Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States
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Overview
We take pride in our history, while developing professional practice to meet future challenges. The MSW Program offers social work education for the 21st century, and is ranked #17 by US News & World Report in their 2019 rankings of graduate schools of social work.
At the time of admission, students are required to designate a skill specialization. Students can choose to specialize in either Direct Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups (Direct Practice) or Community, Organization, and Social Action (COSA).
The curriculum of the Social Work program at the University of Pittsburgh is designed to provide all master's students with the values, knowledge, and skills needed to gain competence in applying the social work perspective to practice.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Generalist Social Work Research
- Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations
- Human Behavior and the Social Environment
- Social Welfare
- Generalist Social Work Practice
- Generalist Field Education
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Credits
60 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Social Work View 338 other Masters in Social Work in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 100
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- A minimum average of a B (3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale) in all undergraduate work.
- Successful completion of 3-credit coursework in statistics or quantitative analysis (If a student does not have a course in Statistics, this requirement must be completed before enrollment)
- A minimum of 60 undergraduate (or undergraduate plus graduate) divided into 30 credits in the liberal arts and 30 credits in the social sciences is recommended, not required.
Tuition Fee
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International
32948 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 32948 USD per year and a duration of 24 months. -
National
32948 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 32948 USD per year and a duration of 24 months. -
In-State
23530 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 23530 USD per year and a duration of 24 months.
Funding
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