Bachelor of Science in Social Work
This degree is built upon a strong liberal arts base that includes courses from several disciplines.
Because the credit hours for the core curriculum and the prerequisites total more than 60 hours, social work is considered a comprehensive major. No minor is required, but some students cluster their electives in a discipline that supports their area of interest in social work practice.
The required social work major courses must be taken in the specified sequence. To assure completion of the program in four years, a student interested in the social work major should meet with a social work faculty advisor in the spring of his or her freshman year.
Course Number and Title | Hrs. | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
SOCWK 221 Intro. to Social Work | 3 | SOC 111 or PSYC 101 |
SOCWK 230 Global Human Rights | 3 | None |
SOCWK 250 Found. Of Social Welfare | 3 | None |
SOCWK 304 Human Behavior Across Lifespan | 3 | SOCWK 221 or soph. status |
SOCWK 306 Social Environment & Human Behavior | 3 | SOC 301 or co-requisite |
SOCWK 310 Social Work Practice I | 3 | SOCWK 221 or Dept. Perm. |
SOCWK 312 Social Work Practice II | 3 | SOCWK 304, 310 |
SOCWK 360 Res. Meth. In Soc. Sci. | 3 | MATH 108 or co-req, SOC 111 |
SOCWK 408 Soc. Policy Devel./Anal. | 3 | SOCWK 221, 250 |
SOCWK 412 Soc. Work Com. Practice | 3 | SOCWK 306, 312, SOC 225 |
SOCWK 417 Pre-Practicum Seminar | 1 | SOCWK 306, 312; 408 & 412 pre or co-requisites |
SOCWK 418 Field Instruction | 12 | All SOCWK Academic Courses; 419 co-requisites |
SOCWK 419 Field Seminar | 3 | SOCWK 419, 418 co-req. |
BIO 100 Human Biology | 4 | None |
MATH 108 Introductory Statistics | 3 | MATH 100 or ACT 18 or SAT 480 |
PSYC 101 General Psychology I | 3 | None |
SOC 111 Principles of Sociology | 3 | None |
SOC 225 Contemp. Social Problems | 3 | SOC 111 |
SOC 301 Race, Ethnic, & Minority Issues | 3 | None |
Electives (choose 3 courses below):* | 9 |
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SOCWK 265 Parent-Child Relationships | (3) | None |
SOCWK 305 Family Violence | (3) | None |
SOCWK 320 Topics (may be repeated for credit as topics vary) | (3) | None |
SOCWK 323 Later Adulthood in the Family Context | (3) | None |
SOCWK 324 Working with Older Adults | (3) | None |
SOCWK 330 International Perspectives on Women | (3) | None |
SOCWK 350 Death and Dying | (3) | None |
Total Hours | 74 hrs. |
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Institutional Core Requirements: | ||
Communication Course | 3 | |
Critical Cultural Inquiry (CCI) | 3 | |
Math/Logic course | 3 | |
Religion course | 3 | |
Historical Reasoning course | 3 | |
Composition | 6 | |
Natural Science | 6 | |
Humanities | 6 | |
Social Sciences | 6 | |
Aesthetics | 6 | |
Total Core Hours | 45 hrs. |
*Other options exist for elective credit. See your advisor
**To earn an Bachelor's degree through Ashland University, a student must earn at least 120 hours.
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