Social Work Major

Program Director: Heidi Nieuwsma

Degree Types: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Social Work major, beginning level B.S.W. graduates will be able to:

• Identify as professional social workers and conduct themselves accordingly.
• Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
• Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
• Engage diversity and difference in practice.
• Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
• Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
• Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment.
• Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services.
• Respond to contexts that shape practice.
• Engage, assess, intervene and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
• Engage in the practice of servant leadership.

Note: Successful completion of the Social Work Program qualifies students to take the Social Work license exam. Program completers’ license exam pass rates are available by contacting the Social Work Program Director.