Minor in Social Work

The Social Work Minor is designed for students interested in augmenting their major with social work courses. Graduates with a Minor in Social Work are not considered social workers. However, employers may value the minor, particularly if the student is pursuing a career in a helping field.

Students must formally apply to the minor. Please contact our Welcome Desk at 303-615-0555 to schedule an appointment with an advisor. If you have any questions, please email bssw@msudenver.edu.

Social Work Minor Advising Chart

Social Work Minor Required Courses - 18 credits

These courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better

SWK 1010 - Introduction to Social Work (3 credits)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
SWK 1600 - Community Engagement & Civic Responsibility (3 credits) §
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
SWK 3120 - Privilege, Oppression & Power (3 credits)
- Semesters Offered: Spring and Summer
SWK 3410 - Generalist Practice I
- Semesters Offered: Fall Only
Upper Division SWK Elective (3 credits)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Upper Division SWK Elective (3 credits)
- Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

§ Requires approximately 3 hours/week of volunteer work for a total of 45 hours per semester

Approved Upper Division Electives

The following electives have been approved by the Department of Social Work. Please note - not all electives will be offered every semester. If there is a term listed in parenthesis after the elective title, that indicates the semester we can guarantee that a course will be offered. It may be offered during other semesters as well. Make sure to check the course schedule for the current semester to see all electives being offered.

SWK 3010 - Social Work Practice with Children and Youth (Fall)
SWK 3020 - Case Management Practice
SWK 3030 - Social Work with Older People (Spring)
SWK 3040 - Creative Approaches to Change (Fall)
SWK 3070 - Environmental Justice in Social Work (Spring)
SWK 3080 - Social Work with Families (Spring)
SWK 3100 - Child Welfare and the Law (Spring, Summer)
SWK 3110 - Social Justice and Activism in the Chicana/o Community (Multicultural)
SWK 3130 - Social Work and Criminal Justice Issues (Fall)
SWK 3150 - Social Work and Child Maltreatment (Fall, Summer)
SWK 3400 - Leadership and Program Administration in Social Work (Spring)
SWK 3500 - Social Work Practice with LGBTQ People (Spring)
SWK 3600 - Gender in Social Work Practice (Fall)
SWK 3660 - Poverty, Race, and Gender
SWK 4160 - Human Trafficking
SWK 4250 - Exploring Current Social Work Issues (Fall)

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