Academics
The sequence of courses that make up the social work curriculum fosters your progressive development as a professional social worker. It is a program of studies in which successive courses build on the learning in previous courses to increase your readiness for professional practice
Small class size results in genuine mentoring relationships between you and your teachers and customized attention based on your learning styles and learning needs.
Coursework in the Social Work program focuses on human behavior across the life span and in social systems; social problems and the significance of the forces that affect important social policies and policy development; the appreciation of diversity and work with diverse populations; populations at risk; the nature of the professional helping relationship; theories, methods, and skills for problem-solving with individuals, families, groups, and communities; professional values and ethics; and research theory and methodology for use in evaluating practice, policies, and programs.