The School of Social Work offers
both the Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work
degrees. The MSW program started in 1974, was initially accredited
in 1976, and has been continuously accredited since that time.
Part-time programs began at Southern Miss' Gulf Park Campus
in 1996, and in Tupelo in 1997, with cooperation from The
University of Mississippi's Advanced Education Center. The
BSW program achieved initial accreditation in 1996.
Directors of the school have included:
Lester Glick, 1974-1976
Shirley Jones, 1977-1987
Beulah Compton,
1988-1992
Earlie Washington,
1992-2000
Michael Forster,
2000-present
The school is located within the College of Health; one of five
academic colleges at The University of Southern Mississippi.
The College of Health includes the School of Human Performance
and Recreation, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Center for Community
Health, School of Nursing, Center for Nutrition and Food Systems,
Medical Technology and Social Work.
The University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi's the
largest institution of higher learning in the state, was founded
in 1910 as state-supported Normal College with the purpose
of training teachers. It was designated a comprehensive university
in 1962, and is accredited by the Southern Assocation of Colleges
and Schools. The university offers 94 bachelors, 64 masters,
two specialist's and 26 doctoral degrees.