Bachelor of Science - Social Work

This Bachelor of Science - Social Work gives students the skills to improve the quality of life for individuals or communities facing difficulties such as poverty, serious illness, or disability. Social workers seek to help individuals, families, groups, and communities address life challenges.

The social work curriculum contains 42 credits of major courses covering topics such as human behavior and the social environment, and four practice courses that address social work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. During senior year, students spend two semesters in a social service agency, supervised by an experienced social worker. The University Undergraduate Core and electives fill the remainder of the 120 credits required for the major.