Social Work

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The mission of the Rutgers University and more specifically the School of Social Work is reflected in the MSW Programs goals and objectives. The goals and objectives of the MSW program demonstrate how the mission is carried out through the creating and dissemination of advanced, in-depth and specialized knowledge needed for effective social justice promotion and enhancing the well-being and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities.

Overall, the commitment in our mission to individual well-being and social and economic justice is exemplified in goals and objectives of both the MSW and the BASW programs which highlight the importance of professional identity, understanding diversity, critical thinking, concern with social justice, research informed practice, human development and behavior in the social environment, policy practice, changing environmental contexts, professional values and ethics, and engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of practice.

* Social Work Practice I with Individuals, Families, and Groups;
* Social Work Practice II with Organizations and Communities
* Human Behavior and the Social Environment
* Social Welfare Policy and Services I
* Methods of Social Work Research I
* Diversity and Oppression
* Psychopathology
* Field Education Practicum I
* Field Education PracticumII

BA/BS required, online application and application fee, transcripts from all colleges attended, three letters of professional/academic recommendation, Confidential Disclosure Document. English Language Requirements TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

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