University of Missouri

Course Description

• The school is proud of its roots: an early pioneer of social work education in 1906
• A founding member of the first accrediting body for social work education in 1919, an institution advancing research and scholarship throughout the twentieth century, and finally, an innovator in doctoral education, with a nationally distinct PhD program emphasizing state social policy
• The MU School of Social Work's objective is to promote social and economic justice leadership
• The course trains students for professional excellence and leadership in practice, research, and policy
• The School of Social Work's purpose reflects the University of Missouri's intimately intertwined goals of teaching, research, outreach, and economic growth within the setting of a land grant school