Siena Heights University located in Adrian, MI offers a Baccalaureate Social Work (BSW) program. The BSW program curriculum combines liberal arts courses, Sociology courses, and Spanish language courses along with personal social work courses.
The goals of the program are to:
1. Prepare baccalaureate social work students to be knowledgeable, competent, skilled generalist social work practitioners with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations.
2. Provide students with a social work education that incorporates content about, and commitment to, social work ethics and values, social justice, and enhancing the well being of vulnerable and oppressed people.
3. Prepare graduates to assume responsibility for continuing their professional development.
The mission of the BSW program at SHU is to educate social work students to become competent, skilled, ethical, and purposeful professional social work practitioners who are committed to enhancing the well-being of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and or living in poverty. The program promotes and supports the personal responsibility of students, faculty, and community social service providers, for continuing professional education.
