Tradition of Excellence
The mission of the baccalaureate social work program is to develop competent professionals who are committed to serving others through acquisition and integration of the essential knowledge, skills, and values that form the foundation of generalist practice in the social work profession; who are motivated to promote social justice; and who understand that a Wesleyan perspective, a desire for continuous personal development, and respectful engagement in the community that empowers others are integral components of the means for relating to God through service.
Core Goals of the Program
The four primary goals of the social work program are implemented through sixteen specific program objectives. The objectives ensure that program graduates have gained a solid foundation necessary for competent professional practice with diverse populations by Teaching Knowledge, Shaping Practice, and Sending Professionals into the Community.
- (1) To prepare students for beginning generalist professional practice by providing the basic knowledge, skills, and values and ethics that form a professional foundation for competent practice with diverse populations and systems of any size.
- (2) To prepare students who are committed to service in th community in a manner that includes an understanding of the intersection of Christian / Wesleyan perspectives and social work practice.
- (3) To develop entry-level practitioners who are motivated to promote social and economic justice; and who employ theory and cultural sensitivity to empower diverse populations and to understand the transactions between social and cultural environments.
- (4) To foster student involvement in continuing professional development and preparation for successful advancement to graduate education in social work
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Career Opportunities
The four primary goals of the social work program are implemented through sixteen specific program objectives. The objectives ensure that program graduates have gained a solid professional foundation for competent practice with diverse populations and systems of any size. Having achieved these objectives prepares the graduate for continuing professional development and successful advancement to higher education in the social work profession.
The Department of Sociology and Social Work prepares students to be effective leaders in the work force. A number of students were hired while still in internships, and many graduates have secured professional employment during or shortly after completion of their undergraduate study. Popular careers students enter include research design, public relations, human services, probation and criminal justice, social work, social welfare, counseling, health care administration, and many other rewarding fields.
Graduates are employed in a variety of occupations: as social workers at a hospital and with the County of San Diego, as counselors with the Salvation Army and with Big Brothers & Sisters, as corrections officer with the State of California and with Federal Pre-Trial Services, as director of a senior citizen center, as a layout designer for San Diego Gas and Electric Company, as teachers at all levels, and as local, state, and federal law enforcement officers.Many graduates continue their education at the post-graduate level in Sociology, Social Work, and law. Students have entered schools such as the University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Colorado, Duke University, University of Southern California, San Diego State University, and the California Western School of Law.
Social Work Major
All classes required for the major must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.000) or above.
LOWER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
| COURSE # TITLE |
UNITS |
|
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology |
3 |
|
SOC 250 Sociology of the Family |
3 |
|
BIO 101 Human Biology and Bioethics |
4 |
|
ECO 102 Principles of Economics II |
3 |
|
MTH 203 Intro to Statistics |
3 |
|
PSY 103 General Psychology |
3 |
|
TOTAL |
19 |
|
UPPER-DIVISION REQUIREMENTS |
|
COURSE # TITLE |
UNITS |
|
SOC 316 Sociology of Aging
OR
SWK 340 Child Welfare |
3 |
|
SOC 360 Race and Ethnicity |
3 |
|
SOC 460 Social Research Methods and Design |
4 |
|
SWK 303 Intro to Social Work |
3 |
|
SWK 330 Social Welfare Policy |
3 |
|
SWK 365 Human Behavior for the Social
Environment |
3 |
|
SWK 370 Social Work Practice I |
3 |
|
SWK 371 Social Work Practice II |
3 |
|
SWK 470 Social Work Practicum I |
4 |
|
SWK 471 Social Work Practicum II |
4 |
|
SWK 472 Seminar in Social Work I |
2 |
|
SWK 473 Seminar in Social Work II |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
37 |
|
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES: |
|
COURSE # TITLE |
UNITS |
|
FCS 150 Human Development |
3 |
|
PSY 321 Abnormal Psychology |
3 |
|
PSY 300 Personality and Adult Development |
4 |
|
SOC 103 Social Problems |
3 |
|
SOC 305 Social Stratification |
3 |
|
SOC 330 The Development of
Feminist Thought |
4 |
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