Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work
Students completing requirements for the BSW will be prepared for beginning generalist social work practice in a wide range of organizations such as child welfare agencies, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, schools, and treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children and adults. The program provides undergraduate education and internship experience for working with individuals, small groups (including the family), organizations, and communities. National accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) allows graduates to become full members of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and to be eligible to become licensed social workers in states requiring licensing for employment.
Bachelor of Social Work
General Education Courses
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Semester Hours
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| ACAD 101 |
Principles of the Learning Academy |
1
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| Critical Skills |
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| Writing and Critical Thinking |
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| WRIT 101 |
Composition |
3
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| CRTW 201 |
Critical Reading, Thinking, & Writing |
3
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| Quantitative Skills |
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| MATH 105 or 150 or 151 or 201 |
3
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| Logic/Language/Semiotics |
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| CSCI 101, & 101A, B C |
Intro to Comp and Info Processing |
3
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| QMTH 205 or MATH 141 |
Statistics |
3
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| Oral Communication |
See approved list,; may be met by another req |
0-3
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| Technology |
Met with CSCI 101, & 101A, B, C |
0
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| Skills for a Common Experience & Thinking Across Disciplines |
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| HMXP 102 |
The Human Experience: Who Am I? |
3
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| Global Perspectives |
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| ANTH 201 |
Cultural Anthropology |
3
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| Historical Perspectives |
See approved list, |
3
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| Developing Critical Skills Applying them to Disciplines |
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| Natural Science |
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| BIOL 150/151 or SCIE 301 |
Elements of Living Systems, Biology of Aging |
3-4
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| second course must be in earth or physical area |
See approved list |
3-4
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| Social Science |
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| ECON 103 |
Intro to Political Economy |
3
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| PSYC 101 |
General Psychology |
3
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| SOCL 201 |
Principles of Sociology |
3
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| Humanities & Arts |
See approved list,; must include 2 designators |
6
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| Intensive Writing |
Met in major with SCWK 330 |
0
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| Constitution Requirement |
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| PLSC 201 |
American Government |
3
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| Requirements in the Major (C or better required) |
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45
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| SCWK 200 |
Introduction to Social Work |
3
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| SCWK 201 |
Introduction to Social Work: IT Lab |
1
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| SCWK 305 |
Human Behavior in the Social Environment |
3
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| SCWK 306 |
Working with Multi-Cultural Populations |
3
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| SCWK 321 |
Social Welfare as a Social Institution |
3
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| SCWK 330 |
Research Methods for Social Work |
3
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| SCWK 395 |
Social Work Intervention I |
3
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| SCWK 432 |
Social Work Intervention II |
3
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| SCWK 433 |
Social Work Intervention III |
3
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| SCWK 434 |
Interpersonal Helping Skills in Social Work Practice |
3
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| SCWK 443 |
Social Work Field Instruction |
12
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| SCWK 463 |
Social Work Field Seminar |
2
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| SCWK electives (not to include SCWK 202) |
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3
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| General Electives |
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25-29
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| Total |
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124
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A student may apply for status as a social work major at any point. In applying for initial entry into the social work program and recognition as a social work major, the student agrees to abide by the NASW (National Association of Social Workers) Code of Ethics. From that point, continued recognition as a social work major requires that the student’s behavior comports to the standards of ethical conduct as spelled out in the Code of Ethics.
Prior to starting the social work intervention sequence - SCWK 395, 432, 433 and 434 - students must formally apply for admittance to SCWK 395. This process includes students providing a description of how they have met the requirement for 80 hours of voluntary or paid experience in a human service organization, and a demonstration that they have at least an overall GPA of 2.20 and a 2.40 GPA in all social work courses.
After completing all general education requirements and social work major course requirements through SCWK 434, including passing courses SCWK 200 through SCWK 434 with a grade of C- or better and maintaining an overall GPA of 2.20 and a GPA of 2.40 in social work courses, the student is eligible to apply to enroll in the two courses which make up the final semester of field education. For graduation the student must have maintained an overall GPA of 2.20, a GPA of 2.40 in all social work courses.
The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of SCWK courses in residence at Winthrop University.
For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.