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.
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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.
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PhD 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.
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MSW 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
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Recent Stories
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Prison-Industrial Complex Abolition
In a new course, Assistant Professor Sophia Sarantakos introduces MSW students to prison-industrial complex abolition.
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Mutual Aid Collective
Through the Mutual Aid Collective, GSSW faculty, staff, students, alumni and community partners are exploring the intersections of social work and collective care.
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Improving Child Welfare
As a clinical assistant professor, GSSW alumnus Jason Lester, MSW ’16, shares experience from his career improving child permanency with future child welfare caseworkers.