The social work profession is dedicated to enhancing human well-being and to help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. The intent of this program is to educate competent generalist social workers for practice with diverse populations and multi-level social systems, while developing skills for facilitating the planned change process.
This program at Northern Arizona University is focused on practice with rural and Indigenous populations of the Southwest; addressing poverty, structural racism, and oppression; providing leadership in promoting human rights and social and economic justice; and service with vulnerable and underserved populations.
Careers
Are you passionate about social justice and social change? Do you want a rewarding career working with the disenfranchised, vulnerable, and oppressed? Are you interested in providing assistance and support to diverse individuals, groups, and communities? A social work degree will help you accomplish these academic and professional goals. Our accredited BSW degree enables you to become a licensed generalist social worker in many states.
The social work degree will provide you with opportunities to learn the professional knowledge, values, and skills needed to help people experiencing overwhelming life challenges such as substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, and death, as well as mental, behavioral, and physical illness or disability. Social workers approach their work with people from the strengths perspective, while also looking at the individual within their environment.
Career opportunities that might be pursued: Child and youth services; Disability services; Family support services; Health care services; Elder care services; Military/veterans services; Community advocacy; Case management services; Victim advocacy.
With further education, one of these paths is possible: Therapist; Hospital care coordinator; Employee assistance counselor; School-based interventionist; Expert witness; College or university faculty; Lawyer.
Esperado Agosto 2024
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff Campus,
FLAGSTAFF,
Arizona,
86011, United States
Esperado Agosto 2024
Yuma Campus
2020 S. Avenue 8E,
YUMA,
Arizona,
85365, United States
A student must have a secondary (high school) and post-secondary (college or university) education, as well as any vocational or ESL grade reports. It is required to have a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average (GPA) for first-year and transfer students.
English Proficiency
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Internet-based testing (TOEFL iBT): an overall score of 70 (School code 4006)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - 6.0
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) - 56
Priority deadlines for undergraduate international student admissions:
Fall semester: apply by March 1 to begin classes in August
Spring semester: apply by September 15 to begin classes in January
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