Why major in Social Work at UW-Whitewater? <p>Here are some reasons we believe you will love studying social work at UW-Whitewater:</p> <ul> <li>Our welcoming department is home to 180+ students representing a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, ages, genders, religions, abilities and sexual orientations.</li> <li>We offer a minor in Human and Social Services, which allows our students to take interesting elective courses in a range of fields, from psychology to biology.</li> <li>Guided by the National Association of Social Workers code of ethics, our students demonstrate personal and professional integrity.</li> <li>Partnerships with social services agencies in Wisconsin and northern Illinois give our students access to quality field experiences.</li> <li>Our department offers a number of scholarships and awards for social work majors.</li> <li>UW-Whitewater&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.uww.edu/dean-of-students/support-services/fostering-success-and-independence">Fostering Success and Independence program</a> provides services to students without traditional familial support, including students who&rsquo;ve been in foster care, experienced homelessness or who have unavailable family structures due to deportation, incarceration and other situations.</li> </ul> False