A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.


Careers and Jobs:

Child, Family, and School Social Workers

Counselors, All Other

Healthcare Social Workers

Marriage and Family Therapists

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

Social and Community Service Managers

Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary

Social Workers, All Other