Academic Catalog 2022-2023

Bachelor of Social Work

120 credits

Major Requirements (60 crs)

Required Courses

PY 150Introduction to Psychology

3

PY 290Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

3

PY 335Abnormal Psychology

3

SO 110Introduction to Sociology

3

SW 200Introduction to the Helping Professions

3

SW 220Human Behavior in the Social Environment

3

SW 250Professionalism in Social Work

3

SW 300Social Welfare Policy and Services

3

SW 395Junior Field Practicum

3

SW 410Working with Individuals and Families

3

SW 420Working with Groups

3

SW 430Working with Communities and Organizations

3

SW 590Capstone Project

3

SW 595Senior Field Practicum

12

 

Choose one of the following:

MA 230Introductory Statistics

3

MA 330Introductory Statistics

3

PY 586Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences

3

 

Choose one of the following:

PY 585Research Methods and Design

3

SW 585Research Methods and Assessment in Social Work

3

 

Choose one of the following:

HI 135Perspectives in United States History

3

HI 205Boudicca's Daughters: Women in World History

3

HI 315The History of Human Rights in International Law

3

HI 331Conquest and Resistance: The History of Peoples in the American Borderlands

3

HI 340The Struggle for Equality: African American History in the 20th Century

3

HI 355The History of Genocide

3

SW 210Human Rights, Social, Economic, and Racial Justice

3

PY 150, HI 135, SO 110, MA 230: Satisfies general education requirement - 12 crs

General Education for the Bachelor’s Degree (37 crs)

General Education Requirements

EN 110Principles of Composition

3

Or

EN 111English Composition I

3

EN 112English Composition II

3

GE 102Saint Mary Experience

2

GE 301General Education Capstone

2

TH 112Introduction to Spirituality

3

Arts (Art, Music, Theatre)

3

Mathematics - MA 134 or higher

3

Humanities - must be from two different areas of study (Communication, English (including literature; excluding EN 200), History (excluding HI 301, HI 455, and HI 569), Philosophy, Theology)

6

Natural Science with Lab

3-4

Social or Behavioral Sciences - must be from two different areas of study (Criminology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work)

6

Theology

3

Electives to reach 120 credits

Electives

Electives

35