MSW Social Work at Syracuse University

Programme overview

The residential MSW is a 60-credit programme with a 24-credit foundation followed by a concentration. Students choose Advanced Clinical Practice or Advanced Integrated Practice, both with two semesters of advanced field instruction totalling 900 hours.

Faculty: School of Education | Department: Social Work | Duration: 60 credits; two years full-time, three to four years part-time | Intake: Fall; priority deadline January 15 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Syracuse, NY, United States

What you will study

A 24-credit foundation, then a concentration: Advanced Clinical Practice (psychopathology, family systems theory, advanced practice with individuals, families and groups, mental health practice, alcohol and other drugs) or Advanced Integrated Practice (integrated practice, psychopathology, and advanced policy, micro or macro practice choice).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree including at least 12 credits of social sciences; official transcripts; 500-word personal essay; three letters of recommendation (at least one from a faculty member); resume or CV; GRE not required; priority deadline January 15 for fall.

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.

Fall entry for most graduate programmes; spring entry for College of Engineering and Computer Science master's programmes and College of Law LL.M.

Graduate deadlines for fall: College of Engineering and Computer Science master's May 1 and PhD December 15; College of Visual and Performing Arts February 1; School of Architecture January 3; College of Law J.D. rolling admission, LL.M. May 15, J.D. for foreign law graduates June 1. Spring: Engineering and Computer Science master's November 1; Law LL.M. November 15. Other colleges set deadlines by programme.

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