For Employers

Thank you for your interest in recruiting Columbia University School of Social Work students and alumni. The Office of Career and Leadership Development hopes to assist you in your recruiting efforts.

Our current Master degree students select one of five comprehensive practice method concentrations to combine with one of seven field of practice/social problem areas. This prepares our diverse student body to work in all areas of social work.

Practice Method Concentrations
• Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice
• Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming
• Policy Practice
• Social Enterprise Administration

Field of Practice
• Aging
• World of Work
• Contemporary Social Problems
• Family, Youth, and Children's Services
• Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities
• International Welfare/Services to Immigrants & Refugees
• School-based and School-linked Services

Many of our students earn dual degrees in:
• Business Administration
• Public Health
• Jewish Studies
• Law
• Divinity
• Urban Planning
• Public Policy and Administration
• Special Education

Graduates of the Doctor of Philosophy in Social Work program are solidly qualified for major leadership positions in academia, research, and government and non-profit administration.

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