Courses
Course Requirements for the Social Welfare Major
(29 Units -- At least 9 classes)
New Policy on Major Requirements starts in Fall 2005 Semester!
As of Fall 2005, students have more options on fulfilling major
requirements than ever before!
Core Social Welfare Classes (4 courses, 11 units)
Social Welfare majors are required to complete four core courses:
SW 110 (formerly listed as SW 102), Social Work as a Profession
(3 units); SW 112 (formerly known as SW 100), Social Welfare Policy
(3 units); SW 114 (formerly known as SW 103), Practice in Social
Work (3 units); and SW 116 (formerly known as SW 105), Current Topics
in Social Welfare (2 units). Each core course is offered every academic
period at UCB: Fall, Spring, and Summer. Students accepted to the
major will be assigned a specific schedule to start the core courses
with the gateway course – SW 110 -- when their declaration
is processed. Students can then complete the core courses at their
own pace in any order they choose.
Concentration in a Major Social Science
(3 courses)
All social welfare majors must concentrate in one of five major
social science departments: Political Science, Psychology, Economics,
Sociology, or Anthropology. Majors are required to take three approved
electives in their concentration department. Refer to the purple
list of approved concentration electives.
Additional Social Science Electives (At least 2 courses)
In addition to the three elective courses that form the Concentration,
Social welfare majors must take at least two more approved social
science electives. The additional two courses can be selected from
the purple list of Concentration Electives, BUT the additional electives
must come from a department other than the one chosen for the Concentration.
Students may also select their additional electives from the list
of approved electives in departments other than the five major social
sciences. (Refer to green list.) These departments include African
American Studies, Asian American Studies, American Studies, Chicano
Studies, City & Regional Planning, Demography, Education, Ethnic
Studies, History, Legal Studies, Native American Studies, Peace
& Conflict Studies, Public Health, Public Policy, & Women’s
Studies.
The unit total for the 3 concentration electives and the 2 additional
electives must equal at least 18 units; or else additional coursework
must be completed. See “Supplemental Units” section
below.
Note for Double Majors: L&S policy only allows you to overlap
two courses to fulfill the requirements of both majors. Special
note for students who double-major with one of the major social
sciences (Anthro, Econ, PoliSci, Psych, or Soc): You may opt to
use your two “overlap” courses to fulfill your Concentration
in a Major Social Science electives requirement, and then take three
additional electives
Supplemental
Units
The five electives (3 in the your social science concentration,
plus the 2 additional electives) must equal 18 units. Students who
choose five electives that do not add up to 18 units will need additional
coursework. Such supplemental units could come from: a) Additional
electives; b) graduate level social welfare; c) a social welfare
elective such as SW 98/198, SW 97/197, or SW 195H; or d) volunteer
work through the Stiles Hall sections of Education 197. Courses
taken for Supplemental Units may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.
Students concentrating in Psychology will most likely to need supplemental
units since most Psychology courses are credited at 3 units.
Optional Electives for Social Welfare
Majors
SW 195H - Seniors Honors Program
Students who meet minimum grade point requirements (3.3 overall
and 3.5 in the major) and have completed SW 102 and SW 100 may elect
to participate in an honors seminar in the fall and write an honors
thesis in the spring of their senior year. To graduate with honors,
students must achieve a G.P.A. of 3.3 overall and 3.5 in the major.
Interested students should see the Undergraduate Advisor for information.
SW 98/198 - Group Study in Specialized Topics
The School of Social Welfare offers the opportunity to study specialized
topics in a small seminar setting. For the Spring 2003 semester,
topics will include Community Work in Urban Settings, Confronting
Racism, and Social Welfare Program Evaluation.
SW 97/197 - Field Studies in Social Welfare
Earn academic credit for volunteer work performed in community agencies
or on campus. Students may enroll in a SW 98/197 course through
one of two ways: working individually with a Social Welfare professor;
or in a group SW 98/197 section offered by a classroom format by
various groups and/or individual. If you work individually with
a professor, he or she will establish the parameters of the workload.
If you enroll in the group section, in addition to performing volunteer
work, all students will meet for a weekly seminar. Information on
community service for academic credit is available in the Undergraduate
Advisor’s office.
Graduate
Level Social Welfare courses
While priority for enrollment in graduate level social welfare courses
is reserved for grad students, the instructors will sometimes consider
undergraduates for enrollment when space is available. The instructor
has total discretion in determining the suitability of the undergraduate
for enrollment in a graduate course. The list of courses that will
consider undergraduate enrollment is available in the Undergraduate
Advisor’s office.
Social
Welfare Courses during Summer Sessions 2005
Each summer the department offers elective undergraduate Social
Welfare classes in addition to the four core courses. Students who
wish to accelerate graduation, or free up their senior year in order
to more easily do field work and/or a thesis, or just ease the unit
load they take during a regular semester, can take Social Welfare
classes during the summer. In Summer 2005, two elective courses
will be offered -- SW 148: Substance Abuse Treatment; and SW 10:
International Social Work; In addition, each of the four core courses
will be offered.
|
--
