MR Social Work at North Carolina State University

Programme overview

The NC State University MSW Program's mission is to prepare students for advanced generalist practice. MSW students acquire knowledge, social work values, skills, and the cognitive and affective processes necessary to respond competently and ethically to (a) the service needs of a wide spectrum of client populations and (b) the social and political environments that influence the needs of clients and service delivery systems in local, national, and global contexts.

Faculty: College of Humanities and Social Sciences | Department: Social Work | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Raleigh, NC, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 60 credit hours. Courses listed in the plan include: SW 512 Evaluation of a Social Work Intervention; SW 515 Child Welfare; SW 516 Addiction Recovery and Social Work Practice; SW 517 Direct Practice with Older Adults; SW 518 Child Welfare Seminar.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor’s degree (any major) from an accredited liberal arts college or university. GPA of 3.0 or higher for the last 60 hours of academic work. Students with a GPA less than 3.0 but greater than 2.5 for the last 60 hours of academic course work must have official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores forwarded to the Graduate School. Liberal arts coursework in the social sciences, humanities, biology, and statistics. Four courses in the social sciences (e.g. anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, political science, psychology, social work, sociology), with a grade of C or better. Three courses in the humanities (e.g. comparative religions, history, linguistics, literature, modern or classic languages, philosophy and ethics, visual and performing arts), with a grade of C or better. Application deadlines: Fall: First Friday of Every January

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer 1 and Summer 2, subject to individual programme availability.

Graduate School priority deadlines: US citizens Fall June 25, Spring November 25, Summer 1 March 25, Summer 2 May 10; international applicants Fall March 1, Spring July 15, Summer 1 and Summer 2 December 15. Programme deadlines may be earlier and apply if so. Application fees are non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.ncsu.edu/apply

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