SWK 130 Poverty and Social Welfare
• SWK 160 Human Behavior and the Social Environment 

(This course has extensive pre- and co-requisites. Students should discuss their individual situations with the program director or their academic advisor)

• SWK 200 The Professional Context of Social Work Practice 

(Students will be required to participate in a 20-hour volunteer field/laboratory experience. Students are asked to keep a block of class time open on Tuesday-Thursday [morning or afternoon] so that they may participate in this field experience. Prerequisites: SWK 160, Human Behavior and Social Environment, and its Prerequisites. Open only to social work majors and minors. A grade of "C" or better is required in this course to enter SWK250)

• SWK 250 Social Work Practice with Individuals: Practice I
• SWK 255 Social Welfare Policy
• SWK 265 Social Work Practice with Groups and Families: Practice II
• SWK 280 Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations: Practice III
• SWK 360 Methods and Practice of Social Work Research 

(Prerequisites: PSY/SOC/POL 200 or MAT140 only -- both have prerequisites)

• SWK 379 Independent Study
• SWK 381 Field Instruction in Social Work I
• SWK 382 Professional Seminar in Social Work I
• SWK 383 Field Instruction in Social Work II
• SWK 384 Professional Seminar in Social Work II