SOCIAL WORK
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall:
One one the foundations courses listed below#
SOC 101*
Spring:
One one the foundations courses listed below#
SOC 101*
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall:
One one the foundations courses listed below#
SOC 260*
ANTH 201, SOWK 201
Spring:
One one the foundations courses listed below#
SOC 261*
PYSO 221
COMMENTS:
SOWK 201 should be taken first semester, freshman or sophomore year. (See notes below.)
#Students should have completed at least 9 credits of the foundation courses by the end of the sophomore year: ANTH 201, BIOL 132, ECON 200, SOC 101, SOC 215, and PYSO 221.
*Students interested in SOWK should consider taking SOC 261 to satisfy the Math
Core requirement. SOC 260 is the prerequisite for SOC 261 and SOC 101 is the prerequisite for SOC 260.
For questions regarding the major, call Dr. Joy Ernst, 301.696.3754, or Dr. Lynda Sowbel, 301.696.3878.
NOTES:
Any student who wishes to take SOWK 201 in the freshman year should have some volunteer experience and high school sociology and/or psychology.
Students considering the major should be advised that the social work program is structured so that courses must be taken in sequence beginning with 201, which is offered only in the fall semester.
Students who major in social work must also apply for and be accepted into the program to go into the field practicum senior year. Each spring, assessment of student qualifications is conducted by
the social work faculty. Each student must have completed SOWK 201 with a grade of C+ or better and have an overall minimum g.p.a. of at least 2.5. Students are evaluated on the basis of their emotional maturity and stability, as evidenced by a personal statement, an in-person interview, and an evaluation by a supervisor for the volunteer experience (required for SOWK 201). Students who do not wish to major in social work or who are not accepted into the program may choose the minor, Pre-professional Practice in Social Work.
SOCIAL WORK
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING HOOD IN 2010-2011
Students may take a maximum of 60 credits in social work courses.
REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES (27-28 credits)
_____ ANTH 201 Introduction to Anthropology
_____ BIOL 132 Biology of Aging OR _____ BIOL 138 Human Health Mosaic
_____ ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics
_____ PYSO 221 Social Gerontology OR _____ SOWK 327 Gerontological Social Work: Policy & Practice
_____ SOC 101 Principles of Sociology
_____ SOC 215 Social Problems
_____ SOC 260 The Philosophy and Methods of Social Research
_____ SOC 261 Social Statistics (can be used to satisfy Math Core requirement)
_____ SOC 323 Ethnicity in America (can be used to satisfy Western Civilization Core requirement)
SOCIAL WORK COURSES (34 credits)
_____ SOWK 201 Introduction to Social Work and the Human Services
_____ SOWK 301 Social Policy and Human Service Programs
_____ SOWK 342 Social Work Methods I
_____ SOWK 343 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
_____ SOWK 344 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
_____ SOWK 442 Social Work Methods II
_____ SOWK 445A, B Social Work Field Practice
_____ SOWK 446A, B Social Work Field Practice
_____ SOWK 452 Seminar on the Social Work Profession
SOCIAL WORK ELECTIVES Select one (3 credits)
_____ SOWK 214 Child Welfare: Policies and Services
_____ SOSW 217 Juvenile Delinquency
_____ SOWK 327 Gerontological Social Work: Policy & Practice (if not taken as foundation course for the major)
_____ SOWK 330 Social Work with Families
_____ SOWK 333 The Fields of Social Service
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES Select one (3 credits)
_____ PSY 204 Psychology of Death
_____ PSY 208 Psychology of Adolescence
_____ PSY 238 Human Development II
_____ PSY 373 Psychology of Aging
_____ PSY 431 Abnormal Psychology
_____ SOC 216 Criminology
_____ SOC 300 Social Inequality
_____ SOC 311 Sociology of Gender
_____ SOC 318 Global Social Problems
_____ SOC 353 Deviance and Social Control