UWM Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

Helen Bader School of Social Welfare

Social Work

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The bachelor’s degree in social work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Its primary objective is to prepare students for beginning generalist social work practice.

The program prepares students for potential employment in both public (federal, state, and county) and private social service agencies. A sample of career possibilities includes caseworker, psychiatric social worker, youth counselor and alcohol/drug counselor.

Admission

In addition to the normal University admission requirements, students apply on a separate application for admission to the social work major when they achieve junior standing. A cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 on all previous college work is required for admission to the major. Applicants to the social work major also must have completed a minimum of 75 hours of related supervised volunteer or work experience. See an advisor for more information. Applications may be obtained from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Student Information Center, 11th floor of Enderis Hall.

Course of Study

The undergraduate social work major includes a preprofessional component. Social work intended majors spend their first two years building a liberal arts foundation and fulfilling proficiency requirements.

In addition to satisfying the liberal arts foundation requirements, the student must earn a minimum of 69 credits in social work or Helen Bader School of Social Welfare courses and social sciences. (A student can take courses in criminal justice and have them count toward the major as elective credit.)

Required Courses

Soc Wrk 100	Introduction to Human Services	3
Soc Wrk 206	Society, Poverty and Welfare Programs	3
Soc Wrk 250	Human Behavior and the Social Environment	3
Soc Wrk 310	Social Work Methods I	3
Soc Wrk 410¹	Social Work Methods II	3
Soc Wrk 427²	Social Work Methods III	3
Soc Wrk 421¹	Field Education I	5
Soc Wrk 422²	Field Education II	5
Soc Wrk 604	Social Systems and Social Work Practice	3
Soc Wrk 662¹	Methods of Social Welfare Research	3
Soc Wrk 665	Cultural Diversity and Social Work	3
Soc Wrk or Crm Just Electives		5
Total		42

¹ To be taken concurrently.

² To be taken concurrently.

No academic credit for life experience and previous work experience is granted in lieu of field placement.

All credit for required courses must have been earned within 10 years of graduation.

Social Science Requirements. A total of 27 credits in the social sciences is required, to include the following distribution:

1. 15 credits taken in a single area of concentration from one of the following: anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology or sociology. (Courses must be approved as General Education social sciences.) At least 6 of these credits must be at the upper division (300 level or above).

2. 12 credits taken in at least two other social sciences from the list above, outside the area of concentration. Other social sciences such as geography, philosophy, etc. are not included in the social sciences for the major, nor do they count in the 65-credit rule.

3. The student must have at least one course in each of the following content areas: social change, social organization and institutions, personality theory, biological processes, and ethnic/minority studies. The standard social work curriculum leaves enough flexibility in the choice of social science and elective courses to enable students to develop informal program options according to their interests.

Field Work

The field education sequence required for social work majors consists of two semesters of placement, beginning in the junior year. A total of 256 hours in the field is required each of the two semesters. The field courses are taken concurrently with the methods sequence. Students are required to maintain a grade of B or better in each social work methods and field course. When a student does not, the student’s academic progress is reviewed by the chair of the Social Work Department. In certain cases, the student may be referred to the Faculty Review Panel and may not be allowed to continue in the major.

For further information, consult the Field Staff Office, Enderis Hall, room 1075, phone 414-229-6036; the Advising and Field Manuals; or the Student Information Center, 11th floor of Enderis Hall.

Courses

Social Work (SOC WRK)

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