BASW Curriculum Overview
Students have the option to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. To complete a BASW, students complete the following:
- UK Core Requirements
- Requirements
- Social Work Major Coursework- includes 6 hours of Pre-Professional social work coursework
- Guided Electives
- Minimum of 120 credit hours to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Core Social Work Coursework
- SW 300 Social Work Practice I (4 credit hours)
- SW 421 Human Behavior and Social Environment I (3 credit hours)
- SW 430 Social Welfare Policy: Theory and Implementation (3 credit hours)
- SW 444 Educational Foundation Practicum I (5 credit hours)
- SW 422 Human Behavior and Social Environment II (3 credit hours)
- SW 435 Foundations of Professional Ethics in Social Work (3 credit hours)
- SW 350 Social Work Practice II: Survey of Groups (3 credit hours)
- SW 400 Social Work Practice III (3 credit hours)
- SW 450 Social Work Research (3 credit hours)
- SW 460 Understanding Behavior from a Socio-Cultural Perspective (3 credit hours)
- SW 445 Educational Practicum II (5 credit hours)
- SW 470 Senior Seminar (3 credit hours)
Pre-Professional Courses
- SW 124 Introduction to Social Services
- SW 222 Development of Social Welfare….(or)
- SW 322 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
Examples of Social Work Guided Electives
- SW 325 Social Justice Foundations
- SW 521 Understanding Poverty, Inequality, and Injustice