{"id":72490,"date":"2025-07-15T14:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=72490"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:38:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:38:27","slug":"msw","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Social Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<aside class=\"related-content bup-related-programs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header bup-related-programs-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMSW Program Options\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"related-content__list bup-related-programs-list bup-related-programs-layout-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-014-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students sitting outside campus\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-014-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-014-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-014-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-014-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-014-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/on-campus-msw\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn-Campus Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-graduate\">Graduate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Offered full and part-time, this program features a dynamic, hands-on learning experience located in the heart of Boston, home to leading healthcare and non-profit organizations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-full-time\">Full-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-part-time\">Part-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Location<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-location-on-campus\">On-Campus<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-039-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Faculty teaching online class in front of laptop on a\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-039-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-039-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-039-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-039-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-039-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/online\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnline Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-graduate\">Graduate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Live and work anywhere while earning your MSW with our fully online, part-time format designed to match your career goals, taught by renowned BU faculty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-online\">Online<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-part-time\">Part-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"650\" height=\"433\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2026\/01\/SSW_Magazine_Portraits_202-Edit-1-650x433-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"While female professor and student in classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/worcester-hybrid-program\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWorcester Hybrid Program\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-type-graduate\">Graduate<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our innovative hybrid program, offered in Worcester, Mass., is designed with working professionals and adult learners in mind.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-hybrid\">Hybrid<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-availability\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Availability<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-availability-part-time\">Part-Time<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Location<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-location-off-campus\">Off-Campus<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"bu-stat-list bu-stat-count-1 \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-3 post-74319 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">851<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tStudents Enrolled\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"bu-stat-list bu-stat-count-1 \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-has-connector bu-stat-type-x-of-x bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-74320 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-connector bu-stat-connector-colon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-two \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tStudent-to-Faculty-Ratio\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"bu-stat-list bu-stat-count-1 \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-7 post-74322 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one  bu-stat-has-suffix bu-stat-has-suffix-plus\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">300,000<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-suffix bu-stat-suffix-plus\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tHours in the Field\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"related-content bup-related-programs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header bup-related-programs-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"related-content__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMake Your Degree Your Own\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"related-content__list bup-related-programs-list bup-related-programs-layout-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-087-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Faculty and staff having a lively discussion\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-087-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-087-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-087-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-087-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-087-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/tracks-majors\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMajors &#038; Tracks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tailor your MSW degree to your passions and experience level. Choose the major and track that are right for you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-103-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students in a classroom\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-103-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-103-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-103-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-103-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/advanced-standing\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvanced Standing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019ve earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from a CSWE- accredited undergraduate program in social work, apply to the advanced standing track for our on-campus or online programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2024\/03\/iStock-1383919246-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"The counselor listens to the young adult and takes notes for their next meeting.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2024\/03\/iStock-1383919246-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2024\/03\/iStock-1383919246-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2024\/03\/iStock-1383919246-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2024\/03\/iStock-1383919246-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2024\/03\/iStock-1383919246.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/specializations\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecializations\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Deepen your knowledge on aging, behavioral health, children and families, or trauma with a specialization including advanced elective courses and a focused field placement. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-047-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Faculty and staff having a meeting with a cup of coffee\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-047-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-047-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-047-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-047-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-047-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/dual-degrees\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDual Degree Programs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We partner with three BU graduate schools to offer dual degrees in public health, education, and theology. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"440\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-080-1-e1770497516587-768x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Faculty and staff having a discussion\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-080-1-e1770497516587-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-080-1-e1770497516587-650x372.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-080-1-e1770497516587-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-080-1-e1770497516587-1536x879.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1199-SSW2-080-1-e1770497516587-2048x1172.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/field-education\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPracticum Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take your learning to the next level by applying your knowledge in a real social work setting. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-022-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Staff having a discussion on campus\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-022-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-022-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-022-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-022-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/degree-program\/msw\/meet-the-student-services-team\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Services\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Providing everything from academic advising to curriculum support and resources for study skills, our Student Services teams are here for you, offering the guidance you need to succeed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"bu-testimonial-list bu-testimonial-count-1 \">\n\t\t\n<figure class=\"bu-testimonial id-72608\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-testimonial-photo\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2022\/10\/feat-crop-22-1466-ONLINE-007.