All students must declare a major before the beginning of their Junior year, or the College of Letters and Science may block registration. Also, because Social Welfare is currently a high-demand major, all students must petition to declare the Social Welfare major by the time they have accrued 80 units, including work in progress AP, IB, and college units earned before high school graduation are excluded from the unit accrual total.
Students are eligible to submit the Petition to Declare e-Form once they have satisfied all of the prerequisite entry requirements and received a letter grade for each course. Petitions must include unofficial transcripts and a 4-year program plan indicating how the applicant intends to complete the major requirements by their expected graduation date.
For assistance with program planning, please make plans to meet with a major advisor or attend an information session. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Social Welfare majors must complete four required upper division social welfare courses and a minimum of five approved social science electives, totaling at least 18 units, from other departments. All courses used to fulfill major requirements must be taken for a letter grade.
In order to graduate. Social Welfare majors must earn a minimum 2. All Social Welfare majors must complete 5 approved electives that will total a minimum of 18 units.
All social sciences elective courses used to fulfill this requirement for the Social Welfare B. The remaining two electives may come from either the Primary or Secondary Social Sciences. Students who choose five social science electives which do not total 18 units will need additional coursework to supplement the five electives.
Supplemental units can be chosen from the approved courses in either a primary or a secondary social science department, from elective Social Welfare coursework, group study, or community service units. The Social Welfare B. Undergraduate students must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those required by their major program.
All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen must demonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling the Entry Level Writing requirement. Fulfillment of this requirement is also a prerequisite to enrollment in all reading and composition courses at UC Berkeley. The American History and Institutions requirements are based on the principle that a US resident graduated from an American university, should have an understanding of the history and governmental institutions of the United States.
All undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass this course in order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectual environment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of the United States. AC courses offer students opportunities to be part of research-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling with the complexity of American Culture. The Quantitative Reasoning requirement is designed to ensure that students graduate with basic understanding and competency in math, statistics, or computer science.
The requirement may be satisfied by exam or by taking an approved course. The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied by demonstrating proficiency in reading comprehension, writing, and conversation in a foreign language equivalent to the second semester college level, either by passing an exam or by completing approved course work. In order to provide a solid foundation in reading, writing, and critical thinking the College requires two semesters of lower division work in composition in sequence.
The undergraduate breadth requirements provide Berkeley students with a rich and varied educational experience outside of their major program. As the foundation of a liberal arts education, breadth courses give students a view into the intellectual life of the University while introducing them to a multitude of perspectives and approaches to research and scholarship.
Engaging students in new disciplines and with peers from other majors, the breadth experience strengthens interdisciplinary connections and context that prepares Berkeley graduates to understand and solve the complex issues of their day.
Most students automatically fulfill the residence requirement by attending classes here for four years. In general, there is no need to be concerned about this requirement, unless you go abroad for a semester or year or want to take courses at another institution or through UC Extension during your senior year.
In these cases, you should make an appointment to meet an adviser to determine how you can meet the Senior Residence Requirement. Note: Courses taken through UC Extension do not count toward residence.
After you become a senior with 90 semester units earned toward your BA degree , you must complete at least 24 of the remaining 30 units in residence in at least two semesters. To count as residence, a semester must consist of at least 6 passed units. You may use a Berkeley Summer Session to satisfy one semester of the Senior Residence requirement, provided that you successfully complete 6 units of course work in the Summer Session and that you have been enrolled previously in the college.
At least 12 of these 24 units must be completed after you have completed 90 units. You must complete in residence a minimum of 18 units of upper division courses excluding UCEAP units , 12 of which must satisfy the requirements for your major. Major Maps help undergraduate students discover academic, co-curricular, and discovery opportunities at UC Berkeley based on intended major or field of interest.
Developed by the Division of Undergraduate Education in collaboration with academic departments, these experience maps will help you:. Explore your major and gain a better understanding of your field of study. Connect with people and programs that inspire and sustain your creativity, drive, curiosity and success.
Discover opportunities for independent inquiry, enterprise, and creative expression. Engage locally and globally to broaden your perspectives and change the world.
Use the major map below as a guide to planning your undergraduate journey and designing your own unique Berkeley experience. Berkeley Social Welfare is a participating department in the Berkeley Connect academic mentoring program for undergraduate majors. Undergraduate students are paired with a graduate student mentor from the Social Welfare doctoral program. Participants are grouped by declared or intended major to allow students to discover mutual academic interests. Over the course of a semester, enrolled students participate in regular small-group discussions facilitated by a graduate student mentor following a faculty-directed curriculum , meet with their graduate student mentor for one-on-one advising, attend lectures and panel discussions featuring department faculty and alumni, and go on field trips to campus resources.
