Earn a Bachelor of Social Work Online with Herzing
Want to help solve persistent social problems? Build the foundation of skills you need in as few as three years online with Herzing.
Overview
Begin your journey toward career opportunities that change lives. Our Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) prepares you to engage, assess, advocate, and intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to improve their wellbeing. The program prepares you for generalist social work practice and pursue advanced standing admission to a Master of Social Work (MSW) program.
- Transfer up to 90 approved credits
- 100% online coursework plus 400 hours in-person fieldwork
- Support for finding practicum sites
- Program designed for working students
- Finish in as few as three years
Prepare to Help People and Communities in Need
Equip yourself to contribute to solutions that improve the wellbeing of people impacted by complex social issues with Herzing. Our online BSW equips you with evidence-based knowledge and skills in social work theory and practice and prepares you to commit to serve vulnerable and marginalized populations.
As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.
- Advance human rights and social, racial, economic and environmental justice.
- Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.
- Engage in policy practice.
- Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
- Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
- Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
- Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities.
Designed for working students, the online BSW program prepares you to pursue a wide range of career opportunities or transition to graduate-level study in social work – including the Herzing MSW program.
What Will I Learn in Herzing’s Online Social Work Program?
Herzing University’s Bachelor of Social Work curriculum is designed to align with the nine professional competencies defined by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics.
Online BSW students who maintain a strong GPA may be eligible for admission to the Advanced Standing MSW program and earn an MSW in as little as one year after graduation
Required Social Work Core Courses
- BH 200 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- BH 210 Ethics in Behavioral Sciences
- BH 300 Research in Behavioral Sciences or HH 510 Inquiry and Information Literacy
- BH 330 Adult and Aging: Behavioral Health Theory and Practices
- BH 400 Counseling and Communication Skills in Behavioral Health
- BH 410 Addictions: Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment in Behavioral Health
- HH 220 Human Development Across the Lifespan
- HH 250 Case Management and Crisis Intervention
- HH 260 Health and Human Services for Families and Groups
- SW 202 Introduction to Social Work
- SW 300 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
- SW 301 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II
- SW 311 Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations
- SW 320 Generalist Practice with Individuals and Families
- SW 321 Generalist Practice with Organizations and Communities
- SW 323 Generalist Practice with Groups
- SW 350 Child Welfare Services and Practice
- SW 360 Intimate Partner Violence
- SW 436 Seminar
- SW 440 Social Work Policy and Advocacy
Take the next step toward earning your bachelor’s degree in social work online with Herzing University!
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Our goal is your career advancement. That’s why we are always working to improve our curriculums and processes to make our MSW program as affordable as possible while preparing you best for success in your work.
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