This concentration prepares graduates for management positions in public and voluntary human service organizations. The curriculum helps students achieve competence in managerial practice grounded in the knowledge and values of social work. A full-time student can complete the program in two years. Another option is to begin part time, taking two courses each semester the first year, completing all requirements in up to four years. Admission requirements are the same as for full-time study.
Classes meet once a week.
Required classes are offered only once per year. Social work scholarships made possible through donations to the KU Endowment Association are awarded to students at the advanced level, based on grades from foundation courses. Postbaccalaureate minority student fellowships are awarded. The M.S.W. program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education through the year 2002. Completion of the M.S.W. degree is a prerequisite for master of social work licensure in Kansas through the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.