College of Education and Human Development

School of Social Work

Peters Hall

Help Us Build a Better World!

Small class sizes. Renowned faculty. A commitment to social equity & justice. Make your mark as an advanced scholar & practitioner at the School of Social Work. The future starts now.

Ph.D. in Social Work

Leverage your curiosity to address complex social challenges.  

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Masters in Social Work

Train to become a skilled social worker, devoted to impact and the pursuit of justice.

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MEd in Youth Development

Working with and on behalf of youth demands continual learning and professional growth.

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Major in Youth Studies

Youth Studies is a major that allows you to learn about youth as an idea across time, place and community

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$1.2M in scholarships and fellowships awarded to students across various programs!

Upcoming events

Good Grief week series Good Grief week series

St Thomas is hosting a Good Grief week series of events this week, including a keynote address by Dr. Tashel Bordere, talking about her work in researching "suffocated grief."

Critical Perspectives Webinar Critical Perspectives Webinar

SREE is offering its sixth Critical Perspectives in Quantitative Methods webinar mid-November!.  How to QuantCrit equips researchers and users of quantitative data with practices to alter how they collect and analyze quantitative data.

The Black Affinity Group dinner The Black Affinity Group dinner

The Black Affinity Group at the UMN School of Social Work dinner and group information

Recent News

Hannah MacDougall accepted into Mothers Leading Science

Assistant Professor Hannah MacDougall was accepted into the 2025 cohort for Mothers Leading Science, a leadership program for research intensive faculty in the health sciences who are also mothers to young children.

Ceema Samimi receives a Vision Grant

Ceema Samimi has earned a Vision Grant from the Spencer Foundation for their involvement with Breaking Carceral Logics: Using Community Asset Mapping to Inform Alternatives to Punitive School Discipline in the Twin Cities.

Congratulations to Amy Dorman!

Amy Dorman, Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Social Work, has accepted the position of Research and Training Director, Office of Justice Programs at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).