Offered by the Social Work Program

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 including:
PSY 230GS, Human Development - 3 hours
Personal Development minimum = 2
BS Science-related course requirements = 3
STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
Major = 47
Minimum total hours required coursework = 95
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 30
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 (35 hours required)
Take all of the following:
SOWK 170, Introduction to Social Welfare - 3 hours
SOWK 172, Orientation to Social Work - 2 hours
SOWK 185, Human Behavior in the Social Environment - 3 hours
SOWK 276, Social Welfare Policies & Services - 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
B. Social Work Electives (12 hours required)
Take a minimum of 6 hours from:
SOWK 377, Aging Services - 3 hours
SOWK 378, Financial Assistance - 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 473, Child Welfare Services - 3 hours
SOWK 474, Rural Social Work - 3 hours
SOWK 499, Special Studies in Social Work - 1-3 hours
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)
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
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)
PSY 455, Adolescent Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
PSY 462, Adult Development and Aging - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
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