Social Work, B.S.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirement | ||
| VSJ 100 | Vincentian Social Justice | 3 |
| Foundation Courses | 27 | |
| Select 33 credits of Distribution Courses. | 30 | |
All majors are required to enroll in the following: | ||
| Human Biology (NS) | ||
| Intro Statistics (AS) | ||
| Preprofessional Foundation Sequence | ||
| SWK 100 | Intro Social Work | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Intro Sociology | 3 |
| PSY 101 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| SWK 200 | Intro Soc Srvc & Pol | 3 |
| SWK 211 | Human Behav & Soc Envi 1 | 3 |
| SWK 212 | Human Behav & Soc Env 2 | 3 |
| SWK 210 | Diversity & Soc Justice | 3 |
| Social work elective (200 level) | 3 | |
| SWK 310 | Basic Helping Skills (This is a pivotal course between the Preprofessional Foundation Sequence and the Professional Foundation Sequence, in which students complete an application to the Professional Foundation Sequence. In December of each year, following the completion of courses, the Social Work Department faculty meet to review the applications and to determine whether or not a student is ready to move forward into the Professional Foundation Sequence. More information can be found in the Social Work Department Student Handbook. A link to the handbook can be found on the NU Social Work Department's main web page.) | 3 |
| Professional Foundation Sequence | ||
| SWK 300 | Social Policy Analysis | 3 |
| SWK 320 | Practice Methods I | 3 |
| SWK 330 | Social Work Research Methods | 3 |
| SWK 420 | Practice Methods II | 3 |
| SWK 425 | Field Seminar I | 3 |
| SWK 426 | Field Seminar II | 3 |
| SWK 427 | Field Practicum I | 3 |
| SWK 428 | Field Practicum II | 3 |
| SWK 430 | Capstone | 3 |
| Social work elective (300 level) | 3 | |
| Advised elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |