Online MSW
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- Online Master’s
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- Health Professions and Sciences
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Get Your Master’s in Social Work Online
Take the next step toward making a real impact with UCF’s Online Master of Social Work (MSW). This CSWE-accredited program prepares you to tackle today’s most pressing health and mental health challenges. You’ll gain the skills to support individuals, families, and communities while learning how interconnected issues shape our world.
With expert guidance and a curriculum designed for real-world application, you’ll be equipped to drive meaningful change and build a rewarding career in social work. The UCF Master’s in Social Work online program empowers you to create solutions, inspire hope, and shape a better future for generations to come.
Why UCF Online?
At UCF, your learning goes beyond the classroom. In the online MSW program, you’ll apply social work theory and clinical skills directly through field education internships. These real-world experiences put you side by side with clients, patients, and other professionals and prepare you to make an immediate impact in the community.
You’ll also learn from expert faculty with diverse backgrounds who bring their research and industry knowledge into every lesson. Their work spans critical areas such as mental health, trauma, child welfare, foster care, addictions, domestic violence, disabilities, veteran and military family support, community work, and even cutting-edge approaches like virtual reality in therapy.
The UCF MSW Online program is a CSWE accredited program with two tracks:
Traditional Track
The traditional track is designed specifically for students who do not have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or who completed their BSW more than six years ago. This track completes 62-credit hours within a 3-year cohort model for stronger peer support.
Advanced Standing Track
The advanced standing track is designed for students who have earned a BSW from a CSWE-accredited program within the last six years with a GPA of 3.3 in their last 60 credit hours. The track admits only one time a year in the fall semester. This track completes 32-credit hours over four semesters in a cohort model.
Highlights
Course Requirements
- Advanced Standing Track (for students with a BSW earned within 6 years): 32 credit hours
- Traditional Track (for students new to social work: 62 credit hours
Core Classes & Field Experiences
Based on your qualifications, you can choose from two different tracks. The traditional track is composed of core courses, clinical specialization courses, electives and field experience. The advanced standing track requires clinical specialization courses, electives and field experience. Core class details per track include:
| Track | Total Credit Hours | Core Courses | Clinical Specialization | Electives | Field Experience | Field Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Track | 62 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 1,000 |
| Advanced Standing Track | 32 | 18 | — | 6 | 14 | 600 |
Courses You’ll Take Include
Military Culture and Social Work Practice
Provides a detailed overview of the practice of social work with these military connected clients, families, and communities.
Clinical Practice with Individuals
Identify and explore behavioral, crisis and psychosocial theories applied to individuals with emotional, social and psychological problems.
Clinical Practice with Families
Family-focused models of intervention applied to families in transition and to problems such as divorce, single parenting, and blended families.
Completing the MSW online degree program provides you with opportunities in and out of the classroom to ensure your success in the social work field. Get started today to begin impacting lives in the future.
*Please note that due to social work state licensure requirements, UCF is unable to offer the social work online program to students from Nebraska.
Skills You’ll Gain
- Apply your professional knowledge with a variety individuals, families, groups and communities
- Engage in ethical practice grounded in respect
- Promote the optimal well-being of individuals and communities in need
- Champion policies and services that foster positive transformation
Career Opportunities
- Social and Community Service Managers
- Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Child, Family and School Social Workers
- Healthcare Social Workers
Why UCF Online?
With over 25 years of experience in online teaching and learning, UCF Online offers students an innovative approach to education. Our degrees are approachable, convenient, and designed with working professionals in mind so you can receive a quality education on your terms.
Ready to Get Started?
Request to connect with a coach today and we’ll send you additional information about the program as well as a link for our next webinar!
Online Support for Success
You’ve made the decision to continue your education and we’re here to help. From the moment you express interest in a UCF Online program, you’re assigned an enrollment coach to help you navigate everything from completing an application to understanding tuition and the financial aid resources available to you. Once you’re admitted, you’ll be transitioned to a personal success coach who will support you with maintaining school-life balance from the first day of classes through graduation. You’ve committed to furthering your education and we’re committed to guiding you along the way.