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Develop outreach skills grounded in ethical values in the University of Central Missouri’s Bachelor of Social Work degree program. Our dedicated faculty of experienced social workers teach you how to provide emotional, economic and social support to those in need at all stages of life.

You’ll graduate with an appreciation for the core values of the social work profession: service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, integrity and competence.

UCM’s undergraduate program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, which means you get a BSW degree that meets an educational standard recognized across the country.

What you will study

At the start of the University of Central Missouri’s undergraduate Social Work degree program, you’ll spend 40 hours in a social service agency learning everything about how it's run — from how to get funding to how to help clients. This experience gives you the insight to make sure becoming a social worker is right for you.

From there, you’ll take courses that build up important skills for social work practitioners, such as how to prepare case reports, provide social services, counsel and advise people, analyze social science data and more. Classes you may take include:

• Human Behavior Across the Lifespan
• Social Policy and Economic Justice
• Social Services and Policy With Older Adults
• Methods of Inquiry and Evaluation for Social Workers
• Social Work Practice: Intervention With Communities and Organizations

In your senior year, finish out your social work schooling in the Field Practicum class. Spend significant time working with a local agency under the supervision of a professional social worker. This immersive field experience is what gives you the skills and knowledge that employers say they value most about UCM graduates. In fact, many students end up getting hired full time because of their practicum experience.