Minor Requirements
The Social Work Minor requires the successful (grade of C or better) completion of 15 social work credits.
- Register with the BASW & Ph.D. Operations Lead Karen Sykes at Karen.Sykes@pitt.edu who will add the social work minor to the student’s academic record.
- Complete (with a grade of C or better) 15 credits from the following list of courses:
- SOCWRK 1000: Introduction to Social Work (Required for all subsequent courses with the exception of SOCWRK 1005.) This is a service-learning course and requires 45 hours of volunteer service. Offered Fall and Spring Terms
- SOCWRK 1005: Foundations of the Welfare State (offered in Fall Term)
- SOCWRK 1006: Policy Analysis (pre-requisites SOCWRK 1000 & SOCWRK 1005; offered in Spring Term.) This is a service-learning course and requires 45 hours of volunteer service.
- SOCWRK 1035: Global Perspectives in Social Work (offered in Spring Term)
- SOCWRK 1040: Poverty and Income Inequality: Social Responses (offered in Spring Term)
- SOCWRK 1050: Race and Social Problems (offered in Fall Term)
- SOCWRK 1058: Economics and Social Work (offered in Fall Term)
- SOCWRK 1059: Child and Family Advocacy (offered in Fall Term)
- SOCWRK 1063: African-American Health Issues (offered in Fall Term)
- SOCWRK 1079: Child Welfare Services (offered in both Fall and Spring Terms)
All courses must be completed with a grade of C or better
The Social Work Minor is available to all Pitt students!
For more information, contact the BASW & Ph.D. Operations Lead Karen Sykes at Karen.Sykes@pitt.edu.