Master of Social Work - Social Work

The master’s in Social Work curriculum begins with the foundation-level courses and then moves into the advanced level. Students who hold a bachelor’s degree in Social Work can enter at the advanced level, skipping the foundation courses. However, students with bachelor’s degrees in other areas must start with the foundation curriculum.

The MSW Foundation curriculum provides students with the knowledge, values, and skills of a generalist social worker, whereas the MSW Advanced curriculum provides students with concentrations in specialized areas of practice, determined by the needs and demands in the community in which the program is located. These concentrations are generally on the micro, mezzo, and/or macro level and are taken only after the student has completed the foundation curriculum (unless they enter with a bachelor’s in Social Work.).