Social Work (BSW)
If you’re passionate about helping individuals, families, groups and communities with a variety of challenges, the online Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) may be an ideal fit. Offered through Arizona State University’s School of Social Work, this program will provide you with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to pursue a rewarding career. You’ll graduate equipped to provide direct services and make an impact in your community.
Online BSW courses
Your courses will cover a range of topics from micro and macro human behavior to ethics and whole-person health. In your last two semesters, you’ll apply the concepts and skills you’ve learned to a 480-hour practicum in your geographic region. Practicum sites can include hospices, youth organizations, community centers and other settings that involve providing support services.
SWU 291: Social Service Delivery Systems
SWU 295: Foundations of Social Work Practice (SB & C)
SWU 303: Micro Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SOBE OR L or SB)
SWU 306: Ethics in Social Services (HUAD OR L)
SWU 311: Integrative Social Work Practice
SWU 312: Integrative Social Work Practice Skills
SWU 320: Research Methods in Social Work
SWU 340: Macro Human Behavior and the Social Environment (SOBE OR SB)
SWU 374: Diversity and Oppression in a Social Work Context (CIVI OR C)
SWU 432: Social Policy and Services
SWU 171: Introduction to Social Work (SOBE OR SB & H)
What you can do with a degree in social work
Upon graduation, you’ll be prepared for roles providing direct services to people of all ages, especially those in marginalized communities. Career settings with a growing demand for social workers include mental health, behavioral health and more. As a generalist, you can pursue opportunities as a policy advocate, support specialist, mental health specialist, behavioral health professional, community outreach worker and school social worker. Additional potential career paths include, but aren’t limited to:
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Growth: 18.4%
Salary: $49,710
Social Workers, All Other
Growth: 6.6%
Salary: $61,420
Counselors, All Other
Growth: 17.2%
Salary: $43,390
Social Science Research Assistants
Growth: 4.8%
Salary: $50,470
Marriage and Family Therapists
Growth: 14.9%
Salary: $56,570
Healthcare Social Workers
Growth: 9.6%
Salary: $60,280
Mental Health Counselors
Growth: 18.4%
Salary: $49,710
Social and Community Service Managers
Growth: 9.1%
Salary: $74,240
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Growth: 5.3%
Salary: $50,820
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Growth: 10.6%
Salary: $51,240