Bachelor of Social Work

The Bachelor of Social Work at The Department of Social Work is a professional degree in compliance with Global Standards of the international Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). The program aims to educate, train and prepare culturally competent generalist social work practitioners that promote social change and problem solving on the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro levels. The BSW program is conceptualized along Islamic principles of social solidarity, cooperation and mutual aid within an ecological/strengths perspective with a focus on the traditional Arab/Muslim family and the multicultural expatriate populations. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to apply theoretical knowledge gained in human behavior & social environment, social work practice, social policy and research courses to generalist social work practice.