The Social Work program prepares students for a rewarding career helping individuals and society. As a Social Work major, you will be immersed in a service learning culture. The Department of Social Work places an emphasis on experiential learning from freshmen to senior year, which will allow you the opportunity to observe social work from a variety of settings. You ll complete three internships during your junior and senior years, totaling over 600 internship hours.

As a Social Work major, you will be well prepared to enter the challenging and rewarding profession of social work. You will learn the theoretical knowledge necessary to understand people, policies, and society. You ll complete four internships during your Western New England University education, totaling over 600 hours. These hands-on, real-world experiences will help you develop the skills necessary to become an effective social work professional. Graduates have the opportunity to be licensed at the BSW level as a beginning social worker with an LSW license in Massachusetts, after passing the Association of Social Work Boards exam.