Social Work

Overview & Highlights: 

For centuries Christian ministry has included social work. The social work major at FPU continues that tradition, encouraging a commitment to social justice and a life of service. The major educates students in counseling individuals, couples and families, working with groups, facilitating individual and social change, and developing new services for people in need.

Highlights:

  • Integrated theory and practice
  • Uses the helper-as-servant model
  • Includes a semester-long internship
  • Emphasizes an understanding of diversity, social work values and ethics, and social justice
  • Informed by a Christian/Anabaptist worldview
What can I do with this degree? (Our Graduates): 

The social work major prepares students for positions in a variety of social work or service careers, as well as for graduate study in social work, ministry, probation/corrections, mental health, gerontology, school counseling, and a variety of other professions.

preparation: 

Students interested in majoring in social work should complete their prerequisite and foundational courses during their freshmen and sophomore years.

Students interested in graduate study should complete PSY-300 Statistics prior to graduation.

Degree Course Listings: 

GENERAL EDUCATION PREREQUISITES

BIOL-101L Principles of Biology (4)
ECON-105 Principles of Economics (4)
PS-120 American Politics and Society (4)
PSY-120 Introduction to Psychology (3)
SOC-120 Introduction to Sociology (3)
 
REQUIRED COURSES (14 COURSES, 50 UNITS)
 
Foundational Courses
SW-100 Perspectives in Social Work (1)
SW-120 Helping People: An Introduction (3)
 
Advanced Courses
PSY-410 Abnormal Psychology (4)
SOC-310 Cultural Communities of California (3)
or SOC-410 American Ethnicity and Pluralism (3)
SOC-461 Introduction to Social Science Research (3)
SW-300 Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
SW-320 Marriage and Family (3)
SW-350 Urban Society and the Welfare State (4)
SW-360 Social Problems and Public Policy (4)
SW-400 Foundations of Social Work Practice (4)
SW-410 Working With Groups (3)
SW-420 Becoming a Change Agent (3)
SW-480 Senior Seminar in Social Work (4)
SW-482 Field Instruction in Social Work (8)
 
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES
 
PS-375 Criminal Justice in America (4)
PSY-300 Statistics (3)
SOC-482 Intercultural Practicum (1)
SW-110 Participation in Volunteer Services (1-3)
SW-310 Social Gerontology (3)
SW-390 Chemical Dependency Intervention (3)
SW-395 Studies in Domestic Violence (2)
SW-483 Mediation Practicum (1)
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