作为社会工作专业，您将为进入充满挑战的社会工作专业做好充分的准备。您将学习理解人，政策和社会所必需的理论知识。在西新英格兰大学的教育期间，您将完成四次实习，总计超过600个小时。这些亲身实践的经验将帮助您发展成为有效的社会工作专业人员所需的技能。毕业生通过社会工作委员会协会考试后，有机会获得马萨诸塞州LSW许可的初等社会工作者，获得BSW级别的执照。<br> <br>社会工作课程包括严格的学术研究和动手学习，使毕业生为与个人，家庭，团体和社区实践入门级的专业社会工作做好准备。学术课程包括人类行为，压迫和授
As a Social Work major, you will be well prepared to enter the challenging and rewarding profession of social work. You will learn the theoretical knowledge necessary to understand people, policies, and society. You'll complete four internships during your Western New England University education, totaling over 600 hours. These hands-on, real-world experiences will help you develop the skills necessary to become an effective social work professional. Graduates have the opportunity to be licensed at the BSW level as a beginning social worker with an LSW license in Massachusetts, after passing the Association of Social Work Boards exam.<br><br>The Social Work curriculum includes a combination of rigorous academics and hands-on learning, preparing graduates to practice entry-level professional social work with individuals, families, groups and communities. Academic courses include such topics as human behavior, oppression and empowerment, interviewing skills, professional ethics, social policy, and research. In order to develop the competence to practice professional social work, social work majors also complete over 600 hours of field education during their four years at Western New England University. You can learn more about our program firsthand at an Informational Lunch or during Student Visiting Days.