General Information

The Division of Social Work is a collaborative effort of the Indiana University School of Social Work and Indiana University Northwest. Both the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degrees are offered on the IUN campus. The Master of Social Work is available on a three or four year part time schedule designed to meet the needs of working professionals in Northwest Indiana.  The Bachelor of Social Work is offered on a full time or part time schedule. 

Graduates of the school move into a broad variety of social service settings, including those concerned with aging, family and child welfare, corrections, mental and physical health, and adjustment in schools. In anticipation of such professional activities, the school provides field instruction placements throughout the state where students engage in services to individuals, groups, families, communities, and organizations or function in leadership roles.

The Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) program prepares students for generalist social work practice.  The Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) program prepares graduate students for advanced social work practice in an area of specialization.  Although the degree programs vary in their emphasis and levels of complexity, the school’s curricula embody features that are systemic in their educational effects:  The total curriculum articulates the relationship of the undergraduate and graduate levels as components of a continuum in education for social services.

• The mechanisms of instruction provide opportunities for a range of experiences in substantive areas of interest to students and of importance to society.
• The curriculum focuses on problem-solving and strength-enhancing experiences that involve the classroom, the learning resources laboratory, and field experience.
• Excellent library and technology resources make social work students effective users of social science information.
• An exploration of educational procedures and arrangements optimizes effective training, including institutional self-study of the entire curriculum as well as the exploration of specific educational tools.

As part of the Indiana University School of Social Work, the IUN program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.  The Council is the national body authorized to accredit the baccalaureate and graduate level social work programs in this country and to assure student exposure to a quality professional educational experience.