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:

Course Number

Course Title

Course Credits

CSWRK 2xxx

Introduction to Social Work (to be developed)

3

Choose One:

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:

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:

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:

Course Number

Course Title

Course Credits

CPLCY 3551

Activism and Change in Communities

3

CPLCY 3552

Social Policy

3

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.

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