Louisiana Christian University
Master Of Social Work - Advanced Generalist Practice Concentration
Pineville, USA
Master degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The MSW Program prepares social work professionals for advanced practice work with diverse populations in a variety of settings. The Program is unique with its 15-hour healthcare/behavioral health concentration and its biblical worldview foundation. Academically melding the values of social work and the Christian faith is integral to the application of Social Work skills in the marketplace.
The MSW curriculum is a 60-hour graduate program (30 hours for advanced standing) that includes field experiences. The Louisiana Christian University MSW program offers areas of specialization during the advanced/2nd year in healthcare/behavioral health and advanced generalist practice.
Advanced generalist practice concentration focuses on building on generalist skills and knowledge towards an advanced generalist base for practice work within a wide variety of diverse settings and populations.
To successfully complete the area of concentration, a student must take 9 hours of elective courses in their chosen concentration and complete both advanced year field placements in either a healthcare/behavioral health agency or an advanced generalist practice setting.
Students can complete the program as part-time, full-time, or advanced-standing students. A student who has received a baccalaureate degree in social work from an undergraduate program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education may be eligible for the advanced standing option pending certain criteria has been met.
- Part-time—6 hours/semester---3-4 years to complete
- Fulltime—15 hours/semester—2 years to complete
- Advanced standing—15 hours/semester—1 year to complete
The MSW Mission is to prepare students to function competently and effectively in a rapidly changing world through an academically challenging social work education within a Christian environment that offers an integration of faith and learning. The program expands the College mission in moving students toward continued learning in all aspects of life with special emphases on the professional application of advanced social work practice from a generalist perspective.
The MSW program goals include:
- Prepare students to be competent social workers through content and practice behaviors emphasized in the social work curriculum for advanced generalist practice and the healthcare/behavioral health specializations.
- Training students who are knowledgeable and understanding of diversity issues at all levels
- Developing career-long learners that will critically think about the populations they serve and the issues/trends of the time.
- Preparing students to practice ethically in a changing world and to integrate their faith and learning that is developed through an understanding of a Christian Worldview.
- To increase the quantity and quality of advanced master-level social workers who are competent to practice in advanced generalist practice settings or healthcare/behavioral health settings in the Central Louisiana Region.