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Curriculum

Social Work Suggested Sequence of Study

First Year

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Course Credits Course Credits
UNIV 101 1 UNIV 102 1
SSCI 105 3 SOCI 201 Intro to Sociology 3
PSYC 101 3 HUMN 101 3
MATH 121 3 SOWK 208 History of Social Welfare Policy 3
COMM 101 3 COMM 102 3
SOWK 101 SW Organization 1 COMM 103 3
SOWK 200 Introduction to Social Work/Field Component 4 UNIV 112 1
Total  18  Total  17 

 

Second Year

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Course Credits Course Credits
SOWK 204 Hum. Beh. Soc. Envr I 3 SOWK 304 Research Methods 3
PSYC 343 Theories of Personality 3 SOWK Fund, SW Practice 3
SSCI 105 Issues in Social Science 3 SOWK 206 Hum. Beh. Soc. Envr II 3
SOWK Social Work Values and Ethics 3 Literature Elective 3
    SOCI 222 Marriage and the Family 3
Total  12  Total  15 

 

Third Year

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Course Credits Course Credits
SOWK Appalachian Issues 3 SOWK 300 Individual Counseling Meth 3
SOWK 301 Social Work Statistics 3 Creativity Elective 3
SOWK 302 Soc Welfare Policy & Leg 3 SOWK  Social & Economic Justice 3
SOWK 306 Human Diversity 3 SOWK Special Topics 3
Total  12  Total  12 

 

Fourth Year

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Course Credits Course Credits
SOWK 403 Group Counseling Meth 3 SOWK 407 Comm. & Org. Practice 3
SOWK 404 Field Practicum I 6 SOWK 408 Field Practicum II 6
SOWK 405 Integration Seminar I 2 SOWK 409 Integration Seminar II 2
SOWK 406 Appl. Of SW Research I 2 SOWK 410 Appl. Of SW Research II 2
    UNIV 459 3
Total  13  Total  16 

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