MASTER OF
SOCIAL WORK
MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
The Management Specialization prepares students for leadership
and management roles and responsibilities in human service
organizations within the non-profit, governmental and for-profit sectors.
Progra m overview
C ur r ic ulum R eq uir e me n ts :
Within two to three years of graduation, most social
workers take on some management responsibilities,
such as supervision, budget management, program
planning or committee work. Others actively seek
mid-level or senior management roles or jobs
in areas such as volunteer management, program
planning and evaluation, community relations,
fundraising, foundation work or corporate social
responsibility. The Management specialization
prepares graduates for success in these roles.
12 C RE DIT-H OURS
Faculty who teach our management courses are
highly skilled, experienced human service CEOs
and senior executives who bring real-life experience
to the classroom. Coursework teaches students to
assess organizational performance and implement
best practices. Students also train for financial
management responsibilities, supervision of
employees and volunteers; fundraising and grant
writing; These marketable skills will enhance
graduates’ future career and financial advancement.
Management & Leadership of Organizations
Managing People
Budgeting and Fiscal Management
3 credit-hours of electives*
120 hours of management tasks during Concentration Practicum
*Select from a variety of approved electives, including:
Leadership & Governance
Marketing, Development & Community Relations
Social Entrepreneurship
Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice
A wide variety of 1-credit Skill Labs on management and leadership topics, such as Strategic Planning
& Execution, Grant Writing, Performance
Management and Continuous Quality Improvement
The Brown School’s Professional Development
department also offers a variety of Intensive Training
Institutes and workshops focused on management skills.
“At the Brown School you
learn real world, and often
real-time, examples and
strategies from faculty
who are active leaders in
the field. I was provided
with an engaging and
applicable education that
equipped me for an array
of opportunities and
challenges throughout my
career. Our communities
need more social workers
with management
competences to tackle our
world’s most persisting
and emerging issues.”
EVAN M. KRAUSS MSW ‘09
Individualized Concentration,
Management Specialization
Director, Faith Community
Mobilization, United Way
of Greater St. Louis
MANAGEMENT SP EC IALIZATION
“We live in a world of enormous human and community
need. Social work meets those needs through the work
of high-quality human service organizations. Skilled
and knowledgeable social work leaders and managers
are essential to assure that those organizations deliver
impact with the most efficient use of limited financial
resources. The Management specialization prepares
students to assume those management roles with
success and distinction.”
— Barry Rosenberg,
Chair, Management Specialization
Pr a cticu m
Career Paths
The Management specialization requires 120 hours
of management tasks during the Concentration
Practicum. Sample Management practicum
sites include:
Students earning an MSW with a Management
specialization find employment within a variety
of nonprofit, governmental and for-profit
organizations providing social and human services.
Our recent graduates have been employed in
positions such as:
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Girl Scouts
Girls on the Run
Health Literacy Missouri
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
United Way of Greater St. Louis
Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Director of Development
Director of External Affairs
Divisional Social Services Assets Manager
Grants & Research Manager
Manager of Community Building Education
Manager of Research & Quality
Youth Development Services Quality Improvement Consultant
Barry Rosenberg joined the
Brown School as a professor
of practice, following a
37-year career of successful
non-profit management
in the Jewish community,
most recently as the CEO
of the Jewish Federation
of St. Louis. He has also led
numerous workshops locally,
nationally and internationally
about nonprofit governance,
leadership. volunteerprofessional relations,
and fundraising.
contact us
Application
Information
For more information
about admission into the
MSW program contact:
B rown S c h ool
Office of Admissions
and Recruitment
877.321.2426 (toll free)
[email protected]
msw.wustl.edu
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