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Social Work, Community and Health: Sociology & Criminology

The Social Work, Community and Health concentration is recommended for students interested in social work, nonprofit administration, counseling, community development, public health, public policy, law, advocacy and other related careers. Internships are required of seniors during their spring semester, and students will be assisted in being matched to an internship site based on their career interests.

Requirements and Internships

Students needing an internship should notify the department in September of their senior year. Participation in an internship requires a 2.75 GPA. An additional 300/400 level course can be used by permission of the Chair, if unable to complete an internship. The concentration requires a total of 18/19 credit hours, consisting of four foundational courses and at least two electives.

Program Highlights

One male and two female students talking on a bench near the quad in the fall

Internships

Our students have completed internships in over 80 nonprofit and governmental agencies throughout the Cleveland metropolitan area. Internships are available to seniors in their spring semester, and students are matched to an internship site based upon their career interests. It is not uncommon for our students to be offered employment by the agency where they interned.

JCU students in class 2012 (photo provided to Ed Hahnenberg by university photographer)

Small Class Sizes

Our small class sizes of usually 25 or less allows individual attention to each student while encouraging greater interaction with their professors and classmates.