Prospective students who apply by the priority submit deadline will automatically be considered for a scholarship. Contact your enrollment advisor with questions about this opportunity.
Explore the Pitt Online MSW Curriculum
Shape your MSW experience with a curriculum that adapts to your goals. Use our Program Builder to explore possible pathways, certificates and timelines—and see how Pitt prepares you to make an impact in diverse social work settings.
Request More InformationDesign Your MSW Pathway
Pitt’s Master of Social Work program is designed to fit your background and career plans. Whether you enter through the traditional route or qualify for advanced standing, you’ll build a strong foundation in social work values while customizing your path and preparing for real-world practice.
The Online MSW requires the completion of at least 60 credits (42 credits of coursework and 18 credits of practicum experience). Offered only as a part-time option, the program provides the flexibility to pursue your degree while balancing work and life commitments, featuring our specialization in Direct Practice with Individuals, Families and Small Groups.
Use the tool below to map out your Pitt MSW journey. Select your pathway and certificate focus to see how your curriculum can be tailored to your goals and timeline.
Start Ahead With Advanced Standing Enrollment
If you’ve earned a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW/BASW) from a CSWE-accredited program within the last 10 years, you may qualify for advanced standing in Pitt’s Online MSW program. This enrollment option grants you credits based on your undergraduate coursework, allowing you to skip up to the first three terms of the generalist curriculum and begin directly with specialized courses. Advanced Standing students can complete the degree in as few as two years on the part-time track.
Enhance Your Degree With a Certificate
Pitt’s MSW program offers certificate options that let you deepen your expertise in specific areas of practice, without extending your time in the program. These certificates provide focused skills that align with needs in communities across the U.S. and open doors to specialized practice settings.
Children, Youth and Families
Build skills to support children, adolescents, young adults and families in diverse contexts. This certificate emphasizes interventions that promote resilience and equity.
Prepares you to work in schools, prevention services, early intervention programs, child protective services, family support programs, family courts, etc.
Integrated Health Care
Focus on the connection between physical and behavioral health. Learn to deliver coordinated, evidence-based services that provide positive health outcomes.
Prepares you for roles in general and specialty hospitals, outpatient clinics, community health centers and behavioral health programs, among others.
Mental Health
Gain advanced knowledge of mental health conditions. Develop evidence-based, culturally responsive skills to support individuals across the lifespan.
Prepares you to practice in nonprofit clinics, psychiatric inpatient services, outpatient psychotherapy services, child and family services, case management services, etc.
Gerontology
Specialize in working with older adults and their families. Learn to practice effectively within the social, cultural and policy contexts of aging that inform interventions and social work practice.
Prepares you for work in foundations, Area Agencies on Aging, government agencies and departments, senior centers, policy and advocacy organizations, etc.
Interested in Learning More About the MSW Curriculum?
Discover how Pitt’s MSW curriculum prepares you to address complex challenges and make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities.
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At Pitt, we prepare social workers to be leaders in advancing equity and justice. Guided by a mission to promote the well-being of individuals and communities, we engage in education, research and partnerships that address pressing social challenges. Through innovative practice and collaboration, we work to build stronger, healthier and more just communities.