About Us
Founded in 1914 and accredited since 1921, Loyola University Chicago's School of Social Work educates students to become clinical social worker leaders. Our curriculum addresses contemporary clinical, community and social issues encountered by social workers in practice. Our graduate degrees are distinctive for their strong focus on both clinical and leadership skills. We are a learning community that supports and expands knowledge and skills through excellence in scholarship and caring for others. The School of Social Work offers comprehensive and in-depth programs:
- The B.S.W. degree and the opportunity for a five-year B.S.W./M.S.W. degree.
- The M.S.W. degree offers opportunities for advanced practice in Clinical Social Work or Leadership and Development in the Social Services. Students interested in clinical practice can specialize in health, children and families, schools, and mental health, while LDSS students learn strategies for effective non-profit management, grant-writing, staff supervision, and other leadership skills.
- An M.S.W. advanced standing opportunity for graduates with a B.S.W. degree from a CSWE-accredited program.
- M.S.W. dual-degree graduate programs in: Divinity (M.S.W./M.Div.); Early Childhood Development (M.S./M.A.); Law (M.S.W./J.D.); Child and Family Law (M.S.W./M.J.); and Women's Studies (M.S.W./M.A.)
- Certificates in Type 73 (School Social Work), Non-Profit Management and Philanthropy, Family and School Partnerships Program, and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- A Ph.D. focused on research, clinical theory, and advanced scholarship
- Continuing education in social work
