Bachelor of Arts in Social Work Program to be Offered at Hutchinson Center in Belfast
Contact: Nancy Boyington, 338-8002
Joe Carr at 581-3571
ORONO — The University of Maine School of Social Work and the university’s Hutchinson Center in Belfast are developing the capacity to offer undergraduate courses, beginning this fall, to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) in the evenings at the Belfast location. Building on the success of the weekend Master’s in Social Work (MSW) program, UMaine will expand its offerings for working adults seeking professional social work training. This new program will provide the only social work training available between Portland and Orono. For the first time students will have the opportunity to take all the required courses at the Hutchinson Center, completing the undergraduate degree in as few as five years.
Professional social workers are employed in a range of social service positions, including health and mental health agencies, schools, working with children and families, and with older adults. In keeping with the Hutchinson Center’s mission to provide new educational opportunities for adults, there will be a limited number of scholarships available for new students.
Designed so that traditional and non-traditional students can access social work education in the mid-coast area, the BASW degree meets all the UMaine undergraduate program requirements. A BASW also makes students who wish to pursue graduate training eligible for advanced standing in MSW programs, reducing the number of required courses in a graduate program
The course to be offered this September is Human Behavior in the Social Environment. This course examines human development, behavior, values and attitudes as influenced by environmental factors such as age, gender, culture, social class, and oppression. The course uses multiple theories, and considers implications for social work practice and social welfare policy. This course is open to both majors and non-majors. Individual advising is available at the Hutchinson Center to help students map out their undergraduate courses. Information will also be available at the Hutchinson Center’s Educational Fair on Aug.22 from 4-6 p.m.
To register, contact The Hutchinson Center at 338-8000. For more information about the School of Social Work, visit www.umaine.edu/socialwork/ .
The School of Social Work at the University of Maine is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.