BRYN MAWR

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research

Master of Social Service

Leadership in social work over the next decade will depend on the level of professional skill and practice experience brought into the field by new graduates. The Master of Social Service program is a carefully balanced curriculum, in accordance with Bryn Mawr’s mission to explore the variety of roles open to social workers, in the depth required for professional practice, and with the flexibility needed for continual growth in a changing world.

Specifically, our MSS program prepares our graduates to:

• understand interpersonal dynamics
• help families and groups to work together effectively
• organize and sometimes represent communities manage organizations efficiently plan and carry out service programs
• analyze and interpret the law
• investigate a complex social problem

Read more about specific areas of the MSS program:

Course of MSS Study—fulltime vs. part-time, course loads, class times

Areas of Concentration—clinical social work practice; social service management; policy practice and advocacy.

Foundation Courses—courses required of all MSS students regardless of concentration

Full list of courses

Sample plans of study—how your education might develop

Last modified November 2007 — Bryn Mawr College GSSWSR