Social Work
Minor
The Case Management Minor Provides the Opportunity for:
Personal growth and development
Practical hands-on assignments
Real-life examples
Career enhancement for the helping professional
The minor is designed to assist students majoring in Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, Education, Professional Studies, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and/or
There is an 18 S.H. requirement for the completion of the minor. Students must have a minimum of 2.00 cumulative GPA in the minor courses to complete the minor.
SOWK 320 Case Management an Interdisciplinary Approach (3 s.h.) |
SOWK 321 Professional Dimensions of Case Management or SOWK 200 Professional Context of SWK Practice* (3 s.h.) |
PSYC 250 Abnormal Psychology or SOWK 160 Human Behavior in the Social Environment* (3 s.h.) |
SOCI 110 Contemporary Social Problems or SOWK 130 Poverty and Social Welfare* (3 s.h.) |
*Restrictions for Social Work Majors only:
1. Required courses: SOWK 320, SOWK 321, PSYC 250, SOCI 110.
2. Electives: Social Work Majors can use no more than one course with an SOWK prefix to fulfill minor Electives.
*Restrictions for all non-Social Work Majors:
All non-social work majors can use no more than three courses with a course prefix of their major.
Take two of the following:
COMM 130 Interpersonal Communications (3 s.h.) |
COMM 210 Persuasion (3 s.h.) |
COMM 215 Small Group Communication (3 s.h.) |
CRJU 221 Juvenile Justice System (3 s.h.) |
CRJU/SOCI 250 Criminology (3 s.h. |
CRJU/SOCI 270 Management of Offenders ( 3 s.h.) |
CRJU 274 Policy. Punishment, and Society (3 s.h.) |
PRST 185 Fundamentals of Personal Finance (3 s.h.) |
PSYC 120 Adolescent Psychology (3 s.h.) |
PSYC 125 Life Span Development (3 s.h.) |
PSYC 217 Forensic Psychology (3 s.h.) |
PSYC 331 Health Psychology (3 s.h.) |
SOCI 207 Families and Social Class (3 s.h.) |
SOCI 241 Race and Ethnicity (3 s.h.) |
SPEE 101 Early Intervention…Disabilities (3 s.h.) |
SPEE 201 Cognitive Development (3 s.h.) |
SOWK 285 Essential Skills in Helping (3 s.h.) |
SOWK 286 Social Work and Substance Abuse (3 s.h.) |
SOWK/SOCI 290 Gerontology and Social Work (3 s.h.) |
SOWK 315 Human Services Admin (3 s.h.) |
SOWK 328 Child Welfare and Social Work (3 s.h.) |
Other SOWK course by permission (3 s.h.) |
Courses listed in the minor have their individual and department prerequisites and permissions. Students of this minor are not exempt from these requirements unless otherwise stated. While SOWK 250 is generally a prerequisite for Social Work Electives (non-mandatory SOWK courses), social work students may take SOWK 320 and 321 concurrent with SOWK 250. Students in other majors are exempted from the SOWK 250 prerequisite.
Students must have a minimum of 2.00 cumulative GPA in the minor courses to complete the minor.
For more information, please contact the
Department of Social Work
Old Main 339
610-683-4235
or speak with your social work advisor.