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Sarah Gehlert, Dean

Programs and Courses

The College of Social Work offers a four-year undergraduate program on the Columbia campus leading to a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). This BSW program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Additionally the College of Social Work offers a minor in Social Work.

Programs

• Social Work Minor
• Social Work, BSW

Courses

• SOWK 201 - Introduction to Social Work Profession and Social Welfare
• SOWK 222 - Social Welfare Institutions, Policies, and Programs
• SOWK 303 - Social Welfare Services for Children and Youth
• SOWK 304 - Social Welfare Services to Older Adults and Their Families
• SOWK 305 - Social Welfare Services for Women and Minorities
• SOWK 307 - International Social Work and Social Justice
• SOWK 309 - Life Transitions: Loss and Grief
• SOWK 311 - Generalist Practice I: Introduction to Social Work Practice
• SOWK 312 - Generalist Practice II: Social Work with Individuals and Families
• SOWK 322 - Social Policy Analysis
• SOWK 331 - Diversity and Social Justice in Contemporary Society
• SOWK 341 - Human Behavior and Social Environment I (HBSE): Individual Development Across the Life Span.
• SOWK 342 - Human Behavior and Social Environment II (HBSE): Family Development and Diversity
• SOWK 352 - Social Work and Scientific Inquiry
• SOWK 368 - Special Topics in Social Work
• SOWK 382 - Introduction to Field Education
• SOWK 399 - Independent Study
• SOWK 404 - Current Issues in Social Welfare
• SOWK 411 - Generalist Practice III: Social Work with Small Groups
• SOWK 412 - Generalist Practice IV: Organizations and Communities
• SOWK 422 - Advocacy for Social and Economic Justice
• SOWK 441 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) III: Large Systems
• SOWK 481 - Practicum I: Field Education
• SOWK 482 - Practicum II: Field Education
• SOWK 483 - Practicum Seminar
• SOWK 484 - Capstone
• SOWK 668 - Special Topics in Social Work
• SOWK 678 - Transforming Health Care for the Future
• SOWK 679 - Addressing Childhood Obesity through Community Approaches

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