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School of Social Work

Todd Stanfield (2007). Dean for the School of Social Work and Professor of Social Work. B.S.W. and M.S.W., University of Alabama; Ph.D., University of Tennessee. 

Jason Cox (2020). Associate Dean and MSW Program Director—Germantown Campus and Associate Professor of Social Work. B.S.W., Union University; M.S.S.W., University of Tennessee, Knoxville. LMSW

Virginia Schwindt (2009). Director of Field Education in the School of Social Work and Associate Professor of Social Work. B.B.S., Hardin-Simmons University; M.S.S.W., University of Texas at Arlington; LCSW

Cheryl Hall (2022). Administrative Assistant, Program Coordinator for School of Social Work Programs—Jackson Campus.

Andrea Richardson (2021). Program Coordinator, Social Work—Jackson/Germantown/Online. B.S., Andrews University.

A list of faculty who teach in graduate programs is available online at www.uu.edu/academics/faculty/.

Degrees Offered

 

Available on the Jackson and Germantown Campuses and Online

Master of Social Work Mission Statement

The mission of the MSW Program is to prepare competent and effective professionals for leadership in advanced generalist practice. In a context of Christian higher education, the program fosters compassionate service, promotes social and economic justice, and equips students for excellence in social work practice.

Program Outcomes

The goals of the Master of Social Work Program are:

  1. To equip students with knowledge, values, and skills for excellence in social work practice within the context of Christian higher education;
  2. To foster compassionate service and promote social and economic justice;
  3. To prepare social workers to be leaders in communities at state, national, and international levels;
  4. To increase the availability of competent master-level prepared social work professional leadership in the surrounding region.
  5. To prepare students to pursue advanced scholarship in post–M.S.W. education.

Advanced Standing MSW—33 hours

Regular Standing MSW—60 hours

Trauma Studies Certificate—18 hours