Bachelor of Arts in Social Work

The Social Work Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and provides students with a general base for beginning professional social work practice. Social workers and social welfare programs help individuals, families, groups, and communities meet basic human needs and enhance the quality of life. The social work curriculum is designed to:

1. Prepare the student for competent entry-level social work practice.
2. Prepare the student for successful graduate education in social work or related professions.
3. Provide a humanities and social science base for non-social work majors to enhance an understanding of and participation in a democratic society.
4. Provide opportunities for continuing education and training of social work and other social service practitioners.
5. Prepare the student to apply for licensure as a social worker in the State of Idaho. Many excellent career opportunities for social workers are available in the areas of children's services, community planning, corrections and criminal justice, family services, community mental health, senior services, mental retardation, public assistance, rehabilitation, and educational institutions.

   Graduation Requirements for Major in Social Work

   General University Requirements

   As part of the general university requirements, the following courses are required of the major:

   BIOS 120            Biology and Human Concerns    4 cr
   PSYC 111            Intro to Psychology           3 cr
   ECON 100            Economic Issues               3 cr
   

   Departmental Requirements

   SOC 101             Intro to Sociology            3 cr
   SOC 207             Social Statistics             3 cr
   SOC 248             Local and National Minorities 3 cr
   SOC 301             Principles of Sociology       3 cr
   

   Social Work Course Requirements

   SOWK 271            Intro to Social Work          3 cr
   SOWK 272            Human Behavior and the
                       Social Environment            3 cr
   SOWK 308            Social Work Research          3 cr
   SOWK 371            Social Welfare Policy         3 cr
   SOWK 372            Practices with Individuals 
                       and Families                  3 cr
   SOWK 373            Group Work                    3 cr
   SOWK 476            Social Work Field Practicum I 6 cr
   SOWK 477            Social Work Field Practicum II 6 cr
   SOWK 497            Community Organization and    
                       Social Change                 3 cr 
   SOWK 498            Integration of Social Work
                       Methods                       3 cr
   

   An additional six units of upper division course work from any sociology, anthropology or social work courses are required.

   Social Work Electives Include:

   SOWK g482           Independent Problems          6 cr
   SOWK g491           Seminar                       3 cr