Bachelor of social work
Mission
Saint Martin's University's Bachelor of Arts program in
Social Work (BSW) prepares students for entry-level
generalist practice in the field of social work. The
interdisciplinary curriculum is designed to provide a broad
theoretical and practical base, from which students may draw in
their professional social work practice.
Like the existing
Community Services Program (CSP), the bachelor's degree in
social work (BSW) embodies Saint Martin's core themes of
faith, reason, service, and community, and resides in the
Department of Society and Social Justice. Social work methods
are a values-based practice. These methods take students'
inspired good intentions and provide an opportunity for them to
direct that energy into competent, ethical, research-based
practice. The new BSW program, aligned with the
Council of Social Work Education's (CSWE) standards for
accreditation, complements existing professional programs at
SMU. It also professionalizes the university's social service offerings
in important ways, by providing an alternative track that better
prepares students for both entry-level positions in the social
work profession and advanced status entry into graduate programs
in social work.
Degree requirements
General education courses (42-48 semester hours)
BSW courses (61 semester hours)
Lower division courses (26 semester hours)
| BIO 105/L |
Biology with lab |
| ECN 101 |
Introduction to economics |
| MTH 201 |
Introduction to statistics |
| PSY 101 |
Introduction to psychology
OR |
| PSY 205 |
Child and adolescent
development |
| SOC 101 |
Modern society and culture
OR |
| SOC 102 |
American social problems |
| SW 210 |
Introduction to social work |
| PSY/SOC 240 |
Research methods |
| SW 290/291 |
Introduction to
internship/field seminar |
Upper division courses (35 semester hours)
| SW 340 |
Interviewing |
| SW 344 |
Case management and advanced
interviewing |
Choose one from:
| SOC 302 |
Sex, race, and disability |
| SOC 316 |
History of women in American
social work |
| SOC 333 |
Women, culture, and society |
| SOC 396 |
Intercultural communication
|
Choose one from:
| SW 301 |
Child welfare |
| SW 303 |
Gerontological social work |
Choose one upper division psychology course.
Choose one upper division sociology, political science, or
religious studies course.
| SW
390/391 |
Internship/Field seminar |
| SW
490/491 |
Advanced internship/advanced
field seminar |
| SOC 450 |
Advanced research methods in
the social sciences |
| SW 499 |
Senior seminar |
Before enrolling in any upper division internship (SW 390),
students must meet the following requirements:
- Complete twelve semester hours of required
major courses on the main campus.
- Complete SW 210, SW 290/291, SW 340, and SW
344 with a grade of 3.0 or better.
- Have an overall grade point average of at
least 2.5.