Program Overview

Welcome to the Master of Social Work (MSW) program at the University of Georgia. Students leave our program as competent and creative social workers ready for advanced practice. The MSW program at Georgia is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and our school is ranked in the top 25 percent of social work graduate programs nationwide.

Read the MSW Program Summary of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment 2011-2012.

We invite motivated and dedicated students who want to work for positive social change to apply to our program.

The MSW application deadline has been extended to June 1, 2013
(Part-Time Program - Gwinnett Campus)

If you are accepted into the MSW program at UGA, you’ll choose from two concentration areas:

Clinical Practice
- your courses will have a clinical focus and will prepare you to work directly with clients
Community Empowerment and Program Development
- your courses will have a broad focus and prepare you to work with community programs and in community advocacy and administrative positions

Program Options

Full-Time Program
Part-Time Program
Advanced Standing Program
Dual Degree Programs
Certificate Programs

Full-Time Program

four-semester program; begins each fall; Athens campus

Part-Time Program

afternoon and evening classes for eight semesters, including summers; UGA Gwinnett Campus

Advanced Standing Program

three-semester program for recent B.S.W.s; begins in the fall and continues through the end of the summer term

Dual-Degree Programs

MSW/J.D.
MSW/M.P.H.

Certificate Programs

Disability Studies
Gerontology
Global Health
Management of Nonprofit Organizations
Marriage and Family Therapy

Contact

If you have questions about the MSW program, contact Dr. Donna Leigh Bliss, MSW program director, at dlbliss@uga.edu or at (706) 542-2585 . You may also contact Timothy McLeod, the academic advisor for the MSW program, at twmcleod@uga.edu or at (706) 542-5422.

If you have admissions questions, contact the admission's office at (706) 542-5421 or e-mail MSW Admissions Director, Dr. Leon Banks at banks03@uga.edu. Plan to attend an information session or come see us. The University of Georgia School of Social Work is a great combination of academic excellence and commitment to social justice within a vibrant and friendly atmosphere.