Advisors: Carol Hurst and Deanna Durham
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Semester Hours: 61Include Page
The mission of the Social Work Program at Eastern Mennonite University is to:
- prepare students to serve and lead together as generalist social work practitioners seeking justice in a global world,
- engage students in rigorous curriculum and cognitive and affective processes that form intersectional self-understanding and appreciation for the strengths-based potential of diverse persons, families, and communities.
- mentor students for trauma responsiveness and sustainable stewardship of human capabilities and earth's resources.
Program goals include:
- Equipping students with generalist social work knowledge, values, and skills required for entry-level social work practice and/or graduate study.
- Providing rigorous curriculum and engagement with community learning and experiential field education.
- Mentoring students to engage with diverse individuals, families, communities, and organizations with self-awareness, ethical boundaries, and cultural humility.
- Supporting students in collaborating with diverse clients on micro, mezzo, and macro levels through respectful relationships that rebuild lives and communities and create hope for a positive future on earth.
The social work major is a professional degree program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the standard-setting commission for social work degree programs in the United States. Graduates qualify for Baccalaureate in Social Work (BSW) licensure exams and for opportunities in master of social work advanced standing programs. The EMU social work program's emphasis on social justice and cross-cultural learning in domestic and international venues is distinctive. Graduates are prepared for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities within the context of various human service organizations. Graduates may also pursue graduate degrees in social work including advanced standing admission to CSWE accredited masters’ in social work programs to finish an MSW degree on an accelerated basis.
Professional social work practice requires grounding in the core values of the social work profession: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, the importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence. Throughout the curriculum students grow in self-awareness of their own family backgrounds and their own cognitive and affective responses to trauma, injustice, and marginalization of persons. Ethical boundaries and self-care are emphasized as students learn to provide compassionate presence and healing care to others. Practical service learning, community engagement, language study, and cross-cultural experience build capacity to care competently for diverse populations.
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Foundation Requirements (15 14 SH)
- PSYC 101 General Psychology - 3
- PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology - 3
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology - 3
- Choice of either ECON 201 Survey of Economics OR ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics OR PXD 365 Social and Political Economy - 3
- SOWK 101 Exploring Social Work - 3
Human Behavior & Social Environment (HBSE) courses (18 14 SH)
- SOWK 200 Social Behavior and Diversity - 3
- SOWK 210 Social Stratification - 3
- SOWK 360 Race and Gender - 3
- STAT 120 Descriptive Statistics - 2
- SOC 336 Methods of Social Research - 3
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