The
mission of the Department of Social Work at the University of Mississippi
is to provide students a sound base of knowledge, values, and skills
from the generalist perspective which will enable them to work in a variety
of entry level social work positions and will prepare them for entry
into graduate schools of social work. This involves thorough grounding
of students in both theoretical and practical frameworks on which the
professional development of social work practice is based. This mission
is carried out by a university faculty who provide students a sound liberal
arts foundation and a social work faculty who provide the knowledge base,
value base, and skills base of the profession of social work, emphasizing
a commitment to the concepts of diversity and social justice. The integration
of the liberal arts foundation and the generalist social work perspective
produces graduates who can function effectively in entry level social
work positions or go on to pursue graduate work in the field of social
work or related professions.
