The Minor in Social Work is designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of essential social work competencies encompassing principles of human rights and social, racial, and environmental justice, critical theoretical frameworks, and related practice skills. The minor is particularly useful for students majoring in disciplines that share common values with social work and are dedicated to fostering positive, equitable, and inclusive social change. These include child development, criminal justice, ethnic studies, human geography, political science, psychology, public health, sociology, and multicultural and gender studies, among others.
Course Requirements for the Minor
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