The honors program in social welfare provides an opportunity for qualified undergraduates to investigate thoroughly an area of interest, to work closely with a faculty member, and to produce a paper of some magnitude. Students who meet the eligibility requirements, which include a 3. The fall H one unit is a two-hour biweekly seminar addressing topic identification, library research, and the preparation of an annotated bibliography and essay prospectus.
The spring H one to three units is an individual tutorial in which students prepare the honors thesis essay under the supervision of a faculty adviser. It will examine the history and role of "welfare," "the welfare state," and the social work profession in the U.
Topics such as discrimination, economic deprivation, and oppression and their effects on people of color, women, and gay and lesbian people will be highlighted. Terms offered: Spring , Fall , Spring Berkeley Connect is a mentoring program, offered through various academic departments, that helps students build intellectual community. Over the course of a semester, enrolled students participate in regular small-group discussions facilitated by a graduate student mentor following a faculty-directed curriculum , meet with their graduate student mentor for one-on-one academic advising, attend lectures and panel discussions featuring department faculty and alumni, and go on field trips to campus resources.
Students are not required to be declared majors in order to participate. Final exam not required. Terms offered: Summer Second 6 Week Session, Summer Second 6 Week Session, Summer Second 6 Week Session This course introduces students to the purpose, functions, and programs of the public child welfare system in the United States, with a particular focus on California, in a historical context, and with an emphasis on social justice and diversity concerns in policy-making and service delivery.
The course explores U. Introduction to Child Welfare in California and the U. Terms offered: Spring , Spring , Spring Course explores the role of philanthropy, foundations, and proposal development in American society. A grant writing exercise in a Bay Area community agency is required. Terms offered: Spring , Fall , Spring This course examines social work as a profession: the practice of the profession, the organizational context of professional practice, and the ethics of the profession.
Summer: 6 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week 8 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1. Terms offered: Spring , Fall , Spring Analysis of social welfare policies and programs including public assistance, social insurance, social services, and health and mental health.
Terms offered: Spring , Fall , Spring This course introduces students to basic social work practice skills through the generalist intervention model. Both direct and indirect practice methods are introduced. Biophysical, psychological, environmental, social, and cultural contributions to effective and ethical social work assessment and intervention with individuals, families, and communities experiencing a range of challenges will be examined.
Requires concurrent enrollment in discussion section. Summer: 6 weeks - 5 hours of lecture and 2. Addresses issues of misuse and addiction, impacts on the family, and the range of intervention modalities including prevention and treatment. Terms offered: Fall , Fall , Fall Course examines the development of race and ethnic relations in the U. Terms offered: Summer Second 6 Week Session, Summer 10 Week Session, Summer First 6 Week Session This course introduces the developmental, psychological and environmental issues related to sexuality at different stages in life, and in different social service venues.
Variability within sexual culture is addressed, introducing students to the strengths of the LGBT community, the experience of growing up and discovering sexuality, and how research and practice models define homosexuality in relation to human sexuality and development.
Issues of sexuality in specific social work settings are addressed. Terms offered: Spring , Spring In this interdisciplinary course students examine the relationships among social science, law, and crime prevention policy. Emphasis is placed on how psychological science clinical, developmental, social can inform decisions about individuals at high risk for repeated involvement in the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
Students will have an opportunity to master a specific problem area. Broadly, goals are for students to a become comfortable in translating crime prevention problems into social scientific questions, and b specifically understand how research findings can inform law and policy.
Terms offered: Summer First 6 Week Session, Summer First 6 Week Session, Summer First 6 Week Session This course will investigate the phenomenon of domestic violence in the United States from historical, psychological, sociological, anthropological, legal, feminist, and cross-cultural perspectives. We will study the impact this social problem has on families, relevant theories of causation, the merits of related services and interventions, and the experiences of diverse popu lations.
Terms offered: Fall , Spring , Fall Preparation of an honors thesis. Adrian Aguilera, Assistant Professor. Culture and SES and mental health, mental health services research in low-income populations, Latino and minority mental health, health disparities, cognitive-behavioral therapy for depression, mobile technology mHealth and mental health, digital health. Research Profile. Note to Students: The rankings below should be considered no more than a rough approximation.
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