Program Description

All MSW students must complete foundation and advanced generalist concentration social work courses. Foundation courses may be completed either through a CSWE accredited Bachelor of Social Work program or the UND MSW part time distance program. Advanced generalist concentration courses may be completed through the full time on campus program or the part time distance program.

The mission of the Department of Social Work at The University of North Dakota is to prepare entry-level and advanced generalist Social Workers within the region to advance practice knowledge, values and skills consistent with the highest ideals of the profession by:

• empowering vulnerable, oppressed, disadvantaged, and rural populations;
• maximizing opportunities for every individual to realize his or her highest potential; and
• promoting respect, awareness, and appreciation for culture and social justice at every level of society.

The Master of Social Work program at the University of North Dakota is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The Council on Social Work Education (2002) states, “The purposes of social work education are to prepare competent and effective professionals, to develop social work knowledge, and to provide leadership in the development of service delivery systems. Social work education is grounded in the profession’s history, purposes, and philosophy and is based on a body of knowledge, values, and skills. Social work education enables students to integrate the knowledge, values, and skills of the social work profession for competent practice.”

All MSW students must complete foundation and advanced generalist concentration social work courses. Foundation courses may be completed either through a CSWE accredited Bachelor of Social Work program or the UND MSW part-time distance program. Advanced generalist concentration courses may be completed through the full-time on-campus program or the part-time distance program. The full-time program can be completed in a maximum of two years and the part-time program can be completed in a maximum of four years.

Thank you for your interest in the MSW programs. If you have questions about our full-time MSW Program, please call Carenlee Barkdull, MSW Coordinator, at (701) 777-3770 or email carenleebarkdull@mail.und.edu and for questions about our part-time MSW program, please call Carol Schneweis, Part-time MSW Coordinator, at (701) 777-3768 or email carolschneweis@mail.und.edu.

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