Majors and Minors

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science

The Bachelor of Science is advisable for those who wish to signal social science expertise with training in statistics while the Bachelor of Arts designates a blending of the social sciences with courses in the humanities for a more traditional liberal arts education.

Majors:

Sociology-Anthropology (B.A., B.S.)
Social Work (B.A., B.S.)
Business-Sociology (B.S.)

Minors:

Sociology-Anthropology
Criminal Justice
American Minority Studies
Environmental Studies
Family Studies
Peace and Justice Minor

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Social Work Handbook (PDF)

Majors

The social work major is designed to prepare graduates for beginning professional practice.

**Sociology-Anthropology major (B.A. or B.S., 36 hrs.)**
Courses
Soc 003 Intro to Sociology	3 hrs.
Soc 236 Research Methods I	3 hrs.
Soc 237 Research Methods II	3 hrs.
Soc 242 Sociological Theory	3 hrs.
Anthr 050 Intro to Anthropology or Anthr 151 Cultural Anthropology	3 hrs.

Sociology and/or Anthropology electives (6 hours must be upper level)	18 hrs.

Senior Comprehensive:
Soc 299 or Anthr 299 Senior Thesis	3 hrs.

For the Bachelor of Arts degree, students must complete a supporting program of 20 hours from departments in the Humanities Division or complete a minor in a department of the Humanities Division.

For the Bachelor of Science degree, students must complete a supporting program of 20 hours (or a minor) selected from disciplines related to sociology-anthropology and including one course in statistics. The program must be approved by the department chair.

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**Social Work major (B.A. or B.S., 61-62 hrs.)**
Courses
SocWk 015 Intro to Social Work	3 hrs.
SocWk 120 Social Welfare Policy, Services, and Delivery Systems	3 hrs.
SocWk 127 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I	3 hrs.
SocWk 128 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II	3 hrs.
SocWk 208 Group Methods	3 hrs.
SocWk 209 Macro Methods: Community Organization, Planning and Administration	3 hrs.
SocWk 210 Micro Methods: Individuals and Families	3 hrs.
SocWk 265 Research Methods	3 hrs.
SocWk 297 Field Practicum	9 hrs.

Senior Comprehensive:
SocWk 299 Senior Thesis	3 hrs.
SocWk electives	6 hrs.
Soc 003 Intro to Sociology	3 hrs.
Soc 116 Race Relations and Minority Groups or Soc 150 Hispanics and Latinos in U.S. Society or Anthr 154 Native American Cultures	3 hrs.
PolSc 001 U.S. Government and Politics	3 hrs.
Psych 002 Applied Psychological Science	3 hrs.
Bio 001 Perspectives in Biological Science	4 hrs.
Select from the following: Soc 110 Social Statistics Econ/BusAd 110 Business and Econ Statistics Psych 110 Psychological Statistics Bus 106 Statistics for Business (for Advantage program only)	3-4 hrs.

For the Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work, students are required to complete all the above listed courses. Students desiring the Bachelor of Arts degree in social work will need to complete a minimum of 15 hours of a modern foreign language (Spanish is highly recommended) in addition to the above listed courses.

Provisional admission to the social work program may be made by contacting the program director. Provisional admission requires completion of SocWk 15, a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall, and completion of a provisional admission application.

Declaration of social work major and provisional admission to the program does not guarantee acceptance into Full Admission status. Only those accepted for Full Admission status may continue on in the program. Full Admission status requires a grade of “C+” or better in entry-level social work courses and completion of a Full Admission application and interview before the Social Work Executive Council. Full Admission interviews are conducted in November and April of each year.

A Pre-Field Placement Consultation is required before students may enroll in SocWk 297 (Field Practicum). SocWk 210 and SocWk 208 or SocWk 209 must be completed with grades of “B-” or better. Students must also have a minimum 2.5 overall grade point average. Finally, students must have completed a minimum of 60 approved volunteer/ shadowing hours prior to the consultation. The Consultation will take place with the Program and Field Directors.

All social practice courses (SocWk 208, SocWk 209, SocWk 210, SocWk 297) must be completed with a grade of "B-" or better to successfully complete the program. All other 200-level social work courses must be completed with a grade of "C+" or better.

The social work program at Nebraska Wesleyan University complies with the standards of and is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (C.S.W.E.).

