Social Welfare, Minor | University of Alabama

A student who plans to declare a minor in social welfare should meet with an academic advisor and request the minor be added to their academic record.

A student who is majoring in another UA college may declare a minor in social welfare, subject to the requirements of his or her college.

Social welfare minors may not take social work practice courses, including SW 440 SW Pract with Indiv & Families, SW 441 SW Practice with Groups, SW 442 SW Practice with Communities, SW 443 Seminar in Generalist Practice and SW 490 Practicum Education.

Requirements for an undergraduate minor in social welfare are as follows:

Code and Title		Hours
Minor Courses
SW 100 or	Intro Fields SW Practice	3
SW 105	Honors Intro Field of SW Pract
SW 200 or	Reform and Resistance	3
SW 205	Honors Reform and Resistance
SW 351 or	Anti-Oppression Social Justice	3
SW 355	Hnrs Anti-Opprssn & Soc Justic
Select nine hours of social work courses ¹		9
Total Hours		18

Electives are to be selected from among the courses open to non–social work majors and for which students completing the minor have successfully passed the appropriate prerequisites. One of these courses must be at the 300 or 400 level.