Bachelor of Science in Social Work

The Bachelor of Science in Social Work prepares students for entry-level positions in social work as well as for graduate studies in social work. Professions in social work directly serve the needs of traditionally underrepresented groups in society. Coursework in the major challenges students to understand what it means to advocate for some of the nation’s neediest residents. The major educates students for a life of service in the community.

Required Courses

Lower Division

SOC 5 - Sociological Perspectives
PSY 1 - Introductory Psychology
SOC 13 - Anatomy for Human Services
MTH 38 - Statistics

Upper Division

SOC 103 - Group Therapy: Theory and Practice
SOC 104 - The Family
SOC 105 - Couples
SOC 106 - Introduction to Psychotherapy
SOC 110 - Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 112 - Medical Sociology
SOC 117 - Quantitative Research Methods
SOC 118 - Ethnography
SOC 120 - Case Management
SOC 121 - Human Services Ethics
SOC 128 - Introduction to Social Work
SOC 134 - Mediation and Negotiation
SOC 160 - Diversity in Society 
or
SOC 161 - Majority-Mintority Relations
SOC 180 - Social Stratification
GER 188 - Caregiving and Adaptations for Elders
GER 189 - Gerontology
GER 192 - Thanatology Seminar
SOC 197 - Internship

Total units for the Bachelor of Science in Social Work: 48