Specializations

The MSW Specialization is an option designed collaboratively by a student and a supervising faculty member to develop a student's knowledge base more comprehensively in one arena of social work knowledge and practice. The specialization may go more deeply into one of the program's concentrations, or it may span the concentrations, but it does not replace the concentration. Students completing requirements of the specialization receive documentation of completion at the time of the awarding of the MSW degree. This document certifies that the student has demonstrated advanced practice knowledge and skills in a substantive area within at least one of the concentrations. The requirements for the specialization are the same for both Advanced Standing and Standard Program students.

Commonly chosen specializations include (but are not limited to):

Church Social Work
Gerontology