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MSW Program

The master of social work (MSW) is a 60-credit-hour degree program designed to meet your needs as a future social worker by offering a broad range of skills, tools, and knowledge that prepares you for advanced social work. The result is a curriculum that includes choices among nine concentrations, keeping pace with the demands of today's students. The school also offers an Advanced Standing Program for bachelor of social work (BSW) graduates.

Students select a concentration in both a practice method and a practice area. Practice methods are Community Organization, Interpersonal Practice, Management of Human Services, and Social Policy and Evaluation. Practice areas are Aging in Families and Society, Children and Youth in Families and Society, Community and Social Systems, Health, and Mental Health.