What does it mean to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly when helping people?
To care for the needs and well-being of others is a high calling. How can Christians shape the social policies, services and resources in ways that respect the dignity and worth of all people as made in God's image? The Social Work program at Redeemer looks at how individuals interact with different social systems, actively studying social justice, anti-oppressive practice and cultural pluralism as ways to seek justice and transformation in communities.
Social Work is a Bachelor of Arts degree. It is offered as an honours major and as a minor.
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Right from the start, small class sizes and dedicated faculty mean more opportunities to practice, research and apply what you've learned as you seek to develop and communicate an understanding of our place in the social world and our responsibility to social transformation.
First-year classes are an introduction to the patterns and connections in human society, social relationships and the complex problems that can occur. Study the purpose and levels of social work practice and process, fields of practice and social policy context.
The Core Curriculum is a set of 10 courses that every student takes. The courses are woven through every major and get you to think deeply and broadly about what you鈥檙e studying. Think about it this way鈥
To promote different perspectives and conversations in the classroom, panel discussions and listening to a variety of experts and researchers are integral parts of the classroom experience. Courses like Social Work Practice with Communities, Social Welfare Policy and Process and Child Welfare encourage students to develop their capacity for critical Christian reflection and response to issues impacting society.
Regular opportunities are offered to visit Indigenous centres or correctional institutes, while opportunities to participate in disaster relief, inner-city missions and volunteer trips give students the chance to put what they're learning into practice and have real, personal experience to draw on.
Senior students have the opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge in community-based or governmental organizations as part of a 120-hour internship, where they both observe and participate in a job-related capacity under the supervision of experts in the field.
is seeing lives transformed through justice and the transforming power of the gospel in her work at International Justice Mission.
is the ministry partner program coordinator with World Renew where she focuses on missions work in Mexico and with churches in Ontario.
New friendships, priceless memories, spiritual growth, character formation and your future career await.
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