Program Overview

University of Alaska Fairbanks Social Work Program

Overview

The University of Alaska Fairbanks offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work, which is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The program prepares students for beginning social work practice with rural and Alaska Native populations.

Degree Requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work, students must:

1. Complete the general university requirements and B.A. degree requirements.
2. Complete the following departmental core requirements:

• PSY 101 -- Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
• SOC 100X -- Individual, Society, and Culture (3 credits)
• SOC 250 -- Introductory Statistics for Behav. Sci (3 credits)
• PSY 240 -- Lifespan Developmental Psychology (3 credits)
• SOC 473 -- Social Science Research Methods (3 credits)
• ANTH 242 -- Native Cultures of Alaska (3 credits)

3. Complete the following courses:

• HST/SWK 215 -- Individual Interviewing (3 credits)
• SWK 103 -- Social Work in the Human Services (3 credits)
• SWK 306 -- Social Welfare: Policy and Issues (3 credits)
• SWK 320 -- Rural Social Work (3 credits)
• SWK 342 -- Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3 credits)
• SWK 460 -- Social Work Practice I (3 credits)
• SWK 461 -- Practicum in Social Work I (6 credits)
• SWK 463 -- Social Work Practice II (3 credits)
• SWK 464 -- Practicum in Social Work II (6 credits)
• SOC 242 -- The Family: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 credits)

4. Complete 6 credits from the following Special Problems areas:

• SWK 350 -- Women, Society, and Social Welfare (3 credits)
• SWK 360 -- Child Abuse and Neglect (3 credits)
• SWK 484 -- Seminar in Social Work Practice (3 credits)
• SOC 310 -- Sociology of Later Life (3 credits)
• SOC 335 -- Deviant Behavior (3 credits)
• SOC 363 -- Social Stratification (3 credits)
• SOC/PSY 370 -- Drugs and Drug Dependence (3 credits)
• SOC 408 -- American Minority Groups (3 credits)
• PSY 255 -- Foundations of Counseling (3 credits)
• PSY 345 -- Abnormal Psychology (3 credits)
• PSY 355 -- Foundations of Counseling II (3 credits)
• PSY 360 -- Psychology of Women Across Cultures (3 credits)
• PSY 445 -- Community Psychology (3 credits)
• RD 325 -- Community Development Strategies (3 credits)
• RD 375 -- Women and Development (3 credits)
• JUST 258 -- Juvenile Delinquency (3 credits)
• JUST 310 -- Principles of Corrections (3 credits)
• JUST 340 -- Rural Justice in Alaska (3 credits)
• HST 120 -- Cultural Diversity in Human Services (3 credits)
• HST 205 -- Basic Principles Group Counseling (3 credits)
• HST 210 -- Crisis and Grief Counseling (3 credits)
• HST 250 -- Current Issues in Human Service (3 credits)
• HST 301 -- Ethics in Human Service (3 credits)
• HST 305 -- Substance Abuse Counseling (3 credits)
• All HMSV courses.

Minimum Credits Required

The minimum credits required for the degree is 120 credits.

Accreditation

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. The social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.