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Welcome to the Master of Social Work Program at California State University, Northridge and to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.  Although our MSW program is only entering its fifth year, we are already recognized for our high educational standards, innovative research activities and commitment to the social services. Our faculty and staff work hard to ensure that the School’s teaching, research and service activities are of the utmost quality.  Our students are united by a passion to help others and are motivated to actively participate in their educational experience. 

The CSUN MSW Program is committed to education which furthers social and economic justice in the urban environment and strives to incorporate this commitment into its programs and activities.  The Social Work Department is especially concerned with empowerment of all oppressed groups.  Our goal is to educate exceptional social work practitioners in order to be able to attend to the needs and build on the strengths of individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities in urban settings and diverse communities.

You will find that our faculty have a wide range of skills and interests in micro, mezzo and macro practice. Our faculty are experts in trauma and mental health, children and families, public health, public policy, LGBTQ issues, aging and international social work.  We make social work training relevant. Our students build valuable skill sets to bring out into the world and utilize in the field. Our students become agents of change and positively impact communities at the micro, mezzo and macro levels.