Metropolitan State University of Denver offers a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited, online MSW program that seeks to educate social workers to serve the needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations. To fulfil this broad goal, MSU Denver’s online MSW students can choose from three concentrations: individuals and families, mental health, or leadership and management. The MSW program is available in both fully online and hybrid formats.

Online MSW students at MSU Denver can choose from two degree types: traditional and advanced standing. While the traditional track is open to students from all undergraduate backgrounds, the advanced standing track requires applicants to have obtained, within the last six years, an undergraduate degree in social work from a program accredited by CSWE. The traditional track consists of 60 credit hours which can be completed in two years of full-time study or four years of part-time study. The advanced standing track consists of 36 credit hours, which can be completed in one year full-time or up to two years part-time. All courses, including electives, must be taken in a required sequential order. The curriculum is arranged so that students complete foundation courses before advancing to concentrations.

All of the coursework for MSU Denver’s online MSW program is available through the Internet. The program does not require students to make any visits to campus. However, students must complete 1,080 hours of field placement at a local health services agency for the traditional track or 600 hours for the advanced standing track. MSU Denver’s Office of Field Education will assist students in finding appropriate venues to conduct their field placement.

In order to be accepted into the program, applicants must have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0. GRE scores are not required for admission, nor are there any work experience requirements. Applications will need to include: an essay, a professional resume, three letters of recommendation,official transcripts from all previously attended academic institutions, a professional history form, and an application fee. Applicants to the traditional track will need to include a prerequisite course content form, and those to the advanced standing track will need a case study.

Department: Department of Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Degree Types: Traditional and Advanced Standing

Concentrations: Individuals and Families (Clinical); Mental Health (Clinical); Leadership and Management (Macro)

Program Structure: Online with field placements (no campus visits or residency requirements) and hybrid options

Instruction Methods: Although the majority of instruction is asynchronous, there may be times when synchronous activities are required.

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MSU Denver’s MSW program information was last updated in March 2020. For more information, visit the university’s website above.

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