Social Work Comprehensive Major
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 6606
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- including General Studies coursework required by major
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 3
- STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I
- 3 hours
- Major = 54
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 99
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 26
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Social Work = 125
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
- MINOR OR 2ND MAJOR IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
- Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as
18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other
requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
- Social Work students should work closely with their advisor to insure that General
Studies and major requirements are taken in the right sequence.
- A. Social Work Requirements (42 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- SOWK 170, Introduction to Social Welfare - 3
hours
- SOWK 172,
Human Service Issues, Ethics and Experience - 3 hours
- SOWK 242, Human Behavior in the Social
Environment I - 3 hours
- SOWK 276, Social Welfare Policies &
Services - 3 hours
- SOWK 342, Human Behavior in the Social
Environment II - 3 hours
SOWK 371, Social Work Practice I - 3 hours
- SOWK 372, Social Work Practice II - 3 hours
- SOWK 373, Social Work Practice III - 3 hours
- SOWK 480, Field Placement I - 4 hours
- SOWK 481, Field Placement II - 4 hours
- SOWK 482, Seminar in Social Work - 1 hour
- SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity - 3 hours
- SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
FCSC 150,
Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours
-
- B. Social Work Electives (12 hours required)
- Category A Electives: Take a minimum of 6 hours from:
- SOWK 377, Aging Services - 3 hours
- SOWK 401, Social Work in Legal Settings - 3
hours
- SOWK 402, School Social Work - 3 hours
- SOWK 403, Medical Social Work - 3 hours
- SOWK 470, International Social Work Tours - 1-6
hours
- SOWK 473, Child Welfare Services - 3 hours
- SOWK 474, Rural Social Work - 3 hours
- SOWK 499, Special Studies in Social Work - 1-3
hours
- Category B Electives: Take a minimum of 3 hours from:
- CJUS 101GS, Introduction to Criminal Justice -
3 hours
- CJUS 201, The Juvenile Justice System - 3 hours
(Prereq: CJUS 101GS)
- CJUS 215, Correctional Services and Systems - 3
hours (Prereq: CJUS 101GS)
- PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3
hours
- SOC 124GS, Social Problems - 3 hours
- SOC 201, Social Stratification - 3 hours (Prereq:
SOC 100GS or SOC
250GS)
- SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC
250GS)
- SOC 360, Criminology - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC
250GS)
- SOC 363, Juvenile Delinquency - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC
250GS)
- SOC 369, Sociology of Women - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC
250GS)
- SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours
(Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS)
- SOC 430, Family Life and Functions - 3 hours
(Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS)
- SOC 461, Deviance and Social Control - 3 hours
(Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS)
- SOC 462, Sociology of Health and Illness - 3
hours
(Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS)
- Category C Electives: Take a minimum of 3 hours from:
- FCSC 151GS, Human Sexual Behavior - 3 hours
- FCSC 253, Child Development - 3 hours
- FCSC 351GS, Marriage and Family Relationships -
3 hours
- FCSC 481,
Cross-Cultural Family Patterns -
3 hours
- FCSC 486,
Families in Crisis -
3 hours (Prereq:
FCSC 351, Junior standing)
- PSY 313, Physiological Psychology - 3 hours
(Prereq: PSY 203GS)
- PSY 406, Theories of Personality - 3 hours
- PSY 407, Psychopathology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203, PSY 270)
- PSY 408, Introduction to Clinical Psychology - 3
hours
- PSY 417, Humanistic Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq:
PSY 203GS)
- PSY 453, Developmental Psychology - 3 hours
(Prereq: PSY 203GS
or PSY 230GS)
- PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq:
PSY 203GS
or PSY 230GS)
- PSY 462, Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours
(Prereq: PSY 203GS
or PSY 230GS)
11 May 2006
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