Child and Family Studies in Social Work Minor

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(18 credits)

The School of Social Work offers an interdisciplinary minor in the area of Child and Family Studies. The minor requires 18 credits, distributed as follows:

9 credits in Social Work
3 credits in Child Development
6 credits in Families

Social Work

(9 credits)

Students will take the first two courses on this list and choose an additional course from three options.

Required

SWK (0404) 101 - Introduction To Social Welfare & Human Services Credits: 3.00
SWK (0404) 306 - Introduction to Social Services for Children Credits: 3.00

Choose One From:

SWK (0404) 245 - The Science Of Social Issues Credits: 3.00
SWK (0404) 247 - Violence & Community: A SWK Perspective Credits: 3.00

Child Development

(3 credits)

Choose one course from the list below. Additional courses can be approved by the BSW Director.

COM (0108) 205 - Media and Children Credits: 3.00
EST (0836) 221 - Childhood Development ( Birth to Grade 6 ) Credits: 3.00
PIA (0501) 115 - Developmental Psychology Credits: 3.00

Families

(6 credits)

Choose two courses from the list below. Additional courses can be approved by the BSW Director.

POL (0158) 348 - Family and Sexuality in Political Theory Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 225 - Sociology of The Family Credits: 3.00
SOC (0170) 241 - Constructions of Genders and Sexualities Credits: 3.00