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 = 53
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 101
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 24
- 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.
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- Social Work students should work closely with their advisor to
ensure that General Studies and major requirements are taken in the right sequence.
A. Social Work Requirements (41 hours required)- Take all of the following:
- SOWK 170GS, 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 330,
Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare - 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 - 3 hours
- SOWK 481, Field Placement II - 3 hours
- SOWK 482, Seminar in Social Work - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
FSID 150,
Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours
B. Social Work Electives (12 hours required)
Category A Electives: Take a minimum of 9 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 Experience - 1-6
hours
- SOWK 472, Substance Abuse and Addictions - 3 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 201, The Juvenile Justice System - 3 hours
(Prereq: CJUS 101GS)
- CJUS 310, Community Based Corrections - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 101GS)
- CJUS 315, Victimology: Victims of Crime - 3 hours
- 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)
- FSID 351GS, Marriage and Family Relationships -
3 hours
- FSID 481,
Cross-Cultural Family Patterns -
3 hours
- FSID 486,
Families in Crisis -
3 hours (Prereq:
FSID 351, junior standing)
- PSCI 252,
The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours
- 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)
08 Mar 2006
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