Social Work/Women's Studies and Gender Studies MSW/MA
Advancing social justice requires acknowledging and honoring the diversity of our human community—especially regarding gender, race, class, and sexuality. If you are passionate about activism and addressing social justice issues, you'll thrive in Loyola's Master's in Social Work and Women's Studies and Gender Studies, one of the few dual degree graduate programs of its kind in the nation.
Program Highlights
You will benefit from the interdisciplinary nature of the dual-degree program and its tight-knit and supportive community. Both programs use an intersectional lens throughout the coursework, examining the influence of multiple identities on the experiences of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Because Loyola is a member of the Jesuit network of 27 colleges and universities nationwide, our graduates can access career advising services, resume and interviewing assistance, career fairs and events, and employment listings in our Career Services center, as well as at career centers at other U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities.
Curriculum
The Social Work/Women’s Studies and Gender Studies dual-degree includes the 49 MSW credit hours as well as 18 credit hours in Women’s Studies and Gender Studies.
You will be required to complete two social work internships. The first internship is a generalist internship, and the second is to be aligned with your area of specialization. Students may choose between the Micro Practice Specialization or the Leadership, Mezzo, and Macro (LMMP) Specialization. More information on specializations and the different tracks offered in each can be found here.
While courses for the Social Work/Women’s Studies and Gender Studies MSW/MA program may vary from semester to semester, Loyola’s extensive Academic Catalog will always house the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies, degree requirements, and specialization or concentration options.
Transformational Education
In our commitment to educating the whole person, class sizes are moderate, and students enjoy substantial personal attention from their professors. Faculty members hold some of the highest degrees in their fields and are qualified to teach courses in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. It all adds up to excellence in business education.
Unique Opportunities
Loyola University Chicago is one of the few institutions offering a dual degree in Social Work and Women’s Studies and Gender Studies. This dual degree program enables women's studies students to utilize their course work in an applied setting and allows social work students to enhance their capacity to work with women in social work settings after graduation.
Advancing social justice requires acknowledging and honoring the diversity of our human community—especially regarding gender, race, class, and sexuality. If you are passionate about activism and addressing social justice issues, you'll thrive in Loyola's Master's in Social Work and Women's Studies and Gender Studies, one of the few dual degree graduate programs of its kind in the nation.
Program Highlights
You will benefit from the interdisciplinary nature of the dual-degree program and its tight-knit and supportive community. Both programs use an intersectional lens throughout the coursework, examining the influence of multiple identities on the experiences of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
Because Loyola is a member of the Jesuit network of 27 colleges and universities nationwide, our graduates can access career advising services, resume and interviewing assistance, career fairs and events, and employment listings in our Career Services center, as well as at career centers at other U.S. Jesuit colleges and universities.
Curriculum
The Social Work/Women’s Studies and Gender Studies dual-degree includes the 49 MSW credit hours as well as 18 credit hours in Women’s Studies and Gender Studies.
You will be required to complete two social work internships. The first internship is a generalist internship, and the second is to be aligned with your area of specialization. Students may choose between the Micro Practice Specialization or the Leadership, Mezzo, and Macro (LMMP) Specialization. More information on specializations and the different tracks offered in each can be found here.
While courses for the Social Work/Women’s Studies and Gender Studies MSW/MA program may vary from semester to semester, Loyola’s extensive Academic Catalog will always house the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies, degree requirements, and specialization or concentration options.