Plans of Study

The coursework is spread across four semesters. You can start your B.A.S.W. program starting in the fall or spring semester.

The first year consists of four classroom courses and faculty advising, and the second year consists of four classroom courses, the Field Practicum and Integrative Seminar, and faculty and field advising.

SOWK 2600 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare must be taken before beginning the remaining courses in the curriculum.

Regardless of when you enter the program, you must complete the first year's four classroom courses before entering the Fieldwork Practicum.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year		Credits
Fall (A) or Spring (B)
SOWK 6005	Contemporary Social Welfare Policy	3
SOWK 6040	Integrating Human Rights and Justice in Practice	3
Spring (A) or Summer (B)
SOWK 6320	Social Work Practice With Organizations and Communities	3
SOWK 6803	Applied Social Work Research and Evaluation	3
	Credits	12
Second Year
Fall
SOWK 6305	Social Work Skills Lab	3
SOWK 6323	Social Work Practice With Individuals Across the Lifespan	3
SOWK 6901	BASW Generalist Field Education	3.5
	Credits	9.5
Spring
SOWK 6324	Social Work Practice With Families and Groups Across the Lifespan	3
SOWK 6440	Advanced Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis	3
SOWK 6901	BASW Generalist Field Education	3.5
	Credits	9.5
	Total Credits	31

Availability

The major in social work is available at Fordham College at Rose Hill, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, and Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies at Rose Hill, Lincoln Center, and Westchester. Social work major courses are offered at the Lincoln Center and Westchester campuses.

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CIP Code

44.0701 - Social Work.

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