Part-time MSW Program
Our part-time MSW program offers the rigorous curriculum and valuable field experience of our full-time program in a flexible format that accommodates your busy schedule.听
- For the working professional:听The program is designed with the working professional in mind, allowing students to earn their MSW in three or four years.
- Human Services Setting:听For those working in human services settings, the part-time program provides classroom learning that supports your work experience. Classes meet once per week and run between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. to accommodate your schedule. The opportunity to use your current job as a practicum opens the door for working people to continue to earn a living while pursuing an MSW.
At a Glance
Program format:
In person
How long will it take?
3 or 4 years
Average student profile:
Mean age: 29
Undergrad GPA: 3.5
Are scholarships available?听
When you submit your application for admission, you are automatically considered for 黑料吃瓜网SSW scholarships, fellowships, graduate assistantships, and research assistantships.听
Overview
- All students are able to choose their course of study (macro or clinical); one of six fields of practice, which requires both a practice and policy course in advanced practice; and two yearlong practicum experiences where coursework and experiential learning combine to support a well-rounded practitioner.听
- Students can take five electives, which are the best way to customize their curriculum plan, to deepen their knowledge, or to venture into an area of practice that is new and fascinating.
- Year 1 in the three-year option is arranged as two classes for two semesters; year 2 has two classes each semester, with two semesters of Field running with those practice classes. Year 3 is in essence a full-time schedule.听
- The four-year plan divides Year 3 into two, with classes and Field done concurrently one year and only classes in the final year. The Field practica are typically scheduled in years 2 and 3, with the practice courses organized around the internship to provide an integrated learning experience.
Training in the field
Our students engage in direct social work practice in public schools, medical centers, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and a wide range of settings in the human services sector. The听Field Education听team works with each student to ensure that they find an agency that aligns with their career goals.听
Sample agency sites include:
- Boston Medical Center
- Boston Public Schools
- Boys & Girls Club of Watertown
- Cambridge Health Alliance
- Camp Harbor View
- Carroll Center for the Blind
- Catholic Charities
- Italian Home for Children
- Jesuit Refugee Service
- United Way
- Veterans鈥� Administration Medical Centers
More on Field Education
Practice Specialty听
You will choose between clinical and macro. The听clinical program听teaches students how to integrate evidence-based interventions.听Macro social work听aims to effect change within large systems at the community, organizational, and policy levels.
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Fields of Practice
Within either specialized practice (clinical or macro), you will develop expertise by selecting one of听six fields of practice.听
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Build additional knowledge and specialized skills by completing an听optional certificate. Certificates give students the opportunity to build knowledge in subject-specific areas of social work. Certificates require the completion of three specified courses within a chosen area.听
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Our MSW program consists of听12 required courses听and听5 electives.
Each semester there are听50+ electives to choose from. With electives, students can customize their curriculum plan, deepen their knowledge, or venture into an area of practice that is new and fascinating.
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5 tips for completing. your application:听
Personal Statement: Put time into your personal statement and tell us about yourself. What drives you to want to be a social worker? Who do you want to help and why?听
References:听Be sure to reach out to your contacts early so we can review your complete application. References should know you well enough to evaluate your potential in the field of social work.听
Apply Early: The earlier you apply, the better chance you鈥檒l have of getting more scholarships, tuition, and aid. Submit your application as soon as it鈥檚 ready.听
Transcripts:听Transcripts from all undergraduate and (if applicable) graduate schools attended are required for application review. Official transcripts may be sent electronically or in hard copy.
No GRE Required: We value your lived experience and look forward to seeing your potential as a future social worker. Think about ways you can stand out from the crowd in your personal statement.
Curriculum
Three-year Program
The three-year program divides the equivalent of the full-time foundation year into two years. You will take two courses each semester for the first year. In your second year, you will be considered a full time student. You will take three courses per semester, which includes the field education courses, for a total of 9 credits. During your final year, you will have a full-time course load, which includes the field education courses.听
If you are interested in more flexibility, you may extend the program to a fourth year by dividing your final year of coursework into two years.
