波特蘭州立大學(xué)

Social work is an academic discipline and a practice profession. Social workers envision an economically, socially, and racially just world in which resources and opportunities are more equitably distributed. Social workers engage in critical analyses of power relations, aim to dismantle inequitable social structures, and work in solidarity with groups that experience poverty, oppression, and exploitation. Social workers assist individuals, families, groups, and communities to achieve their goals, while also working toward macro-level, policy, and institutional change.

If you want to assist others, serve your communities, and work toward social change, a bachelor’s degree in Social Work at PSU could be your path to a meaningful career in social work, human services, and other health and education fields.

We Offer:

• A transformative experience that unlocks student potential by building self-confidence and honoring students’ identities, experiences, life stages, and backgrounds.
• A field placement in a community agency that builds practical, hands-on skills for real-world impact.
• Classes that challenge students to learn new perspectives and to become effective agents of social change.
• A cohort model that promotes peer learning and mutual support. Post-baccalaureate paths to MSW Advanced Standing programs.
• A choice between fully online or in-person program delivery.
• Postbaccalaureate paths to graduate education.
• Job preparation for direct practice employment in a wide variety of federal, state, local, and non-profit organizations and agencies.
• Academic preparation for top social work and social science graduate programs nationally and internationally.

WHAT CAN I DO WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK?

Our program provides you the foundation to build a career path aligned with your passion.

A bachelor's degree in Social Work can lead to work in the following areas:

• Advocacy/Activism, Anti-Poverty, Anti-Racism, Anti-Violence Addictions/Treatment
• Aging
• Child Welfare
• Community-Based Organizing
• Corrections
• Disability/Critical Disability/Neurodiversity
• Domestic/Interpersonal Violence
• Healthcare
• Housing
• Immigration
• Juvenile Justice
• Mental and Behavioral Health
• Policy
• Research
• Restorative Justice
• School Social Work
• Self-Sufficiency
• Youth Work

A BSW also qualifies you to apply to Advanced Standing MSW programs across the country. In an advanced standing program, you can obtain an MSW in as little as 15 months. Recent graduates from our program have been accepted to graduate or continuing education programs at Portland State University, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, Fordham University, the University of Washington, and other universities throughout the world.