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Family and Social Service

http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/social-work/

Chair: George Holt, family studies

Faculty: Mary Carlsen, social policy, professional ethics, practice; Naurine Lennox, social service systems and history, rural practice, research

The Department of Family and Social Service offers a Family Studies major and a Social Work major. Family Studies and Social Work are fields of study that build upon students' liberal arts education to prepare them to identify the changing needs of families, develop the means to satisfy those needs, and explore policies and programs that address social problems.

The mission of the Family and Social Service Department is to :
  • maintain an identity as a collaborative department concerned with the well-being of individuals, families and communities;

  • create an intellectual community for faculty working in family studies, social work, and related areas; and

  • support the college emphasis on cross-cultural and experiential learning.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FAMILY STUDIES MAJOR

Students majoring in Family Studies will take ten courses:

  1. Introductory Course (one course): Family Studies 232

  2. Core courses (three courses) Family Studies 242, Family Studies 253, and Family Studies 391 (pending approval)

  3. Cross-Cultural Course (one course): Choose from:

    • On Campus Options: Social Work 231; Psychology 259; Sociology/Anthropology 128, 235, 241, 244, 250, 261

    • Off Campus Options: Family Studies 246, 263; Social Work 256; Sociology/Anthropology 231, 263

    • Other Options: Future courses as approved by department chair

  4. Experiential Perspective (one course or preapproved alternative):

    • Academic Internship: Family Studies 294, Social Work 294, Psychology 393, or

    • A plan which is not offered as a course but is approved by department chair

  5. Research (one course): Social Work 274 or Psychology 231 or Sociology/Anthropology 371

  6. Interdisciplinary Electives (three courses): Choose from following areas:

    • Human Development: Biology 124; Psychology 241, 242; Sociology/Anthropology 248

    • Counseling: Psychology 264, 271, 375; Sociology/Anthropology 248

    • Public Policy: Political Science 227, 246, 270; Social Work 221, 258

    • Social Problems: Social Work 235; Sociology/Anthropology 126, 244, 245, 246, 267

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOCIAL WORK MAJOR

Those interested in the Social Work major should contact the program director in their first year or as early as possible. Students in good standing who have satisfactorily completed prerequisite courses and Social Work 221 are eligible to apply for admission to the program. Students are granted major status only after satisfactory completion of Social Work 221, 246, 254, and a program application. Students must achieve a grade of C or better in all required courses to progress in the program. Details are available in the Program Handbook available from faculty.

  1. Prerequisite courses: Sociology 121 or 126; Psychology 121 and 241, and Biology 123 or 243 (either fulfills GE: NST-B, NSL).

  2. Required Foundation Social Work courses: Social Work 221, 231, 246, 254, 258, 261, 274, 373, 380, and 381. (Students must be admitted to the Social Work program and in good academic standing to register for all 300 level courses.)

    A field practicum of at least 400 clock hours (Social Work 380 block practicum), professionally supervised in an affiliated agency, is required during fall semester of the senior year. Social Work 373 and 380 together constitute a full semester's work (3.5 credits). Field practicum experience may be completed while living on or off campus.

    Mathematics 112 or Statistics 110 is recommended, especially for students who anticipate graduate study. Both fulfill GE: MAR.