Sacred Heart University

Noted by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for our vanguard model of integrated practice, the Social Work program at Sacred Heart offers students a professional degree in social work rather than simply a Bachelor of Arts.

Why Earn Your BA in Social Work at Sacred Heart?

The Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BSW) program at Sacred Heart offers a unique commitment to integrated practice built upon an anti-racist foundation. In addition to equipping our students with diverse curricular and field experiences, the BSW program challenges students to engage and intervene with larger community and political concerns that can cause or alleviate human suffering among individuals, communities and global societies. Students are encouraged to understand themselves as agents of positive change in the world, committed to justice and equipped to defend the dignity and worth of all human beings. The program has been fully accredited by the council on Social Work Education since 1981, with a commitment to educate undergraduate students for responsible, ethical, and competent entry-level generalist social work practice.

In the Social Work major, you will also:

• Study the theory and practice of social work across the full range of social work settings, including social welfare policy and services, human behavior in the social environment, social work practice, human diversity and social justice
• Spend three semesters (600 hours) in field agencies as a social work intern, learning practice skills under the supervision of professional social workers
• Have global educational opportunities, including coursework in India, Ireland, and Costa Rica
• Be able to join social work clubs, such as the student-operated Social Work Club or SHU’s own Chapter of the National Social Work Honor Society, XiXi Chapter of Phi Alpha
• Benefit from small class sizes with dedicated faculty that emphasize shared student voice as an integral part of classroom learning both in the classroom and out on the field