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Graduate Program

Page address: http://sbs.mnsu.edu/socialwork/graduate/

Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree 

The Master of Social Work (MSW) is an a professional graduate degree that prepares people to work as professional social workers in a wide range of public and private social service agencies, in health care and public schools, with clients ranging from infants to senior citizens, from agencies to communities, and with challenges such as poverty, mental illness, disabilities, health problems, chemical dependency, abuse, and many others. MSWs work directly with clients in direct practice capacities, serve as program directors, supervisors, agency administrators, and also work in applied research and social welfare policy areas.

NEWS! The 2011-12 application to begin study in the 2012-13 academic year is available.  Go to the Admission and Forms page .

Applications for the MSW Program are no longer being accepted.  The application for the 2013-14 Academic Year will be posted on October 1, 2012.

 MSW Program Information Meetings for Prospective Students

  • There will be no more MSW Information Meetings until the fall of 2012.  Dates for fall 2012 meetings will be posted by the end of September 2012.  If you are interested in hosting an MSW Information Meeting in your community, please contact the MSW Program Director.