Bryn Mawr College

Field Education is an integral part of the curriculum for the Master of Social Service degree, providing an opportunity for students to deepen their knowledge and skills through supervised practice. The four semesters of field education and practice courses are taken concurrently to enhance the blend of practice and theory. Each semester's work in the field is designed to provide content, sequence, and progression in learning.

Generally, students have a different field setting each year. Each student has an interview with a member of the Field Education staff to enhance field placement planning. In assigning field placements, the School considers the student's interests, long-term professional goals, and previous experiences along with the School's knowledge of agency resources and appropriate learning opportunities. Once assigned to an agency a student meets with a contact person from that agency to discuss learning opportunities and objectives prior to confirmation.

About a quarter of students use a current employment site as a field education setting, and in these instances the School works closely with the agency and student to establish a learning experience that recognizes the complexity of the student-employee role while being educationally rich and affording opportunities for the student to apply the principles, knowledge, and skills learned in courses.

To learn more about our Field Education settings and enhanced placement opportunities use the below links:

• Field Education Sites  -- Sites Bryn Mawr students have used recently for their field placements.
  

Information for Field Instructors:

• Important Dates
• Field Forms and Misc Information