Degree
Master of Social Work (M.S.W.)Contact
On-Campus Contact: Shelley Cohen Konrad, Director scohenkonrad@une.edu
Online Option Contact: Jennifer O鈥橬eil, Program Manager joneil4@une.edu
On-Campus: For program and curricula questions, please contact the School of Social Work administrative office at 207-221-4508. For application and admissions information, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at 207-221-4225 or at gradadmissions@une.edu
A traditional on campus face-to-face option where students attend classes on the Portland, Maine campus. The on-campus option offers fully face-to-face and hybrid courses options. Hybrid course options meet every third week on campus and in the intervening weeks meet online.
The Campus-based MSW provides Information Sessions for the Master of Social Work degree program throughout the year. Some take place on campus and include presentations by students and faculty followed by question and answer sessions and the opportunity to meet one-on-one with faculty or staff, while others take place online in the form of chats. Please contact the School of Social Work at 207-221-4508 for a schedule of events, or learn more at the Social Work Department Website.
Online Master of Social Work: For program and curricula questions, as well as application information, please contact Online Social Work Enrollment at the College of Graduate and Professional Studies at (877) 863-6791 or locally at (207) 221-4143. We can also be reached via email: socialworkonline@une.edu.
The Online Social Work program provides 100% online asynchronous classes in an eight week format. Virtual information sessions are provided for the Online Master of Social Work throughout the year. Please contact the online program at 207-221-4143 for a schedule of events or learn more at the .
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Mission
Vision:
The University of New England School of Social Work envisions a world where social workers are at the forefront of advocating with individuals and communities for human dignity and social inclusion by mobilizing efforts to end inequities, exploitation, and violence.
Mission:
The mission of the School of Social Work is to provide transformative and collaborative learning that embraces the values of social inclusion and promotes enhanced quality of life for individuals and communities.
Values:
Our values promote social inclusion1 conceptualized as actions taken to improve quality of life, access to equitable resources, enhancement of human bonds within the context of cultural diversity, and engagement of people, populations, and communities to fully participate in society. Towards this end:
- We promote culturally informed practice that is respectful of the complexity and diversity of people鈥檚 lives and circumstances.
- We recognize that social exclusion prevents people from full and just participation in their communities as a consequence of inequities, discrimination, and disadvantage arising from adversity in early life and continuing across the life course.
- We practice social responsibility by raising public awareness of social exclusion, challenging discrimination and acting with and on behalf of groups, populations, and communities.
- We support person-centered collaborative practices and partnerships that bring together diverse workers and community members to meet the best interests of individuals, families, and groups.
- 鈥淭he process of improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of people, disadvantaged on the basis of their identity, to take part in society.鈥 (2013, World Bank Publication)
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Program Description
The School of Social Work prepares people for advanced professional practice and is accredited to offer the Master of Social Work