Students are trained in social work’s essential methodologies — using theoretical knowledge, research findings, and communication skills effectively to provide the best type of intervention, service, and change.
At the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Mississippi College, we approach our discipline from a unique Christian perspective. We are dedicated to nurturing the human dignity of every individual, and fighting for the principles of equality, justice, and freedom. We encourage students to examine their own values, their relationship to their social environment, and their role in the community, from a global perspective that’s inspired by faith. The Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Small classes mean students receive more one-on-one attention and build strong mentoring relationships with instructors, leading to better learning inside and outside the classroom.
Social work students are required to complete a 450-hour internship and the social work licensure exam before graduation. Students have interned at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Human Services, Hospice Ministries, MS State Hospital, Gateway Rescue Family Shelter, Jackson Public School System, domestic violence centers, and others.
The Sociology and Social Work Department ranks in the top 10 percent nationally in the proportion of its graduates completing doctoral degrees. Alumni currently hold faculty positions at Baylor University, Louisiana State University, Mississippi State University, TCU, the University of Miami, and Wake Forest University, among others.
One alum is doing social work in the pediatric hospital at Baylor University. Another is the Director of a Children’s Psychiatric Treatment Unit in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. One alum is part of the social work faculty at Delta State University, while another alum is Program Director of the Social Work Program at Mississippi College.
Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the program prepares students to become social work professionals, ready to make a difference through their work with individuals, families, and communities. The curriculum explores the core values of the social work profession — maintaining the highest ethical standards, providing services without discrimination, and effectively adapting services to the client’s situation and demographics. We hope to educate students about the various forms of discrimination and oppression and equip graduates with strategies for advocacy in support of social and economic justice.
