Offered in conjunction with the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies, the Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Arts in international studies (MA) will ready you for a career in the government, private and nonprofit sectors. The MA degree provides the opportunity to tailor a program to fit your specific needs and interests, while the MSW emphasizes social justice, a systems approach to diagnosing and addressing problems, and clinical skills for engaging with client systems at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. Dual-degree graduates are uniquely adept at engaging communities and individuals to address complex problems, especially within cultures that are new to them.
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Your Career Options
With an MSW and MA in international studies dual degree, you’ll be prepared to work in the government, private and nonprofit sectors and will graduate with a competitive, cross-disciplinary skillset that will give you an advantage in the job market. Career options include:
- Strengthening democratic institutions worldwide
- Encouraging international civic participation
- Helping law enforcement to mitigate threats
- Championing global collaboration
Featured Social Work Courses
SOWK 4360
Social–Ecological Resilience: Connecting Human & Environmental Well-Being
About this Course
This course builds a social ecology perspective that emphasizes integrated social–ecological systems as a necessary theoretical framework for understanding the interconnectedness of human health, well-being and resilience with that of other species and the natural environment. You will review and analyze theoretical concepts and models for contextualizing the important social and ecological issues impacting our global environment as well as the societal implications of global environmental change. Using an integrated social science approach that highlights regenerative development, you will be prepared to implement effective, strengths-based solutions to support sustainable development and capacity-building efforts at various scales in the United States and abroad.
SOWK 4990
Creating a Regenerative Future
About this Course
This topics course provides students with the opportunity to learn content appropriate to graduate social work education that is not currently incorporated into the standard MSW curriculum. Given the ever-changing nature of social work practice, theory, and research, topics of importance emerge each year that have particular relevance for a period of time or may be new emergent topics that will have relevance for the future of the discipline of social work. As such, this course provides a mechanism through which courses may be offered on a one-time basis. Topics may be related to social work practice, theory, or research. Topics vary from term to term and may be limited by program administrators, faculty, or by student interest
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Key Faculty
Ann T. Petrila
Professor of the Practice, Coordinator of Global Initiatives, Director of Global Practice Bosnia
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