College of Education and Human Development

School of Social Work

Enhance your future with our undergraduate programs
Highest-ranked Master of Social Work program in the state
One of the oldest PhD programs in the nation

Prepare to build a better world

At the School of Social Work, we practice what we teach: leadership, scholarship, social justice, and community engagement.

Our Social Work PhD and Master of Social Work programs promote the knowledge, skills and values of the social work profession. Our Youth Development Leadership M.Ed. program supports an expanded understanding of young people, in the United States and internationally. Our undergraduate programs — youth studies, family violence prevention, and social justice — support and promote ways of valuing, living, and working in the world that further social change and the common good.

Leaders in research

The School of Social Work is an integral part of a world-class research university. Our academic programs are unique in Minnesota, preparing a diverse student body to be research-savvy professionals and scholars, and providing research and engagement with a local-to-global impact. The research productivity of our faculty was ranked 20th out of 76 U.S. social work doctoral programs in a recent study.

Explore our research:

  • Families and Children
  • Health, Disability, and Aging
  • Mental Health
  • Methods and Methodology
  • Social Policy
  • Youth Studies

Contact information

For general questions about or department, contact:

Youth Development Leadership MEd
Ross VeLure Roholt
Associate Professor and Director, Youth Development Leadership Program
612-624-8785
rossvr@umn.edu

Youth Studies Undergraduate Program
Deborah Moore
Youth Work Learning Lab Director; Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies
612-625-7813
ddm2@umn.edu

Graduate Studies
Lynette Renner
Director of Graduate Studies
612-624-8795
renn0042@umn.edu

Andy Le
Graduate Program Coordinator
612-624-4258
lexx0122@umn.edu

PhD in Social Work Program
Lynette Renner
Director of PhD Program
612-624-8795
renn0042@umn.edu

MSW Admissions
Deadlines. Application, Admissions Requirements
Questions about pre-requisites and transfers

Director of Admissions
Larissa Lavrov
612-626-4793
llavrov@umn.edu

MSW Program Director
Suzanne Shatila
612-625-1220
shati010@umn.edu

Main office
612-625-1220

Toll-free number
800-779-8636

Keep in touch with the School of Social Work

 

Peters Hall hours

School year
Monday–Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

Winter and spring breaks
Monday–Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Summer
Monday–Friday: 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed