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Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology

Social Work Programs Now Also Being Offered Fully Online

We are very excited to announce that our Social Work programs, BASW and MSW, are now also being offered fully online!
 
With the same curriculum, resources, and support as our on-campus programs, our online programs are ideal for students across the state of Idaho -- whether you live in a city or rural area, a high quality social work education is now available and accessible to you!

For more information about the BASW program, please contact program director Dr. Ines Jindra at ineswengerjindra@isu.edu, and for more information about the MSW program, please contact program director Dr. Darci Graves at darcigraves@isu.edu.
 
Don't miss out on this opportunity to earn your BASW or MSW degree online. Apply now and take the next step in your social work career!

About the Department

The four programs in the Department, which include Sociology, Criminology, Social Work, and Gender and Sexuality Studies are interconnected. The Department contributes to the mission of the College of Arts and Letters by encouraging collaboration with other departments and programs within the College.

The Department concentrates on research, theory, and service in regard to the community. The community plays a pivotal role in the life of individuals and it serves as a platform from which to study health and illness, diversity and social hierarchies, and criminology. The focus on community issues enables us to showcase the usefulness of sociology at the graduate and undergraduate levels; to create a niche for social work, particularly in the areas of child welfare, gerontology, and sexual diversity; and to find a pivotal role for criminology by emphasizing rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders into the community.

The Best Master's in Sociology Degree Programs

ISU Master's in Sociology Program ranked #1 in the Northwest and #23 in the nation by Intelligent.com.

Idaho State University's Land Acknowledgment Statement

Acknowledging Native lands is an important way to honor and respect Indigenous peoples and their traditional territories. The land on which Idaho State University’s Pocatello campus sits is within the original Fort Hall Reservation boundaries and is the traditional and ancestral home of the Shoshone and Bannock peoples. We acknowledge the Fort Hall Shoshone and Bannock peoples, their elders past and present, their future generations, and all Indigenous peoples, including those upon whose land the University is located. We offer gratitude for the land itself and the original caretakers of it.

As a public research university, it is our ongoing commitment and responsibility to teach accurate histories of the regional Indigenous people and of our institutional relationship with them. It is our commitment to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and to ISU’s citizens that we will collaborate on future educational discourse and activities in our communities.

News and Announcements

Events

January

9th: Spring classes begin.

16th: Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights holiday (no classes)

30th: BASW Information Session. Click the link to sign up. 

February

1st: Lunch Colloquium.

8th: MSW Information Session. Click the link to sign up.

20th: Presidents' Day holiday (no classes).

March

1st: Lunch Colloquium.

13th: BASW New Student Orientation.

20-24th: Spring Break (no classes).

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention at ISU

In this video, Megan Ostler, MSW student and CALM intern, reviews what you can do if you have been sexually assaulted while a student at ISU. For more information visit here.