Welcome to the School of Social Work
The School of Social Work at SFSU cultivates ethical leadership for social justice and promotes professional advocacy, versatility, activism and cultural humility. We educate diverse learners to achieve progressive development and change throughout the Bay Area and beyond.
Why Study Social Work at SF State
Applied Skills
At SF State, you’ll learn to know and understand multiple forms of power, and their forms, uses, and implications. You will become skilled at giving, engaging and sharing power and instilling shared, delegated, and/or “other person” responsibilities in decision-making and problem-solving.
Collaboration and Participation
At the School of Social Work, we respect, value and honor one another’s personal and professional experiences, knowledge, skills, and values. We seek, receive, and utilize inputs from diverse persons, groups, and communities and make diversity-sensitive and appropriate decisions.
Advocacy and Activism for Progressive Change
Social Work students at SF State learn multiple forms and purposes of advocacy and engage in change plans and efforts to achieve progressive change at micro, mezzo and macro levels.
Our Programs
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- Major
- Accelerated Master's
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- Master’s Degree