Minoring in Social Welfare equips students with a deeper understanding of social issues such as addictions, aging, child welfare, mental health, and trauma, while fostering valuable skills like communication, empathy, and critical thinking. It complements a wide range of majors and prepares students for careers or graduate study in social work related areas such as the health sciences, political science, psychology, sociology, etc. Rooted in values of justice and service, the minor also offers a meaningful way to integrate faith with a commitment to social change.

The Social Welfare minor at Eastern University includes 3 introductory social work courses and your choice of 3 social work electives for a total of 18 credits.

• SOWK 105: Introduction to Social Work
• SOWK 110: Human Diversity and Social Interaction
• SOWK 205W: Social Welfare Policy I

Subtotal credit hours: 9

Electives (choose a minimum of THREE courses from the following):

• SOWK 230 Special Topics, 3 credits
• SOWK 230I Trauma and Resilience, 3 credits
• SOWK 251 Child Welfare, 3 credits
• SOWK 253 Social Work with Families, 3 credits
• SOWK 254 Services to the Aging, 3 credits
• SOWK 256 Health and Social Welfare 3
• SOWK 258 Women’s Issues and Services 3
• SOWK 261 International Social Work, 3 credits
• SOWK 262 Addictions and Social Welfare, 3 credits
• SOWK 263 Mental Health and Social Welfare, 3 credits
• SOWK 264 Grief, Loss, and Social Welfare, 3 credits
• SOWK 265 Social Work with Groups, 3 credits

Subtotal credit hours: 9