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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Work, B.A.


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Social work builds on and is integrated with a liberal arts base that includes knowledge in the humanities and the social, behavioral and biological sciences. The course of study in social work at UMBC includes: technology in social work, social work practice methods, social welfare policy and services, human behavior and the social environment, statistics and social research and participation in direct services through an intensive field education placement in a community-based social service department or agency.

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* A list of approved equivalent courses is available in the program office.

Additional Requirements


The following are additional requirements for completion of the social work major:

  1. Completion of the following courses:
  2. A second area of concentration of at least 18 credit hours, such as another major, or a minor. At least six credits of the area of concentration must be upper-level.

    Note: The minor in social welfare cannot be used in conjunction with the social work major.
  3. Recommendation of the faculty to complete the required field and methods courses
  4. Completion of the general university requirements and other degree requirements.

Field Requirement


The required field education experience is 16 hours per week and is taken throughout the senior year. It begins in the fall semester and continues during winter session and spring semester. Student participation in the field during the winter session does not require additional payment of fees or tuition. The Social Work Program does not arrange evening and weekend field placements. Field education is taken on a P/F basis. Admission to field education is at the recommendation of the faculty. To be considered for a field placement, students must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5, must have completed SOWK 260 , SOWK 388  and SOWK 397  with a grade of C or better in each course, and must have approval of the faculty. All students registering for field education must participate in a university-arranged professional liability insurance plan for which they are billed separately by the university. The cost of travel to and from the field agencies and health insurance are additional student expenses.

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