Program Mission
The mission of the MSW program is as
follows: Using an ecological framework, the MSW curriculum
at Winthrop University is aimed at producing graduates who
are capable of enhancing the well-being of persons across
the life span by strengthening the resilience of
individuals, groups and communities to expand their coping
skills and empowering them to improve their quality of life
and to maximize their opportunities for growth and
development. In addition, the Department is committed to
making ongoing contributions to the development of the
greater community through practice, relevant research,
scholarship, and community service.
Program Concentration
All MSW Programs at Winthrop (the
three-year Weekend Program, the two-year Full-Time Program,
and the one-year Advanced Standing Program) offer a
concentration of study in Individual and Community
Empowerment practice. Individual and community
empowerment practice is defined as follows:
Using an
ecological/empowerment construct, the MSW curriculum at
Winthrop University produces graduates who are capable of
enhancing the health and well-being of persons across the
life span, in various population groups’ by strengthening
the resilience of individuals, families, groups, and
communities to expand their coping skills and empower them
to improve their quality of life and to maximize their
opportunities for growth and development. In addition, the
Department is committed to making ongoing contributions to
the development of the greater community through
practice-relevant research, scholarship, and community
service.
Field
of Practice Tracks
In order to further focus their study
in Community and Individual Empowerment, students will
select one of the following Field of Practice tracks:
Families and Children; Older Adults; or Health/Mental Health.
Study in the selected Field of Practice track is emphasized
when students take advanced practice courses and when they
engage advanced field instruction.
MSW Information Sessions (dates and
times)
Curriculum for Full-Time and Weekend Programs (60 credit
Hours)
Curriculum for Advanced Standing Program
Application Information
Tuition Policy for Out-of-State Graduate
Students
E-mail the Masters
of Social work program at
MSW@winthrop.edu
