PART-TIME | IN-PERSON | WEEKEND / EVENING CLASSES
Earn your MSW degree in a top-ranked program designed for adult learners living or working in or near Fall River, Massachusetts.
Ready to apply? Start your application and get information about admissions requirements and support here.
- Priority Deadline – November 29, 2024
- Standard Deadline – March 13, 2025
- Final Deadline – June 4, 2025
WHAT MAKES THE FALL RIVER PROGRAM RIGHT FOR YOU?
Designed to fit your busy schedule
- Attend classes on Friday evenings (6 pm–9 pm) and Saturday mornings (9 am–1 pm).
- Take all courses in-person in Fall River with your cohort, one class at a time.
- Complete each semester in 4 weeks.
- Conveniently located at Bristol Community College in Fall River, Mass.
Top-tier education & career advancement
- Small class sizes provide individualized attention and a close-knit peer community.
- Learn from world-class BU faculty who are accessible and supportive.
- Prepare for your social work licensure through foundational and advanced courses.
- Over 90% of BUSSW graduates pass on their first try.
- Enjoy access to the same top-ranked BU academic experience as the Boston program at a location close to home
Program options let you customize your education to fit your experience, interests, and goals
- Major in clinical social work practice with an optional macro minor.*
- Choose from three track options based on your professional experience.
*If you’re interested in macro social work practice, you will enroll in the Fall River Campus Program and then take some of the required and elective macro courses either online or at the Boston campus.
Experience hands-on learning in field placements located in your area
- We offer local, supported field education experiences targeted to meet your practical needs and professional goals.
- Benefit from BUSSW’s large network of Fall River field partners & organizations.
- You’ll have one-on-one professional advising from BUSSW staff to help you find your field placement.
- Learn more about field education.
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Curriculum
LOCATION
The Fall River Campus is located at Bristol Community College in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Parking is available on-site. Parking lot 4 is recommended.
Classes are held in the Robert F. Stoico/FIRSTFED Business Technologies Building directly across from Parking Lot 4.
CONTACT US
Program Director:
Diane Crowley
crowleyd@bu.edu
Admissions:
(833) 255-8970
busswad@bu.edu