University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Natural and Social Sciences
1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog
Social Work Program
Social Work Major Bachelor of Science Degree
- A. General Studies Program - 45 hours
- (This program must include BIOL 103GS General Biology
with Lab)
- B. Required social work courses - 39 hours
- C. Category "A " - 6 hours
- Category "B" - 3 hours
- Category "C" - 3 hours
- D. One minor or major other than social work - 24-36 hours
- E. Other courses to total - 125 hours
Required social work courses- SOWK 170 Intro to Social Welfare - 4
- SOWK 185 Human Behavior in Social Environment - 3
- SOWK 276 Social Welfare Policies and Services - 3
- SOWK 371 Social Work Practice I - 3
- SOWK 372 Social Work Practice II - 3
- SOWK 373 Social Work Practice III - 3
- SOWK 480 Field Placement I - 4
- SOWK 481 Field Placement II - 4
- PSY 230GS Human Development - 3
- SOC 225 Community and Human Diversity - 3
- SOC 337 Sociological Inquiry - 3
- STAT 235 Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3
Electives
Category "A"- Students must complete a minimum of six credit hours in Category "A".
- SOWK 377 Aging Services - 3
- SOWK 378 Financial Assistance - 3
- SOWK 401 Social Work in Legal Settings - 3
- SOWK 402 School Social Work - 3
- SOWK 403 Medical Social Work - 3
- SOWK 473 Child Welfare Services - 3
- SOWK 474 Rural Social Work - 3
- SOWK 491 Expanded Campus Workshop - 1-3
- SOWK 499 Special Studies in Social Work - 1-3
Category "B"- Students must complete a minimum of three credit hours in category "B".
- CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice - 3
- PSCI 385 Foundations of Public Policy - 3
- SOC 224GS Social Problems - 3
- SOC 275Social Psychology - 3
- SOC 302 Social Change - 3
- SOC 420 Race and Minority Relations - 3
- SOC 430 Family Life and Functions - 3
- SOC 460 Criminology - 3
- SOC 461 Deviance and Social Control - 3
- SOC 462 Sociology of Health and Illness - 3
- SOC 463 Juvenile Delinquency - 3
- SOC 469 Sociology of Women - 3
Category "C"- Students must complete a minimum of three credit hours in Category "C".
- FCSC 151GS Human Sexual Behavior - 3
- FCSC 253 Child Development - 3
- FCSC 351GS Marriage and Family Relationships - 3
- PSY 313 Physiological Psychology - 3
- PSY 406 Theories of Personality - 3
- PSY 407 Abnormal Psychology - 3
- PSY 417 Humanistic Psychology - 3
- PSY 453 Developmental Psychology - 3
- PSY 455 Adolescent Psychology - 3
- PSY 462 Adult Development and Aging - 3
- PSY 380 Intro to Clinical Psych - 3
Note: Human biology content will be obtained by students by completing BIOL 103GS, and by studying the human physical systems in SOWK 185.
Liberal Arts Foundational Content
- The following general studies courses and electives will provide a liberal arts base for
the Bachelor of Science degree.
- Communication - 9-14 hours
- ENG 101GS
- ENG 102GS
- SPCH 100GS
- Foreign Language-The Social Work Program recommends studying Spanish.
- Humanities - 9 hours
- ENG 250GS, or ENG 251GS, or ENG 252GS, etc.
- Fine Arts - ART 120GS, or MUS 100GS,
or DANC 122GS, etc.
- PHIL 100GS The Social Work Program highly recommends this
course as the elective in humanities.
- Civilization - 3-6 hours
- HIST 251GS-The Social Work Program highly recommends
choosing this course.
- Natural Sciences - 10 hours
- GEOG 207GS, or GEOG 209GS,
or PHYS 210GS etc.
- BIOL 103GS-This course is required by the Social Work
Program.
- STAT 235-This course is required by the Social Work
Program.
- Social and Behavioral Sciences - 12 hours
- The Social Work Program highly recommends ECON 100GS, PSCI 100GS, PSY 203GS, and SOC 200GS.
When students have met the requirements from the above lists, they may enroll for
electives reflecting their interests. The program recommends that their electives contain
material on racial, minority and women's issues, rural concerns, families, anthropology,
child welfare, and social problems in general.
- Liberal arts courses will be taken in the following order with Social Work courses:
- Concurrently with SOWK 170, Introduction to Social
Welfare
- BIOL 103GS
- ENG 101GS
- SPCH 100GS
- PSY 203GS
- These courses improve communications skills, and provide biological and psychological
information to prepare the students for SOWK 185 Human
Behavior in the Social Environment.
- PSY 230GS
- ENG 102 or FORLGS
- PHIL 100GS
- SOC 200GS
- These courses continue the student's preparation to effectively communicate, think
logically as will as abstractly, and to recognize and understand the individual's
interaction with groups and the systems of social environment.
- As a basis for SOWK 276, Social Welfare Policies &
Services, the following courses should be taken:
- ECON 100GS
- PSCI 100GS
- HIST 251GS (American)
- SOC 225
- STAT 235
- These courses provide foundation knowledge for understanding the political, economic,
historical, culturally diverse, and research aspects of policy-making, funding, and the
provision of services.
- Concurrently with SOWK 276, Social Welfare Policies and
Services, and preparatory to SOWK 371, Practice I.
- Physical Science course
- ENG 250GS, or ENG 251GS, or ENG 252GS, etc.
- SOC 337
The student chooses a physical science, a literature course, and SOC 337, Sociological Inquiry for research content. These
courses provide additional liberal arts background for understanding the human and his/her
place in the world together with problem-solving/advocacy efforts on their behalf.
Additional liberal arts content is obtained in the student's choice of a fine arts
course, free electives, as well as from Category "B" and Category "C".
It is expected that students will integrate liberal arts as well as social work content
throughout their studies of the curriculum and in particular, during the integration of
theory and practice in the field courses SOWK 480 and SOWK 481.
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