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B.S.W. Program| Plan of Study

The Bachelor of Social Work degree requires completion of 120 credits, including 45 credits in required Social Work courses.

Students must satisfy both the University's General Education requirements and specific liberal arts requirements (20-21 credits) for the School of Social Work.*

The Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) program requires a total of seven liberal arts and science courses. Four are required courses; the other three are selected from the five courses listed below:

Liberal Arts Requirements
Course# Course Title Credits
BIO 203 The Human Body:
Scientific Perspectives on Structure and Function I
4
PSY 101 General Psychology 3
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3
MATH 113 Statistics 3
Select 3 of the following:
HIS 101
or
HIS 105
Western Civilization I

World Civilization I

3
HIS 104 American Civilization since 1865 3
ECA 101 Introduction to Economics 3
POL 101 Introduction to the American Political System 3
Some of these courses also meet the General Education requirements.


Junior Year
Degree Requirements
Course# Course Title
Credits
SWK 332 Principles and Practice in Social Work I
3
SWK 333 Principles and Practice in Social Work II
3
SWK 334 Field Instruction I
2
SWK 335 Field Instruction II
2
SWK 510 Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice I
3
SWK 511 Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice II
3
SWK 3xx Social Work Elective
3
(For ANSWER, Field Instruction courses are 336 and 337,
respectively, and are 3 credits each)


Senior Year
Degree Requirements
Course# Course Title
Credits
SWK 500 Issues in Social Welfare I: History and Philosophy
3
SWK 501 Issues in Social Welfare II: Inequality, Inequity, and Social Justice
3
SWK 520 Foundations of Social Work Practice I
2
SWK 521 Foundations of Social Work Practice II
2
SWK 542 Oppression, Diversity, and the Struggle for Human Rights in Social Work
3
SWK 557 Social Work Research I
3
SWK 590 Field Instruction III
4
SWK 591 Field Instruction IV
4
(For ANSWER, Field Instruction courses are 592 and 593,
respectively, and are for 3 credits)
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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

James Mullin, M.S.W., D.P.A.
Assistant Professor and B.S.W. Program Director
Social Work Building, Rm 225

p - 516.877.4362
f - 516.877.4392
e - mullin@adelphi.edu
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