Pre-Social Work
If you have a passion for helping others the Pre-Social Work Program at Centre will prepare you for a career offering individual assistance, advocating for important causes, or supporting agencies and initiatives serving whole populations.
Overview
The social work profession has a strong ethical core that emphasizes social justice. Enrolling in the Pre-Social Work Program is an excellent step toward a meaningful and consequential career. This program provides a strong foundation in anthropology, sociology, psychology, statistics, and other disciplines, equipping you with essential skills to support individuals and communities in need. Whether you aspire to work as a clinical social worker helping individuals, married couples, and whole families, or supporting larger communities in a school, hospital, or state government, the military, or a non-profit, this program fosters critical thinking, communication, and advocacy skills you will need to succeed. Centre’s liberal arts approach to education will also prepare you to tackle the large-scale issues of social welfare by working with nonprofit organizations or government agencies.
Your Pre-Professional Took You Where
Centre graduates have gone on to a variety of graduate programs and careers.
Employers and Professions
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
- Washington University Medical School
- Wolfe County School District
- Private Trauma Practice, Lexington, KY
- Brook Hospital, Louisville KY
- Division of Youth Corrections, Colorado
Postgraduate Study
- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisville
- University of Tennessee
- Washington University
- University of Chicago
- Rutgers University
Curriculum
Centre’s Pre-Social Work Program allows you to build a solid foundation in an array of disciplines, preparing you to pursue post-graduate studies. You can expect to take courses in anthropology, sociology, psychology, statistics, and other areas of study.
