About
Do you consider yourself a people person? Are you interested in helping individuals, families, groups and/or communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being?
East Carolina University's Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program prepares students for beginning professional generalist practice and for graduate study in social work. Students will take courses in human behavior and diversity, social work practice with individuals, families, groups and communities, assessment, problem-solving, critical thinking, social policy and research, as well as complete a semester-long internship. Most of these courses are taught through hands-on and experiential methods, as well as traditional teaching modes.
Social work students at ECU have many career options upon graduation, including working with communities, organizations, families and individuals through a variety of human service settings and governmental agencies. Graduates' roles include, but are not limited to, case managers, counseling service providers, behavioral and/or mental health care providers, child welfare workers, family-related service providers, adult protective service workers, correctional officers, medical social workers, geriatric social workers, advocates, community organizers, social planners and policymakers. In addition, students may become candidates for school social work licensure by completing three courses and a one-semester internship in a public-school setting.
ECU Advantage
The BSW degree at East Carolina University was accredited in 1974 by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and is one of the oldest accredited programs in the United States. Since then, our program has educated and trained students to conduct themselves in a way that will assure them a career in the field of social work. Our nationally recognized faculty members are devoted to the student's education and willing to help them succeed at East Carolina.
Upon graduation, our alumni often find employment in the same communities in which they did their field internship, but many continue on to the Master of Social Work (MSW) program here at East Carolina University. In fact, BSW graduates with high GPAs can get an MSW degree in only one additional year following completion of their undergraduate degree.
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What You Will Study
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