Every Social Work major at SCSU is required to take 6 Cognate classes or complete the requirements for any minor at the University. Both options require 6 classes/18 credits. If a student chooses the Cognate option, they must pick 6 courses from this list of accepted Social Work Cognate classes:
- Any Sociology class (SOC) (including SOC0*, SOC Transfer Electives)
- Any Anthropology class (ANT)
- Any Psychology class (PSY) (including PSY0*, PSY Transfer Electives)
- Any Women’s Studies class (WMS)
- Any Public Health Class (PCH)
- Any DAR Classes (except DAR 251 and DAR 252)
Any class from this list:
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| COM 150 | World of Communication |
| COM 210 | Human Communication |
| COM 225 | Interpersonal Communication |
| COM 300 | Organizational Communication |
| COM 302 | Relational Communication |
| COM 370 | Interpersonal Conflict and Communication |
| COM 375 | Family Communication |
| COM 387 | Communication Theory |
| COM 410 | Crisis and Communication |
| COM 440 | Cultural Influences on Communication |
| ENG 317 | Cross-cultural Literatures & Contexts |
| ENG 383 | American Women Writers |
| ENG 423 | Contemp. African-American Novelists |
| ENG 462 | Gay and Lesbian Film and Literature |
| EXC 380 | Sports Psychology |
| GEO 200 | Human Geography |
| GEO 305 | Environmental Economic Geography |
| GEO 405 | Environmental Justice |
| HON 494 | Honors Thesis Proposal |
| HON 495 | Honors Thesis |
| JRN 240 | Race and the News |
| LIT 382 | Contemp. Latin American Lit. |
| MGT 418 | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution |
| PHI 220 | Ethics: Know Thyself |
| PHI 242 | Death and the Meaning of Life |
| PHI 325 | Bio-Medical Ethics |
| PHI 327 | Moral Problems in the Law |
| PHI 207 | Religious Dimensions of Human Experience |
| PHI 310 | Women and Philosophy |
| PSC 150 | Thinking about Politics |
| PSC 200 | Political Change and Conflict |
| PSC 214 | Everyday Politics of Speaking |
| REC 311 | Introduction to Child Life Therapy |
| REC 312 | Therapeutic Play |
| REC 307 | Disabilities in Society |
| REC 390 | Grant Writing |
| SED 225 | Intro to Exceptionalities |
| SED 235 | Early Child Special Ed for the Exceptional Individual |
| SED 481 | Teaching Exceptional Students (Elementary) |
| SED 482 | Teaching Exceptional Students (Secondary) |
| SED 498 | Global Studies in Special Ed (Guatemala) |
| SHE 301 | Drug Education |
| SHE 302 | Mental Health Education |
*** Note: Some cognates have pre-requisite requirements that need to be met prior to enrolling in the course. Additional courses may be selected with the approval of the advisor.