BSW Curriculum

A minimum of 122 credit hours is required for the B.S.W. degree. In addition to social work courses and electives, the following outlines the general liberal arts requirements. General Requirements (8 courses) ENG W131 English Composition ENG W231 Professional Writing Skills HIST H106 Modern American History Two courses designated as arts and humanities courses from the following departments: African American and African Diaspora Studies Communication and Culture English (excluding the composition course) Fine Arts Folklore Foreign Languages and Cultures (including Sign Language) (100 level and above) Gender Studies History Music Philosophy Religious Studies Theatre and Drama PSY P101 Psychology as a Biological Science Computer Science/Mathematics/Physical Sciences (2 courses) CSCI A110 Introduction to Computing (required) For the second course, students select one course from the following: Astronomy Chemistry Geology Mathematics Physical Geography Physics Statistics (strongly recommended) CJUS K300 Techniques of Data Analysis HPER H391 Health Statistics Supportive Area Requirements (6 courses required) POLS Y103 American Government ANTH E105 Cultural Anthropology SOC S100 Introduction to Sociology Macro- or microeconomics (1 course) PSY P102 Psychology as a Social Science 300-level Psychology course; PSY P324 Abnormal Psychology recommended Social Work Requirements (16 courses) S100 Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.) S141 Introduction to Social Work (3 cr.) S221 Human Behavior and Social Environment I: Individual Functioning (3 cr.) S231 Generalist Social Work Practice I: Theory and Skills (3 cr.) S251 Emergence of Social Services (3 cr.) S322 Human Behavior and Social Environment II: Small Group Functioning (3 cr.) S323 Human Behavior and Social Environment III: Community and Organizational Functioning (3 cr.) S332 Generalist Social Work Practice II: Theory and Skills (3 cr.) S352 Social Service Delivery Systems (3 cr.) S371 Social Work Research (3 cr.) S381 Social Work Practicum I (4 cr.) S400 Practicum Seminar (1 cr.) S433 Generalist Social Work Practice III: Theory and Skills (3 cr.) S442 Practice-Policy Seminar in Fields of Practice (2 courses, 3 cr. each) S472 Practice Evaluation (3 cr.) S482 Social Work Practicum II (5 cr.)

The Bloomington BSW Degree Plan is a suggested four-year outline of which courses a student should take in order to complete the BSW degree in four years.

The IU School of Social Work 2006-2008 Bulletin includes course descriptions and degree requirements for the BSW as well as the MSW and Ph.D. degrees (Note: The Bloomington campus only offers the BSW.)