Bachelor of Science - Sociology - Social Work (Optional Co-op)

As a social science, sociology combines scientific and humanistic perspectives to identify, describe, explain and understand the connections between the social forces that help shape. The Department of Sociology and Political Science offers a social work concentration within the Sociology major for those students interested in careers in social work.

Social work is a "helping profession" that assists people who face difficult problems. Some social workers do their work in family service agencies dealing with marriage, health and child welfare problems. Others work in a medical setting providing assistance to patients and their relatives during a health crisis or a death. Still others work in the area of corrections, assisting juvenile and adult law violators in rehabilitation. Social workers can also be found in public welfare agencies assisting the poor and disabled and in industry assisting employees with chemical abuse problems.