Contact Page - Social Work Degree Programs in New York City

New York University (NYU):
New York University (NYU) is one of the most highly ranked universities in the United States. It is composed of 14 schools, colleges, and divisions and occupies five major centers in Manhattan, New York City. NYU offers a range of programs for the education of professional social workers, with degree programs offered at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral level. All of our degree progams in Social Work are fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

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Bachelor of Science in Social Work:
The Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree program offered by the NYU Silver School of Social Work teaches you how to counsel and serve people within the client’s context – social, economic, and cultural – whether you are helping a homeless teen mother, a child in foster care, a developmentally challenged adolescent or an isolated elderly person. Classes are small, allowing you to study and train in a supportive, nurturing community environment.

Course Content:
Of the 57 credits needed to complete the social work major, 49 must be earned from the courses described below.

- Social Work Research
- Human Behavior in the Social Environment I and II
- Social Welfare Programs and Policies I and II
- Ethnocultural Issues in Social Work Practice
- Social Work Practice I and II
- Field Experience
- Field Instruction I and II

The remaining 8 credits in the social work major are electives and can include among others:
 
- Homelessness
- Services to Children and Families
- Contemporary Families
- Social Work and Substance Abuse
- Social Work & Family Violence

Social Work Experience:
Through a program of more than 600 hours of on-site field learning in agencies throughout the New York metro area, undergraduates have the kind of social work experience usually found only at the graduate level. Students have the opportunity to learn social work within a global perspective, including work with refugees, immigrant populations, and optional study abroad trips.

Master of Social Work (MSW) Degree Program:
The NYU School of Social Work is the only graduate school in the NYC metropolitan area that exclusively focuses its energy and resources on preparing clinical social work professionals. Our MSW program is distinctive for its strong focus on teaching clinical skills. Our faculty will give you the tools for a career as a reflective, relationship-centered clinical social work professional.

All of our campus-based programs -- in Greenwich Village, Rockland, Westchester and on Staten Island -- offer the same clinically-focused, teaching centered environment for your education as a professional.

Ph.D in Social Work
Students must complete a minimum of 48 credits of coursework beyond the master's degree, with a grade point average of at least 3.0 in order to be eligible for the doctoral degree. Following completion of the core curriculum, students must pass a written comprehensive examination to enter candidacy.

Candidates for the PhD degree must maintain continuous enrollment, successfully defend a dissertation proposal within three years of completing coursework, and complete the dissertation no later than seven years after enrolling in the program (nine years for part-time students).

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