Bachelor of Social Work
Rio Grande, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Social Work at The University of Rio Grande develops students for beginning professional social work practice through a generalist, solution-focused model. It emphasizes person-in-environment knowledge, values, self-awareness and practice skills gained through classroom and field experience. A programmed course sequence and elective options guide progression; students should review this with a programme advisor.
Career Outcomes: Graduates move into social worker, case manager, school social worker, child welfare specialist, community outreach coordinator, mental health support worker roles in human services, non-profits, schools, healthcare and government. Related skills include assessment, interventions, client advocacy, community engagement and practice evaluation.
The purpose of the social work program is to promote the development of the student as an effective social work practitioner. A generalist approach to social work intervention emphasizes a solution-focused problem-solving relationship model and reflects a variable client system focus. The primary objective of the social work program is to prepare students for beginning professional social work practice. Recognizing the diversity of societal and geographic environments present in the region, the program strives to promote the professionalization of social services through quality education and community service. The knowledge base of the program focuses on understanding the transaction between the person and society. Appreciating the values of the profession guides the student in developing appropriate attitudes necessary to the helping relationship. Practice skills result from both classroom and field experience. Development of the student’s self-awareness as an individual and as a social person is a prerequisite to developing skills in the use of the self as an agent of change. A programmed schedule, which outlines the sequence of required courses and elective options, is available and should be reviewed with an advisor from the program.
