If you’re passionate about helping others and innovating social change, our school is the place for you.
At the UW School of Social Work we focus on delivering leading-edge learning opportunities that engage and transform students inside and outside of the classroom. Here you can select from top-notch academic offerings, work with renowned social work scholars, and participate in community-based projects, making a real impact on people’s lives.
The BASW program trains students for positions in the helping professions and prepares them to take action against injustice and inequalities.
The MSW program provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to innovate, lead, and practice in a world with complex social challenges.
The doctoral program offers a rich learning experience with interdisciplinary collaboration, faculty mentorship, and hands-on research opportunities.
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The University of Washington School of Social Work is excited to announce the addition of privacy pods to the building’s Research Commons. These new privacy pods give students a quiet space to study or attend an online class or meeting. UW students will be able to reserve these pods in-person through an iPad affixed to the front of the unit or remotely through a page on the school’s website.
Two UW School of Social Work professors, Tessa Evans-Campbell and Margaret Kuklinski, have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS). WSAS is a nonprofit organization established by the Washington State Legislature in 2005 to advise state policymakers on public policy issues involving science and technology.
Students at the UW School of Social Work advanced the mission of social and economic justice through the Grand Challenges for Social Work Student Design Projects as they developed and tested solutions to some of today’s most pressing social issues. The Grand Challenges for Social Work is a national initiative that calls on social workers to take on large, complex problems such as reducing inequality, improving health, ending social isolation and supporting safe communities.