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Social Work Curriculum

(Leading to the Bachelor of Social Work degree)

Requirements

General Studies (42 hours)

English Composition (6 hours)

ENG 131English Composition I

3
ENG 132English Composition II

3
 
Or
 
ENG 140English Composition Honors

3
ENG 141English Composition Honors

3

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

Required
HUM 103Humanities Through the African American Experience

3
And
ENG 109Introduction to Literature**

3
 

HUM 103: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

ENG 109 and ENG 110: Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Choose one of the following:
ART 131Art Appreciation

3
MUS 121Music Appreciation

3
THE 111Intro to Theatre Arts

3

Humanities Electives: (choose one of the following)**

HUM 102Interdisciplinary Humanities

3
HUM 102

3
CMS 200Voice and Diction

3
CMS 205Public Speaking

3
PHL 210

3

**Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hours)

(A) Natural Sciences (8 hours)
PHY 210General Physics I

4
PHY 211General Physics II

4
(B) Mathematics (3 hours)
MAT 137Pre-Calculus Algebra

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses:
GEO 206World Geography

3

GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

And

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives:

Choose two of the following**
ANT 113Soc Around the World

3
ECO 251Prin of Economics I

3
ECO 254Introd to Economics

3
POS 207American Government

3
PSY 251General Psychology

3
SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3

**Students satisfying the six-semester hour history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete only three semester hours of the English literature sequence (ENG 209 or ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

Orientation - Required of All Undergraduates (1 hour)

ORI 100First-Year Experience

1

Social Work majors must choose the following core courses: (42 hours)

BIO 127General Bio Lecture

3
BIO 128General Bio Lecture

3
ENG 209Intro to Literature

3
ENG 210Intro to Literature

3
HIS 131World History

3
HIS 132World History

3
PSY 251General Psychology

3
SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3

Pre-professional, Major and Elective Courses (21 hours)

ANT 113Soc Around the World

3
Or
ANT 328Cultural Anthropology

3
 
ECO 254Introd to Economics

3
 
ENG 218Intermediate Composition

3
Or
ENG 328Technical & Professional Writi

3
 
POS 218State and Local Govern

3
SOC 213Social Problems

3
SSC 361Social Science Statistics

3
 
CMS 200Voice and Diction

3
Or
CMS 205Public Speaking

3

Required Support Courses (6 hours)

PHL 210

3
SOC 222Comp. Appl. I in Soc Sci

3
SWK 220Intro to Social Work

3
SWK 221Soc Work Communications

3
SWK 322Humn Bhvr & Soc Envir I

3
SWK 323Humn Bhvr & Soc Envir II

3
SWK 356Soc Welfare Pol & Serv

3
SWK 357Soc Welfar Pol & Serv II

3
SWK 450Applied Research

3
SWK 463Field Instruction I

4
SWK 464Gen Meth of Soc Work Prac I

3
SWK 465Field Instruction II

4
SWK 466Gen Meth Social Work Prac II

3
SWK 467Field Instr.Seminar I

1
SWK 468Field Instr. Seminar II

1
SWK 230Swk in Health Settings

3
SWK 354Child Welfare

3
SWK 370Social Work With the Aged

3
SWK 455Social Work With Families

3

Total Credit Hours: 120