2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Evaluate research and incorporate results into
practice;
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation
of cultural diversity;
• Apply strategies which enhance the well-being
and social functioning of individuals, families,
groups, communities, organizations, and the
larger society;
• Demonstrate the professional use of self;
• Apply knowledge and skills in utilizing community
and agency resources to meet basic needs of
client systems and/or develop needed resources;
• Apply generalist practice skills from a strengths
perspective in work with populations-at-risk; and
• Demonstrate an appropriate use of professional
knowledge, values, and skills to effect change with
individuals, families, groups, communities,
organizations, and the larger society.
Coursework leading to the Bachelor of Social Work
(BSW) degree involves the development of knowledge,
values, and skills inherent in the social work profession
from a person-in-environment strengths perspective.
Courses required for the major incorporate a broad
liberal arts base to promote critical thinking and an
appreciation and understanding of diversity.
Requirements for the Social Work Major
General Education Foundation Courses
General Education ........................... 35 credit hours
As a base for professional intervention, social work
practice requires mastery of knowledge and skills
commonly taught in the liberal arts. Students planning
to major in social work should select general education
courses that develop proficiency in verbal and written
communication, competency in problem solving, and
promote critical and analytical thinking. Courses that
incorporate human growth and behavior, diversity, and
the interaction of individuals, groups, neighborhoods,
communities and society, within the context of social,
economic, political, and governmental systems,
provide a substantive base for majors. Students must
complete the University’s general education requirements
prior to enrollment in upper division social work
courses.
Professional Foundation Courses ....37 credit hours
Specified courses .................................................... 22
Basic social work courses ....................................... 15
Other Related Requirements
No academic credit is awarded for life experiences
in this program.
Transfer students may be required to submit a copy of
course descriptions and/or course syllabi for review to
determine acceptance of credits for social work and
related courses.
There are no test out exams for social work courses.
Independent study courses with SW prefix may not be
substituted for required courses.
Social Work Foundation Courses
A grade of C or above must be earned in all courses
required by the major.
The following specific courses are required as
foundation for enrollment in upper division social work
classes.
Courses Titles Credits
BIOL 100/L Principles of Biology/Lab............... 4
CS 101 Intro to Chicano Studies................ 3
PSYCH 100 General Psychology...................... 3
SOC 101 Intro to Sociology .......................... 3
SW 210 Statistics for Social Worker ........... 3
(or an approved statistics course)
A course covering women’s studies .......................... 3
__________
TOTAL 19
A course in economics or political science may be
taken with upper-level social work course ................. 3
__________
TOTAL 22
Courses in the social work curriculum are provided in
the areas of human behavior and the social environment,
social welfare policy and services, social
research, social work practice and field practicum.
Learning takes place in the classroom and in approved
agency settings under supervision. Early in the
curriculum students learn about social agencies and
the roles of social service providers through a volunteer
placement for 45 clock hours in an approved
agency for a social work class, Introduction to Social
Work Practice (SW 222). Courses in the major must be
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