The Face to Face MSW prepares students to move into clinical or macro practice. Students primarily attend face to face classes at the main UH campus and have access to two areas of specialized practice, four specializations and our four dual degree programs. Face to Face program students attend full-time. The Face to Face program is primarily a day-time program and cannot be completed only on evenings. Both program options, Advanced Standing and full program are available Face to Face. <br><br>Macro Practice prepares students for practice in urban settings where the needs of diverse, vulnerable populations require highly skilled professional leaders. Students are prepared to work in communities, in public and private organizations to promote progressive social change that contributes to the growth and empowerment of individuals, agencies and communities. Core concepts and practice skills are developed for work at the community, organizational, societal, and global levels. Students are prepared to assume leadership positions as advocates, managers, program planners, researchers, policy analysts, and agency and community capacity builders.<br><br>The Individualized Specialization builds on the GCSW's mission to advocate for innovative methods that promote social, economic and political justice and its commitment to offer flexibility to students where possible. Students identify and explore a specific substantive area of interest of their choice that is related to social work and not already covered under another specialization, and create a specialization that fits this interest. Students enrolled in this specialization must focus on a specific population, social issue, or area of practice. Students can shape their specialization by selecting courses from the GCSW as well as courses from other disciplines.