School of Social Welfare Program Learning Objectives

• Social Work, B.S.W.
  The BSW Program aims to prepare generalist social work practitioners who are prepared for professional, entry-level positions across the various areas of social work practice. The BSW Program goals seek to ensure that students learn:

  1. knowledge, values, and skills of the social work profession;
  2. about human and cultural diversity;
  3. policies, procedures and practices that adversely affect services to clients;
  4. how social, political and economic factors influence the development of social problems, policies and programs; and
  5. the impact of racism, sexism, ageism, heterosexism and other forms of oppression and discrimination.
• Social Work, M.S.W.
  The goals of the MSW program are to prepare advanced generalist practitioners who:

  1. Exhibit a critically self-reflective ethical posture in their practice
  2. Apply a strengths-based perspective and empowerment approach
  3. Incorporate a social justice and human rights framework
  4. Embrace a social action stance towards practice
  5. Recognize the centrality of health in the lives of all people and work to create a more just and health-affirming society.
• Social Welfare, Ph.D.
  The Ph.D. program goals are to ensure that students possess the ability to:

  1. Understand abstract concepts
  2. Think critically about course material
  3. Grasp the skill-based components of the doctoral programs such as quantitative analysis
  4. Integrate course material into thoughtful written assignments using the appropriate scholarly format
  5. Write and function in the classroom in a manner consistent with the mission of the School of Social Welfare.