Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts in Human Services

Master of Social Work

Proficiency requirements (9 hours)

 
  • EN 102 Composition II (3)

 
  • Statistics or MT 150 Contemporary Math or higher (3)

 
  • Religion/theology course (3)

 

General education requirements (18 hours)

 
  • Humanities courses (6)

 
  • Social Sciences courses (6)

 
  • Natural Sciences courses (6)

 

Major requirements (45 hours)

 
  • SPCS 200 Adult Learning Seminar (3)

 
  • HS 300 Social Science Research (3)

SWK 512 Social Work Research Methods (3)—can be taken in place of HS 300
  • HS 301 Writing in the Social Sciences (3)

 
  • HS 302 Statistics for Social Scientists (3)

Meets MSW Statistics Prerequisite
  • HS 303 Human Services Administration (3)

 
  • HS 304 Social Policy (3)

SWK 514 History of Social Work & Social Welfare (3)—can be taken in place of HS 304
  • HS 305 Behavioral Theory (3)

SWK 513 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3)—can be taken in place of HS 305
  • HS 400 Professional Ethics (3)

 

Human Services electives (21 hours)

Any SWK courses can be applied toward this requirement; a maximum of 30 SWK credits can be applied to BHS

General electives (48 hours)—any courses carrying undergraduate or graduate credit can apply to this requirement (subject to 30-hour SWK max.)

Any SWK courses can be applied toward this requirement; a maximum of 30 SWK credits can be applied to BHS

 

SWK 510 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families (3)

 

SWK 511 Field Practicum I (3)

 

SWK 550 Social Work Practice with Groups (3)

 

SWK 551 Field Practicum II (3)

 

SWK 553 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3)

 

SWK 640 Mental Health: History, Theories, and Treatment (3)

 

Social Work Elective

Earns Bachelor of Arts in Human Services

BHS total credits: 120

Completes Foundation Year MSW (30)

 

SWK 610 Advanced Social Work Practice with Families: Models in a Global Context (3)

 

SWK 611 Field Practicum III (3)

 

SWK 612 Practice Evaluation (3)

 

Advanced diversity course (3)—SWK 602, 621, 622, 623, 624 or 625

 

SWK 655 Community Practice (3)

 

SWK 651 Field Practicum IV (3)

 

SWK 614 Family Centered Policy in a Global Context (3)

 

SWK 641 Community-Based Participatory Research (3)

 

Social Work electives (6)

 

Completes Concentration Year MSW (30)

Earns Master of Social Work

Total Credit for BA & MSW: 180

Total Credits for MSW: 60