Programs
Social Work Minor 15 credits
The minor in social work offers the student the opportunity to explore the history, foundations, and approaches to helping in the field of social work within a multicultural society. The goal of the minor is to help students understand the knowledge, values and skills critical to social work, and how they are used in making a difference on a personal, community, or global level. A total of 15 credits are required
Required Core:
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Course Credits |
|
CSWRK 2xxx |
Introduction to Social Work (to be developed) |
3 |
Choose One:
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Course Credits |
|
CSWRK 3201 |
Case Management in Social Work and Counseling |
3 |
|
CSWRK 3888 |
Child Welfare: Challenges and Solutions |
3 |
Working with Individuals and Families - Choose ONE:
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Course Credits |
|
ASOSC 5016 |
Aging Issues |
3 |
|
CARTH 2423 |
Principles of Art Therapy |
3 |
|
CEXTH 2623 |
Principles of Expressive Arts Therapy |
3 |
|
CPSYC 2421 |
Introduction to Counseling |
3 |
|
CPSYC 3422 |
Special Problems in Counseling: Crisis Intervention |
3 |
|
CPSYC 3424 |
Counseling Children, Adolescents and Young Adults |
3 |
|
CPSYC 3427 |
Family Interventions |
3 |
|
CPSYC 3425 |
Applied Group Dynamics |
3 |
|
CSOCL 2401 |
Sociology of Family |
3 |
|
CSOCL 3820 |
Girlhood, Identity, and Girl Culture |
4 |
|
CSWRK 3201 |
Case Management in Social Work and Counseling |
3 |
Racism and Oppression - Choose ONE:
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Course Credits |
|
CSOCL 2119 |
Race and Ethnic Relations |
3 |
|
CSOCL 3445 |
Race, Class and Gender |
3 |
|
CSWRK 3xxx |
Undoing Racism (to be developed) |
3 |
Policy and Advocacy - Choose ONE:
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Course Number |
Course Title |
Course Credits |
|
CPLCY 3551 |
Activism and Change in Communities |
3 |
|
CPLCY 3552 |
Social Policy |
3 |
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CPLCY 3888 |
Selected Topics in Public Policy |
3 |
|
CPLCY 4441 |
Children, Families and Social Policy: Global Perspectives |
3 |
For all social work minors, one component of the student's experiential learning requirement in their major must be in a social work setting or a setting that utilizes social work perspectives/approaches.

