Program Description
The Social Work minor at NYU Silver fosters an in-depth understanding of many of the challenges that society faces today, both domestically and internationally, and teaches students about the myriad actions they can take to help address them.
In addition to providing an overview of social work as a profession through the course Society and Social Welfare, this program exposes students to the goals of social work and examines the different modes social work can inhabit. Elective courses include Social Justice and Peacemaking, Society and Mental Health, and Social Deviance and Taboo.
To learn more about the Minor in Social Work, students are welcome to contact the School’s Undergraduate Program office for guidance and academic planning: silver.bs@nyu.edu
Minor Declaration
Students can formally declare the minor via Albert.
Program Requirements
The minor requires the completion of 16 credits, comprised of the following:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| UNDSW-US 1 | Society and Social Welfare | 4 |
| 12 |
| |
| |
| Total Credits | 16 |
Social Work Electives
- Social Justice and Peacemaking
- Homelessness
- Services to Children and Families
- Social Work and Substance Abuse
- Social Work and Family Violence
- Society and Mental Health
- Social Deviance & Taboos
- Mindfulness
- Diversity for Non-Social Work Majors
Service Learning Courses
- Service Learning Through Community Engagement
- Service Learning with Immigrant Youth
- Service Learning and Food Insecurity
- Service Learning: Shaping Change: Spirituality, Service and Social Justice
- Service Learning: Alzheimer's Disease: Sharing the Lived Experience
Policies
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
Undergraduate Silver Policies
A full list of relevant academic policies can be found on the Silver Academic Policies page.