As the only helping profession that emphasizes both human well-being and social justice, social workers strive to empower others to make the changes they desire in their lives and advocate to bring about social change on both individual and community levels. Social workers help communities provide maximum equality of opportunity for all; help vulnerable individuals learn to cope more effectively with their problems and needs; and seek continually to strengthen and improve the institutional systems responsible for education, justice, health, business, labor, and welfare, so that people are better served. Social workers impact all walks of life--from those who work with and advocate for the elderly, to those who work in schools with young learners.
Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 - 128
UKY Major Map
Social Work (BASW) - Residential
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Freshman Year Credit Hours: 31 - 34
Fall Semester
16 - 17
SW 124 | SW 124 - INTRO TO SW AND DIV POPULATIONS
3
ANT 160 | ANT 160 - GLOBAL CULTURAL DIVERSITY
3
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. I
3
MA 109 or MA 111
3
UK Core - Humanities
3
UK 101 | UK 101 - ACADEMIC ORIENTATION
1 - 2
Spring Semester
15 - 17
BIO 103 | BIO 103 - BASIC IDEAS OF BIOLOGY
3
PSY 100 | PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
4
SW 222 | SW 222 - DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE
3
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. II
3
Free Elective
2 - 4
Sophomore Year Credit Hours: 28 - 32
Fall Semester
14 - 16
PS 101 | PS 101 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
3
ECO 101 or ECO 201
3
300-500 level Social Science Elective
3
SOC 101 | SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
3
Free Elective
2 - 4
Spring Semester
14 - 16
Guided Elective
3
PHI 120 | PHI 120 - THE ART OF THINKING: AN INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity
3
STA 210 | STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING
3
Free Elective
2 - 4
Junior Year Credit Hours: 29 - 31
Fall Semester
15 - 17
SW 300 | SW 300 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I
4
SW 421 | SW 421 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR AN DTHE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I
3
SW 430 | SW 430 - SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY: THEORY AND IMPLEMENTATION
3
300-500 level Social Science Elective
3
Free Elective
2 - 4
Spring Semester
14
SW 444 | SW 444 - EDUCATIONAL PRACTICUM I
5
SW 435 | SW 435 - FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS IN SOCIAL WORK
3
SW 350 | SW 350 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II: SURVEY OF GROUPS
3
SW 422 | SW 422 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR & THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II