Offered by Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work

Social Work Major

Social Work Comprehensive
Bachelor of Science

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7 including:
      • BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BS Science-related course requirements = 3 including:
  • STAT 235GS, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
• Major Option = 48
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 96
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 24
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Social Work Comprehensive = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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.

Social Work students should work closely with their advisor to ensure that General Studies and major requirements are taken in the right sequence.

1. Social Work Requirements (36 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • SOWK 170GS, Introduction to Social Welfare - 3 hours
     • SOWK 172, Human Service Ethics and Experience - 3 hours
     • SOWK 400, Human Behavior in the Social Environment - 3 hours
     • SOWK 410, Social Policy & Programs - 3 hours
     • SOWK 420, Diversity and Social Justice - 3 hours
     • SOWK 440, Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare - 3 hours
     • SOWK 441, Social Work Practice with Individuals & Families - 3 hours
     • SOWK 442, Social Work Practice with Groups - 3 hours
     • SOWK 443, Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities - 3 hours
     • SOWK 480, Field Placement I - 3 hours
     • SOWK 481, Field Placement II - 3 hours
     • SOWK 482, Senior Social Work Seminar - 3 hours
2. Social Work Electives (12 hours required)
   • Category A Electives:
     Take a minimum of 9 hours from:
     • SOWK 469, Introduction to Mental Health Issues - 3 hours
     • SOWK 470, International Social Work Experience - 1-6 hours
     • SOWK 471, Aging Services - 3 hours
     • SOWK 473, Child Welfare Services - 3 hours
     • SOWK 475, Child Abuse and Neglect - 3 hours
     • SOWK 476, Social Work in Legal Settings - 3 hours
     • SOWK 477, School Social Work - 3 hours
     • SOWK 478, Medical Social Work - 3 hours
     • SOWK 479, Violence Across the Lifespan - 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 215)
     • CJUS 315, Victimology: Victims of Crime - 3 hours
     • 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 351GS and junior standing OR permission)
     • 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)
     • SOC 369, Sociology of Gender - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS or permission)
     • SOC 420, Race and Minority Relations - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or SOC 250GS or permission)