Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Social Work


Cathy McElderry, Chair

Bell, Cox-Wingo, Dotson, Fontanesi-Seime, Harden, King, Lamin, Langley, Owens Gibson, Postlethwait, Turnage, Widup

The social work profession is dedicated to helping all people develop their strengths, to helping build a more economically, equitable, and socially just society, and to helping the world become a better place to live and work. Student training is offered through class work and internships. Guided by an awareness of individuals and their environment, a global perspective, respect for human diversity, and knowledge based on scientific inquiry, social work’s purpose is realized through its quest for social and economic justice, the prevention of conditions that limit human rights, the elimination of poverty, and the enhancement of the quality of life for all persons.

The department offers a Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) and a minor in Social Welfare.

The Social Work Department has a number of scholarships for majors and information about them can be obtained from the department.

Some social work courses are open to non majors.

 Graduate Study

The department offers a Master of Social Work Program and a concentration. Requirements for this degree and a list of courses offered for graduate credit are published in the Graduate Catalog.