Bachelor in Social Work
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
Social workers promote human and community well-being; their courses focus on developing competent, ethical professionals with the knowledge, values, and skills for effective practice with individuals, families, groups, agencies, and communities. Guided by an awareness of individuals and their environment, a global perspective, respect for human diversity, and knowledge-based on scientific inquiry, social work's purpose is realized through its quest for social and economic justice, the prevention of conditions that limit human rights, the elimination of poverty, and the enhancement of the quality of life for all persons.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) and
- BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- MATH 1010 - Mathematics for General Studies 3 credit hours (Math)
- SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
- SW 2570 - Introduction to Social Work 3 credit hours
- Elective or minor 3 credit hours
- UNIV 1010 - University Seminar 3 credit hours or
- Elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 32 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts (2 prefixes) 6 credit hours
- PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
- SW 2630 - Interviewing Skills for Social Work Practice 3 credit hours
- SW 3000 - Social Policy 3 credit hours
- Elective or minor 7 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 31 Hours
Junior
- SW 3110 - Research Methods for Social Work Practice 3 credit hours
- SW 3120 - Data Analysis for Social Work Practice 3 credit hours
- SW 3160 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I: Conception to Adolescence 3 credit hours
- SW 3161 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II: Young Adulthood to Death/Dying 3 credit hours
- SW 3200 - Cultural Diversity: Competency for Practice 3 credit hours
- SW 4580 - Social Work: Practice I 3 credit hours
- Social Work elective 3 credit hours
- Electives or minor 9 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Senior
- SW 4581 - Social Work Practice II 3 credit hours
- SW 4582 - Social Work Practice III 3 credit hours
- SW 4681 - Field Instruction: Block Placement 12 credit hours
- SW 4690 - Integrative Seminar in Social Work 3 credit hours
- Elective or minor 3 credit hours
- Social Work elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 27 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates are employed in many different public and private work settings, including:
- Aging services
- Child and adult daycare centers
- Child welfare agencies
- Children and youth services
- Community action agencies
- Criminal justice agencies
- Domestic violence programs
- Family services agencies
- Home care agencies
- Homeless shelters
- Hospices
- Hospitals
- Income maintenance programs
- Legal services agencies
- Mental retardation/developmental disabilities services
- Nursing homes
- Public health agencies
- Residential treatment programs
- Schools (elementary and secondary)
- Substance abuse programs
- Vocational rehabilitation services
English Language Requirements
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