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Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Program Type: Bachelors Degree

Overview

Social work is one of the major human service professions focused on enhancing the social functioning of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.  Services are provided to all people with particular emphasis on disadvantaged populations.  A variety of practice settings, including hospitals, family and children's service agencies, schools, residential facilities, health care facilities, home-based services, business and industry, mental health agencies and developmental disabilities agencies are used as service learning experiences.

The goals of the Taylor social work program are to: (1) prepare baccalaureate level social workers for beginning-level generalist practice including formal and informal lifelong learning; (2) integrate Christian values with professional values to challenge worldviews, personal beliefs and societal constructs; and (3) to globalize student perspectives and sensitize circles of influence to issues and experiences of diverse, vulnerable and marginalized population groups in an effort to advance social justice.  The social work curriculum includes five content areas: human behavior and the social environment, practice, policy, research and field instruction.

Taylor's social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and offers a bachelor of arts (includes language requirement) or bachelor of science degree in social work.  Graduates are prepared to apply for state credentialing (licensure, certification or registration) as a beginning-level social work practitioner in most states.

Curriculum

The bachelor of science degree in social work requires a minimum of 79 hours.  Students considering work in areas that are bilingual are encouraged to take appropriate language courses.


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