Students who choose social work will study human diversity and culture, social work practice, research, social welfare policies and services, social work values and ethics, social and economic justice, and human behavior. The program also includes 450 hours of supervised practicum experience within a social service agency in order to give students a hands-on opportunity to work with clients. The undergraduate degree in social work also prepares students for graduate work in social work. You must apply and be accepted by the social work faculty to become a social work major. Application packets must be filed in the Social Work Program Office by the fifth Friday of the semester of application.
Admission is limited.
You must meet the program requirements as they stand at the time you declare this major. 4 Statistics Thematic seq. Social Work Senior Practicum 6 FSW 411 Social Work Sr. The practicum provides social work majors with an opportunity to apply generalist social work knowledge and skills from the classroom to experiences within a social service agency setting.