社会工作系提供研究生课程，以取得社会工作硕士（MSW）学位。它允许每年秋天的MSW学生参加为期两年的全日制学习课程。该课程旨在为学生准备从事社会工作领域的职业，并获得了社会工作教育理事会的认可。作为MSW计划的一部分，提供了两个浓度：儿童，青年和家庭（CYF）和社区心理健康（CMH）。CYF适用于有兴趣在传统儿童福利服务，家庭服务机构，青少年服务，家庭保护服务等领域工作的个人。申请此浓度的申请人可能有资格获得两年IV-E津贴，具体取决于是否符合计划要求准则。学生从八月中旬到五月下旬参加课程，并在每个学年完
The Department of Social Work offers graduate study leading to the Master of Social Work (M.S.W.). This program trains social workers for leadership and direct practice positions in social work and is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The program has a multicultural focus, preparing graduates to work in both non-profit and public agencies and to be proficient in serving diverse populations in urban communities.<br><br>The mission of the California State University, East Bay Master of Social Work program is to graduate culturally responsive urban social workers in the areas of Children, Youth, and Families and Community Mental Health. Social work graduates are prepared to address individual, family, group, and community needs caused by inequalities of class and identity including race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, immigration status, religion, caste, and other forms of social injustice. Advocacy and social change around these injustices form the core of the MSW program.