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bu-testimonial-thumb size-bu-testimonial-thumb\" alt=\"Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez and PhD Candidates Noor Toraif and Greer Hamilton\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2022\/10\/feat-crop-22-1466-ONLINE-007.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2022\/10\/feat-crop-22-1466-ONLINE-007-650x434.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2022\/10\/feat-crop-22-1466-ONLINE-007-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2022\/10\/feat-crop-22-1466-ONLINE-007-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2022\/10\/feat-crop-22-1466-ONLINE-007-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2022\/10\/feat-crop-22-1466-ONLINE-007-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"bu-testimonial-quote\">\n\t\t<p>My Racial Justice professor, Dawn Belkin-Martinez, is so kind, extremely understanding, and supportive of students.<\/p>\n\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"bu-testimonial-attribute\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-testimonial-attribute-name\">\n\t\t\t\tJazmine W.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-testimonial-attribute-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMSW ('24)\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-067-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty and staff having a discussion\" class=\"wp-image-73729 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-067-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-067-650x433.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-067-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-067-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/files\/2025\/10\/25-1198-SSW1-067-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2>Career Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Career Resources office offers customized career prep, advising, and workshops, so you\u2019ll be ready for internships and permanent positions. Join our community of mentors and peers who are here to support your education and career.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/resources\/current-msw\/career\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Featured Faculty<\/h1>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"featured-profiles\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile js-featured-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-profile-image\"><img width=\"338\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2023\/07\/darien-alexander-williams-headshot.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Darien Alexander Williams<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Assistant Professor, Faculty Affiliate &#8211; BU Institute for Global Sustainability<\/h4><h5>Macro Practice<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-research\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Research Areas<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/community-and-public-health\/\"> Community &amp; Public Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/community-engagement\/\"> Community Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/economics-poverty\/\"> Economics &amp; Poverty<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/equity-justice\/\"> Equity &amp; Justice<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/macro-social-work\/\"> Macro Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/social-policy\/\"> Social Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-specialties\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Specialties<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Black studies<br \/>\n\u2022 Environmental justice<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:darien@bu.edu\">darien@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/darien-alexander-williams\/\">View profile<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"featured-profile-toggle js-featured-profile-toggle\"><span>View Less<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile js-featured-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-profile-image\"><img width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/WEB_BU_SSW_9-25-19_headshots_037.jpg\" alt=\"Astraea Augsberger\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Astraea Augsberger<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Associate Professor &#038; Associate Dean for Doctoral Education<\/h4><h5>Clinical Practice<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-research\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Research Areas<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/children-youth-and-families\/\"> Children, Youth, and Families<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/clinical-social-work\/\"> Clinical Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/community-and-public-health\/\"> Community &amp; Public Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/community-engagement\/\"> Community Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/health-behavioral-health\/\"> Health &amp; Behavioral Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/mental-health-substance-use\/\"> Mental Health &amp; Substance Use<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/trauma-and-violence\/\"> Trauma and Violence<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-specialties\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Specialties<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Child Welfare Policy and Programs<\/li>\n<li>Youth and Family Engagement<\/li>\n<li>Health Equity<\/li>\n<li>Community Engaged Research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:augsberg@bu.edu\">augsberg@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/astraea-augsberger-lcsw\/\">View profile<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"featured-profile-toggle js-featured-profile-toggle\"><span>View Less<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile js-featured-profile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"featured-profile-image\"><img width=\"350\" height=\"350\" src=\"\/ssw\/files\/2017\/07\/Phillipe-Copeland-2025-Headshot-1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot Prof. Phillipe Copeland\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Phillipe Copeland<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Clinical Associate Professor<\/h4><h5>Clinical Practice<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-research\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Research Areas<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/clinical-social-work\/\"> Clinical Social Work<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/equity-justice\/\"> Equity &amp; Justice<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/health-behavioral-health\/\"> Health &amp; Behavioral Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"research-area-has-link\"><a class=\"research-area-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/research-areas\/mental-health-substance-use\/\"> Mental Health &amp; Substance Use<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-specialties\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Specialties<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Theories of Justice, Racial Justice<br \/>\n\u2022 #BlackLivesMatter<br \/>\n\u2022 Abolition of Mass Incarceration<br \/>\n\u2022 Adult Behavioral Health<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-profile-contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:copelanp@bu.edu\">copelanp@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/profile\/phillipe-copeland\/\">View profile<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"featured-profile-toggle js-featured-profile-toggle\"><span>View Less<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/research-faculty\/our-faculty\/\">All Faculty<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore our top-ranked MSW degree and find program options, majors, and degree tracks that match your career goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14505,"featured_media":73744,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"_editor_template":"msw-template"},"bu_progs_page-type":[8408],"bu_progs_degree-option":[8487],"bu_progs_education-level":[],"bu_progs_area-of-study":[],"bu_progs_area-of-interest":[],"bu_progs_department-affiliation":[],"bu_progs_format":[],"bu_progs_availability":[],"bu_progs_location":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/72490"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-program-page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14505"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/72490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80471,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/72490\/revisions\/80471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_page-type?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_degree-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_degree-option?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_education-level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_education-level?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_area-of-study","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_area-of-study?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_area-of-interest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_area-of-interest?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_department-affiliation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_department-affiliation?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_format?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_availability?post=72490"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ssw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_location?post=72490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}