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Minor in Social Work

Although the minor in Social Work does not prepare students for social work practice, this course of study is useful to students in majors dealing with interpersonal interaction such as education, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or other social sciences as well as Medical Technology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Business and the humanities. It includes academic work geared toward understanding and helping people and provides a sound background for graduate study in the helping professions.

Minor in Social Work 32-34 credits 
-BIO 127/127LHuman Biology and Lab 4
-POS 111 Introduction to U.S. Politics 3
-SOC 111 Introduction to Sociology 3
-SWK 114 Introduction to Social Work: Self-Awareness and Social Relations 3
-SWK 113 The State of Welfare Services 4
or
-SWK 212 Societies and Social Welfare (2) 2 - 4
or
-SWK 213 Social Change and Social Services 3
-SWK 215 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I 3
-SWK 315 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
-The Individual in Culture 3
-SWK 322 Social Work Practice with Organizations
and Communities 3