Social Work Major

Social work Core Courses

(30 Hours Voluntary Experience)

• SWK 140 - Introduction to Social Work
• SWK 210 - Direct Helping Skills
• SWK 220 - Research Methods II
• SWK 231 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE)
• SWK 232 - At-Risk Populations and Social Justice
• SWK 360 - Social Policy and Social Work Advocacy
• SWK 370 - Individual/Family Theory & Practice
• SWK 376 - Group Theory and Practice
• SWK 386 - Organizational and Community Development Theory
• SWK 416 - Fundamental Issues in Social Work
• SWK 418 - Social Work Professional Seminar
• SWK 419 - Social Work Practicum

Cognate requirements:

• BIO 102 - Human Anatomy and Physiology
• ECO 101 - Survey of Economics
• PSC 201 - State and Local Government
• PSY 111 - General Psychology
• PSY 215 - Research Design and Introductory Statistics
• SOC 101 - Principles of Sociology
• THE 111 - Public Speaking

Total credits required: 70

Note:

SWK418 and 419 must be taken together during the second semester of the senior year and ordinarily will constitute a full load for that semester. These courses will usually be taken at Northwestern College. SWK370, 376, 386, 416, 418, and 419 are courses open only to social work majors.