The foundation curriculum comprises the first year of the regular full-time program and the first two years of the regular part-time program. The foundation program consists of 30 hours of coursework and field practicum. Building on a liberal arts base, courses address the knowledge and skills associated with generalist social work practice. We also examine the core values and philosophy of social work.

Concentration Curriculum

The concentration curriculum, which focuses on community-based direct practice, builds upon successful mastery of foundation knowledge and skills. Community-based direct practice is founded on two central social work values:

a belief that all people have strengths and practitioners should work with these strengths rather than seek out deficits to be fixed, and
a belief that people should be viewed within the context of their families and communities. We must understand how individuals, families, and groups effect one another and develop strategies to work within these systems.

Graduates will be prepared to work in a variety of settings as practitioners, consultants, supervisors, and administrators. You will have the skills necessary for lifelong learning and adaptation to new practice contexts.