Berkeley Social Welfare educates students for leadership in the field of social welfare and the profession of social work. Since 1944 we have prepared over 11,000 social work professionals and social work scholars for leadership in a range of research, teaching, advanced practice, and management roles. We offer two graduate degrees: the professional Master of Social Welfare (MSW), and the academic Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare (PhD).<br><br>Berkeley Social Welfare offers the professional Master of Social Welfare (MSW) degree, which is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Students are prepared to practice with specialized skills at specific intervention levels and are thoroughly grounded in social science knowledge, social welfare policies, and social service organizations. <br><br>We train social workers for a range of leadership and advanced practice roles in the profession.<br>We create a spirit of critical inquiry and emphasize the use of tested knowledge and theory in developing and applying intervention methods.<br>We prepare students for professional responsibility in the field of social welfare and the institutional systems that comprise it.<br>We educate students to advance social justice.<br>All MSW students complete a foundation curriculum in generalist social work practice, an advanced curriculum that prepares them for practice in a chosen area of specialization, and a field education curriculum including agency-based field placements and integrative field seminars.