Clinical Program
| FIRST YEAR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer (optional) | CR | 听 |
SCWK 7721 Human Behavior & the Social Environment | 3 | SCWK 7701 Social Welfare System | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
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SCWK 7723 Re-thinking Diversity: Systems of Oppression and Privilege | 3 | SCWK 7722 Psychosocial Pathology听 | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| SECOND YEAR听 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR听 | 听 |
SCWK 7762 Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work听 | 3 | SCWK 8855 Clinical Practice with Children & Families: Assessment, Intervention & Evidence-Based Practice | 3 | Elective | 3 | 听
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SCWK 8800 Basic Skills in Macro Social Work | 3 | SCWK 8856 Clinical Practice with Adults: Assessment, Intervention & Evidence-Based Practice | 3 | Elective | 3 | 听 |
SCWK 9921 Field Education I* | 3 | SCWK 9932 Field Education II-CSW*听 | 3 | **Option to do Field Education I & II as a summer block for students employed in an appropriate human service position with Field Dept. approval.听 | 听 | 听
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| THIRD YEAR听 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | 听 |
SCWK 7747 Research Methods in SW Practice | 3 | SCWK 8841 Program Evaluation | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
|
Advanced Practice in Field-of-Practice*** | 3 | Advanced Policy*** | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
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Elective (Clinical)****听 | 3 | Elective (Clinical)****听 | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
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| Elective | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| Elective (if not taken during summer)听 | 3 | Elective (if not taken during summer)听 | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| SCWK 9933 Field Education III-CSW+ | 4 | SCWK 9934 Field Education IV-CSW+ | 4 | 听 | 听 | 听
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*Field 2 days per week in second year.听 听 听 听
**Summer block field placement is 5 days a week for 12 weeks for eligible students.
***See Final Year curriculum plans for Field-of-Practice requirements
**** 2 out of 5 electives must be taken in student鈥檚 specialized practice (Clinical or Macro), 1 of which must be taken concurrent with Field Education IV-CSW
+Field 3 days per week in final year.听
Macro Program
| FIRST YEAR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer (optional) | CR | 听 |
SCWK 7721 Human Behavior & the Social Environment | 3 | SCWK 7701 Social Welfare System | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
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SCWK 7723 Re-thinking Diversity: Systems of Oppression and Privilege | 3 | SCWK 8889 Social Innovation | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| SECOND YEAR听 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | 听 |
SCWK 7762 Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work | 3 | SCWK 8833 Leadership and听 Social Transformation | 3 | Elective | 3 | 听
|
SCWK 8800 Basic Skills in Macro Social Work | 3 | SCWK 8888 Community Engagement for Social Change | 3 | Elective | 3 | 听 |
SCWK 9921 Field Education I* | 3 | SCWK 9942 Field Education II-Macro*听 | 3 | **Option to do Field Education I & II as a summer block for students employed in an appropriate human service position with Field Dept. approval.听 | 听 | 听
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| THIRD YEAR听 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | 听 |
SCWK 7747 Research Methods in SW Practice | 3 | SCWK 8841 Program Evaluation | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
|
Advanced Practice in Field-of-Practice***听 | 3 | Advanced Policy*** | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
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Elective (Macro)**** | 3 | Elective (Macro)**** | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听
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| Elective | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| Elective (if not taken during summer)听 | 3 | Elective (if not taken during summer)听 | 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| SCWK 9943 Field Education III-Macro+ | 4 | SCWK 9944 Field Education IV-Macro+ | 4 | 听 | 听 | 听
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*Field 2 days per week in second year.听 听 听 听
**Summer block field placement is 5 days a week for 12 weeks for eligible students.
***See Final Year curriculum plans for Field-of-Practice requirements
**** 2 out of 5 electives must be taken in student鈥檚 specialized practice (Clinical or Macro), 1 of which must be taken concurrent with Field Education IV-Macro
+Field 3 days per week in final year.
Four-year Program
In the four-year program, you will take two courses each semester for the duration of the program.
Field Education is taken during the second and fourth years of the four-year program. During the second year, you will spend two days per week in the field and increase to three days per week during the fourth year.
