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Social Work BSW


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Learning Abroad

Courses

Getting Started

Take WR2 & MATH QL Gen Eds
Take BSW prerequisites:

  • PSY 1010
  • SW 1010
  • SOC 1010
  • POLS 1100

Consider Honors College
Attend a BSW Q+A session

Making Progress

Finishing Up

  • Complete your practicum/field experience
  • Take prerequisite courses for grad school, if needed
  • Finish certificate requirements
  • Check in with a SW advisor
  • Apply for graduation

Community

Getting Started

 

Making Progress

Finishing Up

  • Join the Alumni Association or Forever Utah
  • Take on leadership or mentorship roles in student organizations
  • Continue to attend CSW events and create networking relationships with professors, staff, students, and faculty who will soon be your colleagues

Knowledge & Skills

Making Progress

  • Become proficient in My Degree Dashboard & navigating your class schedule
  • Visit the major exploration website to explore complementary academic programs
  • Expand your skill set with courses outside SW
  • Consider engaging in undergraduate research - talk to your professors or connect with OUR
  • Meet with an advisor or Career Coach to learn about applying to grad school

Finishing Up

Transformation

Getting Started

  • Write down your interests, goals, & dreams - utilize SMART goals
  • Use your ArtsPass
  • Take a course outside the discipline, like art or business, to expand your perspectives

Making Progress

  • Create a parallel plan; what will you do if you don't get into the program the first time you apply?
  • Study abroad through CSW's Global Social Work programs
  • Take courses based in topics of diversity, social justice, & inequality
  • Attend graduate program info sessions
  • Attend a social or cultural event you haven't experienced before

Finishing Up

  • Complete practicum & other extracurricular activities
  • Take personal inventory of skills gained as an undergraduate student
  • Participate in commencement & convocation ceremonies

Impact

Getting Started

Making Progress

Finishing Up

Careers

Getting Started

  • Activate your Handshake account
  • Meet with a Career Coach to discuss career options & check out other resources in U Career Success
  • Conduct personal research on careers that interest you

Making Progress

  • Participate in workshops through U Career Success
  • Attend career, internship, & grad school fairs
  • Connect with individuals in careers that interest you & learn about their pathway
  • Draft a resume/CV & update it regularly
  • Consider whether you will go on to grad school or seek employment after graduation
  • Talk to the BSW Practicum Office about practicum options in your area of interest
  • Learn about Social Work career related licensing requirements through the Utah Division of Professional Licensing

Finishing Up

Start Your Career Journey


Find support at the Career and Professional Development Center (CPDC)

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About the Major

Social workers provide direct and indirect services to individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in need. They typically help individuals cope with personal and familial challenges (e.g., mental illness, substance abuse, divorce, unemployment) and may work with community organizations and policymakers to develop or improve health and human social service programs. Social workers are employed as counselors, crisis intervention specialists, case managers, program developers, and program evaluators in community-based behavioral health clinics, hospitals, family and child service agencies, schools, corrections facilities, and other settings. If you want to enter this rewarding field, the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program is a great option. As a BSW student, you take courses in social diversity and cultural understanding, applied statistics, research and evaluation, human behavior and social environment, social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities, and social welfare policy practice. You also complete a 400-hour field practicum with a community-based agency.  You can also get involved with the BSW Student Association or volunteer with Neighbors Helping Neighbors. With a BSW degree, you are prepared to apply for a license to practice social work in Utah or elsewhere.

Learning Outcomes

As a student in the BSW program, you acquire the knowledge and skills to

  • Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
  • Advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice
  • Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice
  • Assess, intervene, engage with, and evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

Plan & Prepare

At the U, we plan for our students to have an exceptional Educational Experience identified by four broad categories we call the Learning Framework: Community, Knowledge & Skills, Transformation, and Impact. This major map will help you envision, explore, design, and plan your personalized Exceptional Education Experience with the Learning Framework at the core. In addition to assisting you in planning your coursework and navigating the requirements of your major, this map will help you incorporate other kinds of experiences to expand your knowledge, support your development, and prepare you for the future you want.

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Last Updated: 7/19/24