Teaching Excellence

 
 
  • Top-ranked social work school that offers a MSW and a new MPH degree
  • Flexible MSW curriculum
  • Six MSW concentration areas: health; mental health; gerontology; children, youth, and families; social and economic development, and individualized.
  • Two MSW specializations: research and management. 
  • Several dual degrees, including a new MSW/MPH degree
  • MSW students complete 60 hours of coursework credit and more than 1,000 hours of field work
  • MPH studets complete 46 hours of coursework plus an internship and a capstone project or exam
  • Choice of more than 400 field work or practica opportunities, including international practica
  • Special program that allows Washington University undergraduates to earn an MSW with one additional year of study 
  • Average MSW class size of 200
  • 58 PhD students
  • One of the only post-doctoral programs in social work
 

Path-breaking Research

 
 
  • Approximately 40 full-time faculty
  • 10 multidisciplinary research centers including four new centers focused solely on public health.
  • Pioneer in the area of evidence-based practice

Unsurpassed Resources

 
 
  • More than $3 million in scholarships awarded annually to MSW students.
  • 90% of students receive financial assistance. Full tuition remission and stipends for living expenses for PhD students.
  • Annual lecture series features thought leaders from around the world to discuss relevant social work and public health issues.
  • Home to one of the best social work libraries in the country.  The library houses more than 50,000 volumes and subscribes to more than 450 journal titles.
  • Access to a range of campus wide resources including the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and Washington University's new Institute for Public Health

A Global Embrace

 
 
  • Approximately 80% of students relocate to St. Louis to attend Brown
  • Nearly 30% our fall 2008 incoming class are international and represent more than 18 different countries
  • More than half of domestic students arriving in fall 2008 have worked, lived, or volunteered abroad; 19% are service corps alumni
  • Nine fellows: 5 Open Society Institute Fellows, 2 Ford Fellows, 1 Fulbright Fellow, 1 McDonnell Scholars Academy Fellow
  • Part of an innovative partnership with Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute and Peking University in Beijing for joint educational exchanges with students and faculty.
  • New joint educational exchanges available with the Tata Institute for Social Science in India

Transforming Careers

 
 
  • A new online career management system connecting students, alumni and employers.
  • More than 6,400 alumni working in more than 50 different countries
  • Doctoral graduates go on to tenure-track positions at top-ranked universities.
  • Comprehensive professional development and continuing education program
 
 

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