- Master of Social Work at the Florida A&M University is offered as a 2-years program by the Department of Social Work.
- This university is ranked 241st best university in the nation by US News & World Report.
- It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis only.
- The MSW program prepares students to solve human, organizational, policy, and social problems, particularly those affecting impoverished and historically oppressed communities.
- The MSW program seeks to produce and apply research and scholarship aimed at advancing social work practice. The identification of the causes, consequences, and elimination of numerous forms of oppression is woven throughout the curriculum.
- The MSW program has a specific commitment to the education and development of minority social work practitioners, educators, and researchers.
- The MSW program works closely with social work practitioners, community groups, and organizations to promote, provide, influence, and evaluate social policies and social work services to oppressed populations, particularly those located in African-American communities in both urban and rural areas.
- The program seeks to prepare students who will serve the poor and oppressed in both urban and rural areas, and who will work to alleviate poverty, oppression, and discrimination, particularly among people of color.
- These values affirm the social work profession’s historical commitment to promoting just social order, thereby ensuring equal access to opportunities for all persons to achieve their full potential.
- The mission is congruent with the mission statement of Florida A&M University, which is to advance learning and contribute to improving the quality of life for those individuals it serves and to society.
- The mission of the Master of Social Work program is to advance social and economic justice by educating students for knowledgeable, ethical, and culturally competent leadership as macro social work practitioners.
- Specifically, the foci are social service administration, program planning and evaluation, policy analysis and advocacy, and community practice designed for diverse populations.
- The MSW program seeks to teach students how to be lifelong learners who are motivated to continue developing new knowledge and skills throughout their careers.
- The MSW program consists of 67 credits.