Social Work
FACULTY Associate Professor Evens (Director); Instructors Amos (Field Coordinator), Moody.
The purpose of the social work major is to prepare students for beginning practice in social work and to provide an educational foundation for students planning to pursue graduate studies in social work or other helping professions. The major provides a well-rounded academic and practice background in the generalist social work practice model. The social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
The curriculum requires majors to complete 72 credit hours, including 21 hours of liberal arts requirements, 45 hours of social work requirements, and 6 hours of electives. A student may declare a social work major when admitted to Bradley; however, in order to progress to the professional practice component of the curriculum, a formal admission is required during the junior year.
The professional practice component includes practice courses and a field practicum. Students will complete a minimum of 420 field hours in an approved community agency.
It is important for students to consult with their social work advisor each semester to ensure that the requirements for the major are scheduled in the proper sequence. An overall grade point average of 2.25 is needed to graduate with a B.A. or B.S. in social work. A student must attain at least a “C” in all required social work courses.
Requirements
Liberal Arts Courses (21 hrs.)
- MTH 111 Elementary Statistics or PSY 205 Quantitative Methods
- ECO 100 Intro to Economics or
- ECO 221 Microeconomics and ECO 222 Macroeconomics
- PLS 105 Introduction to American Government
- SOC 302 Sociology of Diversity or SOC 313 Race, Ethnicity, and Power or ETE 280 Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, and Communities
- SOC 100 The Sociological Perspective
- BIO 101 Life Science I
- PSY 104 Principles of Psychology
Social Work Core Requirements (45 hrs.)
Social Welfare Policy and Services 6 hrs.
- SW 250 Introduction to Social Welfare
- SW 355 Social Welfare Policy
Human Behavior & the Social Environment 12 hrs.
- SOC 310 Sociology of the Family
- PSY 445 Abnormal Psychology
- SW 354 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
- SW 358 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
Research 3 hrs.
- SW 260 Research Methods
- Social Work Practice 12 hrs.
- SW 350 Foundation for Social Work Practice
- SW 351, 352 Social Work Practice I, II
- SW 353 Social Work Practice III
Field Practicums 12 hrs.
- SW 393 Social Work Practicum
- SW 395 Social Work Seminar
Electives 6 hrs.
- SW 310 Child Welfare I
- SW 320 Child Welfare II
- SW 356 Topics in Social Work
- SW 490 Individual Study in Social Work
- SW 499 Honors Colloquium
- SOC 211 Contemporary Social Problems
- SOC 311 Comparative Family Systems
- SOC 312 Social Inequality
- SOC 314 Native Americans
- SOC 315 Gender and Society
- SOC 321 Individual and Society
- SOC 332 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 333 Sociology of Violence
- SOC 341 Medical Sociology
- SOC 343 Sociology of Mental Health
- AAS 200 Intro. to African-American Studies
- NUR 221 Substance Abuse
Students should consult the Social Work Student Handbook for recommendations regarding general education selections, electives, and BA/BS requirements, and for sample 4-year and 2-year course plans.