GSSW Academic Programs
Skills for Social Change
Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) faculty, staff and students may represent a broad range of backgrounds, research interests and practice areas, but we share a common identity as champions of justice with a bias toward action.
Our focus on social and racial justice shows up in everything we do, including our curriculum. A GSSW education provides much more than a strong foundation in social work practice, critical thinking and research methods. Whether you are planning to work in policy, community-based settings or private practice, you’ll be grounded in our action-oriented approach to justice and trained to see individuals and systems through the lens of power, privilege and oppression. You’ll be prepared to be a force for social justice in your profession and in your life.
MSW Degree Programs
Our top-ranked Master of Social Work (MSW) degree programs — online or on campus in three locations — will prepare you for a career pursuing social justice and positive change for individuals and communities.
Learn MorePhD Program
The demand for social work research, scholarship and education is greater than ever. With a PhD in social work, you’ll be prepared for an academic career as a social justice scholar, educator or policy expert.
Learn MoreMSW Dual-Degree Programs
With an MSW dual degree, you’ll save time and money and graduate with an advantage in the job market. Social work dual-degree options include public health, business, human rights, law, social justice and more.
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500+ GSSW students
750+ field internship sites
Recent Stories
Social Work & Racial Justice
GSSW faculty and alumni coauthored chapters in a new book, “Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice,” which challenges readers to forge new practices, policies and pedagogies for an anti-racist future.
Addressing Health Inequities
Assistant Professor Tyrone Hamler studies health inequities, chronic illness, aging, and the intersection of mental and physical health, including health equity in kidney disease for older Black Americans.
Supporting Marginalized Community Members
2024 MSW@Denver online MSW graduate Araceli Esparza aims to put her degree to work helping not only victims, but offenders.