Bachelor of Social Work

Our undergraduate curriculum is designed with a generalist focus and prepares you for an entry-level professional position in the public or private sector.

Undergraduate Curriculum
Our undergraduate curriculum is built on:

• A liberal arts base
• Social work knowledge (biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and human development material; systems and ecological perspectives, and social work/social welfare history)
• Social work purpose
• A focus on person-in-environment
• Professionalism
• Social work values and philosophy
• Basic communication skills
• Ethnic/diversity sensitivity
• Knowledge of change process directed at problem resolution
• Understanding human relationships

Program Completion
Upon completion of the program, you should be able to:

• Engage in interpersonal helping
• Manage change processes
• Use multilevel intervention modes
• Intervene in multisized systems
• Perform varied practice roles
• Assess/examine your own practice
• Function within a social agency

Course Load Recommendation
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Degree Requirements
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Undergraduate Advising
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