Social work
Work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and
communities in human service, health care, and social assistance
industries, as well as state and local government agencies.
Although a bachelor’s degree is a minimum requirement for employment,
a master’s degree (M.S.W.) is most frequently required.
The University is home to the
U of M Social Welfare
History Archive,
Center for Advanced
Studies in Child Welfare, Center
for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking,
CitySongs,
Gamble-Skogmo Land Grant Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy,
Minnesota
Center Against Violence & Abuse, and the
Institute on Domestic Violence
in the African American Community.
Undergraduate programs
The University of Minnesota does not offer an undergraduate
degree in social work; however, the following majors offer excellent
preparation for the master's program in social work:
Family social science
This major prepares student to work with families and individuals in human service agencies, or
to prepare for graduate study in family social science, child and human
development, social work, or other allied health disciplines.
Youth studies
Youth studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that can prepare
graduates for work in community youth development and human service fields,
with a focus on serving urban and marginalized young people.
Minors
These minors are also good options for students interested in
pursuing a graduate degree in social work. These programs are all
housed within the School of Social Work.
Social justice
The mission of this minor is to offer undergraduates the
opportunity to both theorize about the meanings of social justice,
and practice "doing" social justice activism in community
organizations. There are three required courses that all include
thirty hours of community based learning. Eighteen credits are
required for the minor.
Family violence prevention
Undergraduates will learn theories and research
related to violent behavior, examine relationships between violence
in society and violence within families, and explore different
professional responses to violence. Fifteen are credits required for
the minor.
Youth studies
This program is holistic
and cross-disciplinary in its treatment of theory and practice (e.g.
including the developmental, the family,
the school, faith and sports; young person as patient and as
consumer, for example).
Master's (M.S.W.) degree in social work
The central mission of this program is the
preparation of students for advanced social work practice and
leadership in the areas of direct and community practice.
Emphasizing social justice, the value of human diversity and
practice that focuses on client strengths, the curriculum prepares
professionals to practice in a manner that helps individuals,
groups, and communities enhance or restore social functioning and
create social conditions favorable to this goal.
Program details
Dual master's degrees are also offered in:
- Master of social work/Master of public policy (MSW/MPP)
- Master of social work/Master of urban and regional planning
(MSW/MURP)
- Master of social work/Master of public health (MSW/MPH)
The M.S.W. is offered through a distance-education option in
Rochester
and
Moorhead.
Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in social work
The doctoral program prepares students to provide
intellectual leadership for the social work profession through
advanced levels of scholarship, research, theory development and
policy analysis.
Program details
June 2006
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