Faculty: Associate Professor Saleeby (Chair and Director); Professor Hogan; Assistant Professor Amos; Instructor in Residence Tarter.

Bradley offers a BA or BS in social work. The program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

The mission of the Bradley Social Work Program is to prepare students with a commitment to the Social Work values of service, social justice, the dignity and worth of the person, the importance of human relationships, integrity, competence, human rights and scientific inquiry; and to provide students with the knowledge base and skills necessary for beginning generalist practice in social work settings. The program seeks further to provide an educational foundation for students to pursue graduate study in social work and other helping professions. The program prepares students for competent and effective generalist practice in a globalized environment. The program emphasizes critical thinking and scientific inquiry to prepare students for social work practice in multiple environments with diverse populations and at multiple systems levels (individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities).

Built on a liberal arts foundation, the Social Work Program offers courses in social welfare policy, human behavior theories, social work research, social work practice skills and an intensive field practicum. These courses integrate the CSWE competencies and dimensions (knowledge, skills, values, cognitive and affective processes). With this foundation, students may pursue advanced placement in Master of Social Work programs throughout the country.

The curriculum requires majors to complete 69 credit hours, including 21 hours of liberal arts requirements, 42 hours of social work requirements, and 6 hours of electives. A student may declare a social work major when admitted to Bradley; however, in order to progress to the professional practice component of the curriculum, a formal admission is required during the junior year. No credit for life experiences or previous work experience will be given in lieu of courses in the social work curriculum. Courses in the practice sequence, human behavior in the social environment sequence, and from field practicum can only be transferred in from CSWE accredited programs.

The professional practice component includes practice courses and a field practicum. Students will complete a minimum of 420 field hours in an approved community agency.

It is important for students to consult with their social work advisor each semester to ensure that the requirements for the major are scheduled in the proper sequence. An overall grade point average of 2.25 is needed to graduate with a B.A. or B.S. in social work. A student must attain at least a “C” in all required social work courses.

Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Liberal Arts Courses
BIO 101	Diseases of Life	3.0
MTH 111	Elementary Statistics	3.0
or PSY 205	Quantitative Methods
PLS 105	Introduction to American Government	3.0
PSY 101	Principles of Psychology	3.0
SOC 100	The Sociological Perspective	3.0
Select one of the following:		3.0
SOC 212
SOC 313	Race, Ethnicity, and Power
EDU 280	Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, And Communities
Select one of the following:		3.0
ECO 100	Introduction to Economics
ECO 221 & ECO 222	Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics
Social Work Core Requirements
Social Welfare Policy and Services
S W 250	Introduction to Social Welfare	3.0
S W 355	Social Welfare Policy	3.0
Human Behavior & the Social Environment
PSY 356	Abnormal Psychology	3.0
or PSY 311	Principles of Abnormal Psychology
S W 354	Human Behavior in the Social Environment I	3.0
S W 358	Human Behavior in the Social Environment II	3.0
Research
S W 260	Research Methods	3.0
Social Work Practice
S W 350	Foundations for Social Work Practice	3.0
S W 351	Social Work Practice I	3.0
S W 352	Social Work Practice II	3.0
S W 353	Social Work Practice III	3.0
Field Practicums
S W 393	Social Work Practicum	9.0
S W 395	Social Work Seminar	3.0
Electives
Select two of the following:		6.0
AAS 200	Introduction to African-American Studies
ANT 314	Indigenous Peoples
S W 310	Child Welfare I
NUR 221	Substance Abuse
SOC 211
SOC 311	Families in Cross-Cultural Perspective
SOC 312	Social Inequality
SOC 315	Gender and Society
SOC 321
SOC 325	Environmental Sociology
SOC 332	Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 333	Sociology of Violence
SOC 341	Medical Sociology
SOC 343	Sociology of Mental Health
S W 320
S W 356	Topics in SW
S W 490	Individual Study in Social Work
S W 499	Honors Colloquium
Total Hours		69

Students should consult the Social Work Student Handbook for recommendations regarding Bradley Core Curriculum selections, electives, and BA/BS requirements, and for sample course plans.