Concentrations & Curriculum

Through our curriculum and your field-based application of this knowledge, you will gain skills and experience in social work practice, policy, ethics, and research.

Your Foundation Courses will cover content on theories of human behavior, diversity, clinical and macro practice, research, and policy. You will select either clinical or macro practice and begin your Intervention Method courses. As a final-year student you will choose a Field of Practice Concentration. You will have the opportunity to take five elective courses to further customize your academic experience.

Within either intervention method, you will select a Field of Practice Concentration or you have the option to create an individualized field by combining two concentrations. You can further individualize your program by choosing electives within the Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College, or a consortium formed with 10 other universities.

Everything comes together in your final year of study, when your advanced practice and policy courses and your field placement will be based on your chosen Field of Practice Concentration. Choose from:

Children, Youth & Families
Global Practice
Health & Mental Health
Older Adults & Families