Curriculum

Students must take eighteen (18) credits to complete this minor. Classes can be taken in any order barring any prerequisites that may be required for some courses.

Program Required CoursesCredits
SSW 300 – Human Behavior and Social Work Theory I3
SSW 320 – Human Behavior and Social Work Theory II3
Total Credits6
Select two (2) of the following coursesCredits
SSW 200 – Introduction to Social Work3
SSW 310 – Social Welfare Policy and Advocacy3
SSW 315 – Trauma & Resiliency3
SSW 325 – Interpersonal and Community Violence3
SSW 330 – Advocacy in Social Work Practice3
SSW 340 – Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice or PUB 305 – Research Methods in Public Health3
SSW 350 – Ethics in Social Work Practice3
SSW 415 – Fundamentals of Psychopharmacology3
SSW 435 – Grief and Loss3
SSW 460 – SW w/Groups & Communities3
SSW 465 – Substance Use & Disorder or OS 434 – Substance Use and Misuse (formerly HWOS 434)3
Total Credits6
Select two (2) of the following courses:Credits
ANT 102 – Cultural Anthropology3
ATC 306/PSY 245 – Psychology of Sport & Exercise3
OS 341 – Health Wellness in an Aging Society (formerly HWOS 341)3
PSC 105 – Introduction to Political Science3
PSY 105 – Introduction to Psychology3
PSY 250 – Lifespan Development3
PUB 200 – Foundations in Public Health3
PUB 300 – Global Health3
SOC 150 – Introduction to Sociology3
SOC 215 – Poverty3
SPE 220 – Exceptionality in the Classroom3
Total Credits6
Minimum Total Required Credits18