School of Education
Curriculum
Foundation-level coursework emphasizes generalist social work practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. You'll learn how to advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice using a range of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation methods in practice with individuals, groups, and communities. You’ll also learn how to engage in policy- and research-informed practice while developing an understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping a person’s life experiences.
Concentration-level coursework, either Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) or Advanced Integrated Practice (AIP), focuses on a deeper understanding of specific knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive and affective processes consistent with each concentration area.
Syracuse’s program allows you to choose from advanced concentrations in Advanced Clinical Practice, for those who wish to become mental health clinicians, or Integrated Social Work Practice, for those who wish to pursue direct practice and leadership in a wide range of increasingly complex human service organizations.
The M.S.W. is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
All 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia require that a social worker sitting for a licensing exam be a graduate of a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited program. The M.S.W. program is fully accredited by the CSWE. Please view our Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement regarding the program’s ability to meet specific state licensure or certification requirements.
We embrace the social work profession’s commitment to the dignity and worth of humankind. Acknowledging that all individuals, families, and communities face challenges, the mission of the Syracuse University School of Social Work is to address human need and promote social and economic justice in a diverse and rapidly changing world through the strengthening of services, interventions, and policies.
Program Details
Social Work Field Placement
Field placements are a central focus of the degree and are woven throughout the course of graduate study. Placements are available in child welfare, health, mental health, gerontology, schools, substance use disorders, and many other practice settings.
For both full time and part-time students, field learning occurs throughout the graduate social work curriculum and requires two separate internships, foundation level and concentration level.