Pre-Medical Social Work
Essential Courses
| Course # | Title | Credit Hours | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BI 199 | Human Biology | 3 | None |
| SO 101 or | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | None |
| SO 203 | Minority Experience | 3 | SO 101 or AN 151 |
| SW 221 | The Life Cycle | 3 | SO 101 or AN 151 or PY 101 |
| PY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | None |
| ND.SS 214 | Statistics for Social Science | 4 | None |
| ND.SS 215 | Social Science Research Methods | 4 | ND.SS 214 |
| SW 231 | Social Problems & Social Welfare | 3 | SO 101 or AN 151 |
| SW 333 | Social Welfare Policy & Services | 3 | SW 231 & ND.SS 215 |
| SW 230 | Introduction to Social Work Practice | 4 | SO 101 or AN 151 & SW 231 |
| SW 330 | Social Work Practice: Individual, Family & Small Groups Laboratory | 2 | SW 230; corequisite SW 331 |
| SW 331 | Social Work Practice: Individual, Family & Small Groups | 4 | SW 230; corequisite SW330 |
| SW 332 | Social Work Practice: Large Groups, Organizations & Communities | 4 | SW 230 |
| SW 490 | Social Work: Professional Semester | 12 | corequisite SW 495 |
| SW 495 | Social Work: Professional Semester Research Semester | 3 | corequisite SW 490 |
Important Notes:
- Students who are interested in a health related profession, who desire to work in the human service field in a helping capacity and who want to work directly with patients, families and other health care professionals should consider a POE in Social Work with a focus on Medical Social Work.
- This POE is constructed under the guidelines established by the Council on Social Work Education. Students seeking the Bachelor of Social Work Credential (BSW) from Juniata College must complete all of this POE.
- Students interested in a Program of Emphasis in Social Work with a focus on Medical Social Work must choose 9 additional elective credits that complement the focus on Medical Social Work in consultation with their Program Advisor. Recommended Courses include, but are not limited to SO 242, Aging and Society; SO 243, Death and Dying, JS 244, Drugs and Society; and PL 235, Ethics of Health Care.
- The student must complete the 12 credit Social Work Professional Semester and the 3 credit Professional Semester Research Seminar in the senior year in a program approved setting related to Medical Social Work, which is arranged in consultation with the student’s social work advisor. Examples of such settings include community hospitals and emergency services, rehabilitation hospitals, nursing homes, community and home nursing agencies, hospice programs, behavioral health outpatient and inpatient treatment programs, drug and alcohol outpatient and inpatient treatment facilities and community based health education and outreach programs.
- Students with a POE in Social Work with a focus on Medical Social Work must have either Professor Susan Radis or Professor Bob Reilly as their program advisor.
Helpful website: Juniata College Sociology Department - http://departments.juniata.edu/sociology/