The Master of Social Work program, which is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, provides students with specific knowledge and skill for advanced clinical and managerial practice of social work. The graduate will be prepared for leadership roles in clinical social work practice, and will be skillful in management, policy and program planning, and social work research. Graduates will be qualified for employment by both public and private agencies on local, state and national levels. The curriculum is designed to encourage innovative responses to human and social need. The MSW curriculum is a sixty-credit program.
Students elect either a clinical practice concentration or a management concentration.
The first year is structured to provide the student with a generalist base of practice. The student is required to demonstrate beginning skills and competence in the foundations of social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, communities, and organizations. In order to be considered for admission for the fall semester, all application materials must be received by the department by March 1. Applicants are responsible for insuring that application files are complete. The program is designed to be completed in two years of full time study.