Social Work - Tennessee State University

Social Work from Tennessee State University is a Campus Bachelor Sociology degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. General Statement: The Department of Social Work and Sociology offers two curricula leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work, and the Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology. Since these are distinct degree programs, they are discussed under separate headings. Social Work Program Rationale: Tennessee State University has a service-mix area thatincludes approximately 1.1 million people, including all ethnicities, races and socioeconomic groups. The Nashville metropolitan area, including a small rural population requires a variety of social service agencies to serve this population. Additionally, Tennessee State University's student body and faculty originate from the United States and more than fifty countries. The Social Work Program is needed to provide leadership and to produce a reservoir of Social Work professionals who can serve diverse populations in Nashville, Middle Tennessee, the State of Tennessee, and the nation. Mission Statement: The Mission of the Social Work Program is to prepare students for entrylevel professional social work practice. This includes preparing graduates for the program primarily for an urban population, the promotion of social and economic justice, to respond to diversity and oppression, and to serve populations-at-risk. Additionally, the program provides leadership and a reservoir of social work professionals for the region. The Goals of the Social Work Program are to: 1. Prepare students for professional entry level generalist social work practice to effectively meet the human needs of individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in Metro Nashville. 2. Provide students with an understanding of the dynamics and consequences of human oppression and discrimination, and with strategies to promote social and economic justice. 3. Prepare students to be committed to lifelong learning and continued personal and professional growth, and to provide leadership in the development of the profession and the service delivery system. 4. Provide students with the content about the social environment of social work practice, the changing nature of this context, and the behavior of organizations, and the change process. 5. Infuse throughout the curriculum the values and ethics that guide professional social workers in their practice. 6. Provide to students of diverse social, economic, racial and cultural backgrounds the opportunity to become professional social workers. Career Opportunities: Career opportunities include employment at the professional entry-level in social work positions in public and private agencies in the following areas: human services, public health, mental health, mental retardation, corrections, social services in hospitals and nursing homes, senior citizen centers, state and county social services agencies, public housing, adult protective services, child protective services, school social work , planned parenthood centers, and as resident managers and probation and parole officers. View more details on Tennessee State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sociology courses.