Southern Illinois University -Social Work
Social work is for those who care.
If you are interested in human well-being and social justice, consider Social Work.
Social work professionals find careers working in child welfare, youth services, elderly care and nursing homes, hospitals and hospice, or in private practice, with government agencies – even internationally!
At SIU, you can focus on the area of social work that most interests you. We offer concentrations in children, youth and families, and in health and mental health, and offer a track leading to Illinois licensure as a school social worker. Complete your master's degree 100% Online!
See what SIU can do for you
Since we believe there’s nothing quite like learning by doing, both Undergraduates and Graduates participate in internships with one of our more than 140 agency partners.
- Attucks Community Services Board
- Baptist Children’s Home & Family Services
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Brehm Preparatory School
- Carbondale Elementary School
- Carbondale Police Department
- Caring Counseling Ministries
- Caritas Family Solutions
- Centerstone of Illinois, Inc.
- Chester Mental Health Center
- Children’s Home and Aid
- Community Health & Emergency Services, Inc. (CHESI)
- Department of Children and Family Services
- Family Counseling Center, Inc.
- Franklin-Williamson Child Advocacy Center
- Gateway Foundation
- Hospice of Southern Illinois
- Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance
- Lighthouse Shelter
- Lutheran Child & Family Services of Illinois
- Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
- Mentor 4 Kids
- Mulberry Center
- Murphysboro Community Unit School District
- Night’s Shield Children’s Shelter
- Perry County Counseling
- Perry/Jackson Child Advocacy Center
- River to River Residential Communities
- Shawnee Alliance for Seniors
- Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless
- Supporting People In Need (SPIN)
- This Able Veteran
- Union County Counseling Service
- Williamson County Education Services
- Women's Center
- And many other sites...
International Social Work Course – Human Rights and Social Work
This SIU Global Seminar is held in Munich, Germany during breaks between semesters. You’ll examine human rights and social work with a European perspective.
“My study abroad trip to Germany for the SIU Global Seminar: Human Rights and Social Work really changed my perspective on human rights.” Dennis Gade, Antioch, Illinois
