Social Work Minor

Students wishing to MINOR* in Social Work must complete 21 hours of Social Work courses, including the following:

• SWRK 101: Foundations of Human Services (Fall and Spring)

• SWRK 300: Diversity and Social Welfare

• SWRK 301: Social Work Practice for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Fall only)*

• SWRK 330: Human Behavior in Social Environment I (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer)

• SWRK 357: Case Management (Spring only)
  

• SWRK Electives: Two SWRK-prefix electives on different topics. (Electives are typically offered each Fall, Spring, and Summer semester and occasionally in Winter).

*SWRK 101 must be completed before taking SWRK 301.

 

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Note 1. Practice courses and Field Placement courses are not available to minors.

Note 2. 1/3 of the hours in the minor must be earned at WKU.

Note 3. At least 1/2 of the hours required for the minor must be earned in courses numbered 300 and above. Advisors & students must check this requirement.

Note 4. Some courses may be substituted with courses from other disciplines substantively similar to the course being substituted. Please contact the BSW Program for more information.

*IMPORTANT* A minor in Social Work does not qualify a student as a professional social worker, as a member of the professional organization, for licensure by the State of Kentucky, for advanced standing in a graduate school of social work, nor for Social Work practice in an employment situation.

  

BSW Links

• Social Work Major
• Social Work Minor

• Admission to the Major
• Application Procedures for the Major

• Honors Students
• Scholarships
• SWSU (Social Work Student Union)
• Phi Alpha Honor Society
• Study Abroad & Global Learning

• CSWE Core Competencies
• BSW Program Mission
• BSW Student Handbook
• Orientation Materials

• BSW Home

Becoming a Social Work Major at WKU!

• BSW Program Overview
• KCTCS Transfer Plan: AA

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BSW Program Options

• Elizabethtown/Fort Knox Regional Campus
• Glasgow Regional Campus
• Owensboro Regional Campus
• Online

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Other Important Links

• WKU Social Work Alumni Survey
• WKU Admissions
• WKU Academic & Career Development Center (Student Advising)
• WKU Tuition Rates
• Social Work Library Resources

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