Objective:
The major is committed to cultivating application-oriented social work professional who possess good humanistic qualities, strong sense of social responsibility, and follow professional ethics. Students can master the solid knowledge of social work and psychological theories, and have the ability of are social work study, communication, and social work comprehensive practice.
Curriculum:
Core Courses: Introduction to Social Work, Case Work, Group Work, Community Work, Human Behavior and Social Environment, Management and Administration in Social Work, Introduction to Social Policy, NGO Project Management and Operation, Social Psychology, Introduction to Sociology, Foreign Sociological Theories, Social Survey and Research Methods, Social Statistics, and Data Analysis and SPSS Software Application.
Featured Courses: Youth and Social Services, Elderly and Social Work, Personality Psychology, Theory and Practice of Psychological Counseling, Evaluating Social Services, Qualitative Research, and Social Work Internship. The social work training program has been carried out for 6 consecutive years, including activities such as community sketch, family therapy, sand table game therapy, music to reduce stress, emotional intelligence enhancement training, and social journey to improve students' professionalism and comprehensive quality. The scientific achievements made by students during internship and practice have won many prizes in provincial and ministerial competitions and many papers were published in CSSCI.
Career:
Students can engage in work in government agencies at all levels, public institutions, state-owned enterprises, foreign-funded enterprises, social security agencies, medical institutions, educational institutions, and social organizations. The major has the highest employment rate in the school. Students can also choose to pursue a master's degree in social work, sociology, or psychology. Some students have been admitted to domestic and international top universities such as Yeshiva University, New York University, the University of Manchester, Peking University, Renmin University of China, Beijing Normal University, Wuhan University, and Huazhong University of Science and Technology. The rate of graduates going abroad and taking the postgraduate admission examination is above 40%.