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About the Program
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN SOCIAL WORK (BSSW CMO-39 s. 2017)The social work program prepares students for professional entry-level social work practice. The curriculum builds on a firm liberal arts foundation to develop a broad-based approached for understanding and working with people in a variety of ways. Social work is an empowering profession.
Competencies students expected to attain
Social workers are crucial to the development of society based on social justice;
aiming to change the social circumstances of disadvantaged individuals and groups; graduates of social work are equipped with professional skills, knowledge and practical experience in counseling, community work and analyzing and developing social programs and policies.
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Career Opportunities:
medical social work
- community development
- mental health
- community health
- private enterprise
- correctional services
- social security
- family and child welfare,
- the aging community
- trial welfare,
- women’s issues,
- youth work,
- welfare and community planning,
- development and administration.
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Program Curriculum
Within this various settings, social workers draw on the strength of individuals, families and community to help people discover and use their problem-solving capabilities.