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Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)
Career Opportunities
In this MSW program, you gain the skills and ability to integrate research into practice, analyze value and ethical dilemmas, and add greater depth to the provision of services. You are prepared for roles as administrators, clinicians, supervisors, policy analysts, and social planners. With a Master of Social Work, you are prepared to work with a wide range of clientele, including individuals, families, or other households, groups, organizations, and communities. You are equipped for direct and indirect interventions that are client-centered, problem-focused, and research-based.
The Master of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and provides the basis for obtaining a state social work license. The advanced generalist curriculum allows you to work in countless areas of the social services sector in communities across the nation, including careers such as:
- Adoption worker
- Agency Administrator
- Case Manager
- Casework Supervisor
- Child Care Counselor
- Coordinator of Geriatric Services
- Developmental Disabilities Counselor
- Director of Social Services for a Nursing Home
- Director of Volunteers
- Domestic Abuse Counselor
- Employee Assistance Counselor
- Probation Officer
- Family Court Officer
- Foster Care Worker
- Group Home Supervisor
- Hospice Social Worker
- Information and Referral Resources Coordinator
- Managed Health Care Counselor
- Medical and Mental Health Social Workers
- Police Officer
- Psychiatric Rehabilitation Counselor
- School Social Worker
- Sexual and Substance Abuse Counselors
- Rape Crisis Counselor
- Social Service Administrator
- Researcher
- Head Start Social Worker
- Legislator
Who Should Earn This Degree
This Master of Social Work degree would be beneficial for you if you are:
- An individual working in human services who wants to increase your professional skills and earning potential.
- An individual who is interested in a career in social work and wants to broaden your knowledge base from an advanced generalist perspective.
- A working professional or student who is interested in a part-time degree program without interruption of your work schedule.
- An individual seeking a career change to expand your opportunities and increase your marketability.
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Mike Macklin
(970) 491-7583
michael.macklin@colostate.edu
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Degree at a Glance
Colorado Springs and Fort Collins
Each course meets four weekends per semester, three weekends in Colorado Springs and one weekend in Fort Collins.
Tuition
$466 per credit (financial aid available)
Thornton and Fort Collins
Each course meets four weekends per semester, three weekends in Thornton and one weekend in Fort Collins.
Delivery
In addition to face-to-face instruction, instructional hours will be delivered online through web-based learning. Students will need a computer with internet access in order to participate in online learning.
Total credits
62 credits
Time frame
This is a three-year program. Refer to Requirements and Curriculum for more information.
Designed for
Individuals working in human services who want to increase their professional skills and earning potential, those who are interested in a career in social work and want to broaden their knowledge base from an advanced generalist perspective, working professionals or students who are interested in a part-time degree program without interruption of their work schedule, individuals seeking a career change to expand opportunities and increase marketability.
What you will earn
You will earn the same regionally-accredited Colorado State University degree that a student on the Fort Collins campus is awarded. Your diploma and transcript are identical to those awarded to on-campus students.