Clinical Program
| FIRST YEAR听 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer (optional) | CR |
SCWK 7721 Human Behavior & the Social Environment | 3 | SCWK 7701 Social Welfare System | 3 | 听 | 听 |
SCWK 7723 Re-thinking Diversity: Systems of Oppression and Privilege | 3 | SCWK 7722 Psychosocial Pathology听 | 3 | 听 | 听 |
| SECOND YEAR听 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR |
SCWK 7762 Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work听 | 3 | SCWK 8855 Clinical Practice with Children & Families: Assessment, Intervention & Evidence-Based Practice | 3 | Elective | 3 |
SCWK 8800 Basic Skills in Macro Social Work | 3 | SCWK 8856 Clinical Practice with Adults: Assessment, Intervention & Evidence-Based Practice | 3 | Elective | 3 |
SCWK 9921 Field Education I * 听 听 听 听 | 3 | SCWK 9932 Field Education II-CSW * 听听 | 3 | **Option to do Field Education I & II as听 a summer block for students employed in an appropriate human service position with Field Dept. approval.听 | 听 |
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| THIRD YEAR听 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR |
SCWK 7747 Research Methods in SW Practice | 3 | SCWK 8841 Program Evaluation | 3 | 听 | 听 |
Elective | 3 | Advanced Policy***听 听 | 3 | 听 | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| FOURTH YEAR听 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR |
Advanced Practice in Field of Practice*** | 3 | 听 | 3 | 听 | 听 |
Elective (Clinical)**** | 3 | Elective (Clinical)**** | 3 | 听 | 听 |
| SCWK 9933 Field Education III-CSW+ | 4 | SCWK 9934听 Field Education IV-CSW +听 | 4 | 听 | 听 |
*Field 2 days per week in second year.听 听 听 听
**Summer block field placement is 5 days a week for 12 weeks for eligible students.
***See Final Year curriculum plans for Field-of-Practice requirements
**** 2 out of 5 electives must be taken in student鈥檚 specialized practice (Clinical or Macro), 1 of which must be taken concurrent with Field Education IV-CSW
+Field 3 days per week in final year.听
Macro Program
| FIRST YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer (optional) | CR |
SCWK 7721 Human Behavior & the Social Environment | 3 | SCWK 7701 Social Welfare System | 3 | 听 | 听 |
SCWK 7723 Re-thinking Diversity: Systems of Oppression and Privilege | 3 | SCWK 8889 Social Innovation | 3 | 听 | 听 |
| SECOND YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR |
SCWK 7762 Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work | 3 | SCWK 8833 Leadership & Social Transformation | 3 | Elective | 3 |
SCWK 8800 Basic Skills in Macro Social Work | 3 | SCWK 8888 Community Engagement for Social Change | 3 | Elective | 3 |
SCWK 9921 Field Education I* | 3 | SCWK 9942 Field Education II-Macro* | 3 | **Option to do Field Education I & II as a summer block for students employed in an appropriate human service position with Field Dept. approval.听 听 | 听 |
| THIRD YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR |
SCWK 7747 Research Methods in SW Practice | 3 | SCWK 8841 Program Evaluation | 3 | 听 | 听 |
Elective | 3 | Advanced Policy***听 | 3 | 听 | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
| FOURTH YEAR听 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR |
| 3 | 听 | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Elective (Macro)**** | 3 | Elective (Macro)**** | 3 | 听 | 听 |
| SCWK 9943听 Field Education III-Macro +听 | 4 | SCWK 9944听 Field Education IV-Macro +听 | 4 | 听 | 听 |
*Field 2 days per week in second year.听 听 听 听
**Summer block field placement is 5 days a week for 12 weeks for eligible students.
***See Final Year curriculum plans for Field-of-Practice requirements
**** 2 out of 5 electives must be taken in student鈥檚 specialized practice (Clinical or Macro), 1 of which must be taken concurrent with Field Education IV-Macro
+Field 3 days per week in final year.听
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Advising Center
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Field Education Team
The 黑料吃瓜网SSW field education team will help you find your perfect match. The team facilitates connections with agencies so you don鈥檛 need to find practicum experiences on your own.
Career Services
Through individual appointments, programming, and events, 黑料吃瓜网SSW Career Services helps students attain their career goals by maintaining relationships with employers and alumni who share their knowledge, networks, and opportunities.
Social Work Library
Enjoy a dedicated space to study and access hundreds of research databases. The Social Work Library is located right in McGuinn Hall.
Advisors听
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