Council on Social Work Education
1725 Duke Street, Suite 500
Alexandria, VA 22314-3457
email: info@cswe.org
web site: www.cswe.org

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**Business-Sociology major (B.S., 57 hrs.)**
Courses
Soc 003 Intro to Sociology	3 hrs.
Soc 004 Social Problems	3 hrs.
Soc 115 Population, Resources, and Environment	3 hrs.
Soc 206 Group Dynamics	3 hrs.
Soc 223 Sociology of Work	3 hrs.
Soc 227 Social Stratification Soc 234 Community in Urban Society	3 hrs.
Soc 236 Research Methods I	3 hrs.
Soc 237 Research Methods II	3 hrs.
Soc 242 Sociological Theory	3 hrs.
Soc, BusAd or Econ 110 Statistics	3 hrs.
Acct 31 Accounting Prin I	3 hrs.
BusAd 100 Prin of Management	3 hrs.
BusAd 231 Human Resources Mgt	3 hrs.
BusAd 235 Adv Human Resources Mgt	3 hrs.
BusAd 248 Entrepreneurship or BusAd 297 Internship	3 hrs.
BusAd 211 Business Law I or BusAd 225 Organizational Behavior	3 hrs.
Econ 053 Macroeconomics or Econ 054 Microeconomics	3 hrs.
PolSc 109 Public Policy or Soc 215 Environ Soc and Social Impact Assessment	3 hrs.

Senior Comprehensive:
Soc 299 Senior Thesis	3 hrs.

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Minors

**Sociology-Anthropology minor (18 hrs.)**
Courses
Soc 003 Intro to Sociology	3 hrs.
Soc 236 Research Methods I or Soc 237* Research Methods II	3 hrs.
Soc 242 Sociological Theory	3 hrs.
Anthr 151 Cultural Anthropology	3 hrs.
Sociology/Anthropology electives	6 hrs.
* A student may substitute any other 100 or 200 level Sociology or Anthropology course if he/she has taken Psych111.

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**Criminal Justice minor (18 hrs.)**
Courses
Soc 003 Intro to Sociology	3 hrs.
CrmJs 101 Intro to Criminal Justice	3 hrs.
CrmJs 211 Crime and Delinquency	3 hrs.
CrmJs electives (Up to 9 hours of criminal justice courses can be transferred with approval of the department chair.)	9 hrs.

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**American Minority Studies minor (18 hrs.)**
Required Courses	9 hrs.
Soc 003 Intro to Sociology	3 hrs.
Soc 116 Race Relations and Minority Groups	3 hrs.
Soc 216* Seminar: Racial-Ethnic Experiences	3 hrs.
Select from three different areas of study	9 hrs.
African-American Studies	6 hrs.
Hist 154 African-American History	3 hrs.
Hist 210 Voices of Slavery	3 hrs.
Hispanic/Latino Studies	3 hrs.
Soc 150 Hispanics & Latinos in U.S. Society	3 hrs.
Native American Studies	3 hrs.
Anthr 154 Native American Cultures or Hist 156 American Indian History	3 hrs.
Humanities	3 hrs.
Select from the following: Eng 280 African-American Literature Music 140 African-American Music Comm 050 Intercultural Comm	3 hrs.
*Prerequisite: Soc 003 and Soc116. Completion of 6 additional hours in the minor is recommended.

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**Environmental Studies minor (19-21 hrs.)**
Required Courses
NatSc 030 Intro to Environmental Science or Chem 010 Chem and Human Environ	4 hrs.
Soc 115 Population, Resources, and Environment	3 hrs.

Take at least two courses from:	6-7 hrs.
Bio 250 Conservation Biology	4 hrs.
Econ 215 Environmental Economics	3 hrs.
Hist 161 Environmental History	3 hrs.
Soc 215 Environmental Sociology	3 hrs.

Electives: at least two courses from:	6-7 hrs.
Select from the following (that are not already taken): Bio 250 Econ 215 Hist 161 Soc 215	3 hrs.
Anthr 050 Intro to Anthropology or Anthr 151 Cultural Anthropology	3 hrs.
Phys 054 Energy and Global Environment	3 hrs.

Additional Requirements
A student must have at least two courses each from natural/physical sciences and social sciences. No student may count more than two courses in the minor towards any specific major. Note that some courses in the minor also have prerequisites.

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**Family Studies minor (18 hrs.)**
Required Courses
Soc 003 Intro to Sociology	3 hrs.
Soc 120 Sociology of the Family	3 hrs.

Select courses from:	12 hrs.
Eng 101 Masterpieces of Lit: Families	3 hrs.
Comm 040 Interpersonal Communication	3 hrs.
Soc 115 Population, Resources, and Environment	3 hrs.
Psych 130 Child and Adolescent Psych	3 hrs.
Comm 145 Family Communication	3 hrs.
Soc 222 Sociology of Gender	3 hrs.
SocWk 135 Family Violence	3 hrs.
Student must take courses from at least three different disciplines. Note that Psych 130 has prerequisite of Psych 002, and Soc 222 has prerequisite of Soc 3.

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Peace and Justice Minor

Peace and Justice studies is interdisciplinary: knowledge from social science, humanities and professional fields is used to explore the causes and effects of violence and/or injustice in a variety of social contexts. The program should enable students to help develop alternatives to inequitable social structures and conditions. The minor requires a minimum of 15 credit hours; 3 credits from a core course and at least 12 from one of the themes outlined. (Please see our office SC #140 for details)

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