Combining
Face-to-Face and Online Learning

NEW! The new MSW blended course option will allow degree-seekers outside the Lawrence area the convenience of web-based coursework to one of the top social welfare departments in the country. 

• In-classroom attendance is only required one day every other week at either the Lawrence campus, on weekdays, or the Edwards Campus in Overland Park on Saturdays.
   
• Both the foundation level and advanced level of coursework have been developed with an online component.
   
• At the advanced level, both clinical and administrative/advocacy practice concentrations are offered.
   
• Practicum placements are available in more than 350 agencies.

“This has been a great class format for me with my full-time job. I really enjoyed and appreciated the interactive discussion blogs and learned a lot from my classmates who have social work experience.”

The Field Education Office works closely with students to secure field practicum experiences that fulfill the required competencies for foundation level and advanced level MSW students. Students are referred to agencies for placement interviews based on information provided about professional interests and personal learning objectives. Every effort will be made to locate a field placement within a one hour drive from the student’s home.

Click here for a list of agencies participating in Field Practicum

In surveys with students who had taken blended courses at KU, students praised the added flexibility as well as online discussion among their classmates.

Students must be accepted into the MSW program before they can enroll in blended courses. Traditional classroom-based courses are offered in foundation and clinical concentration areas.

“I appreciated the videos and smaller online assignments that tied into our weekly lecture. They brought the material to life.”

Requirements

• Online ID with registered email
• Internet Connection
• Speakers
• PC or Mac
• QuickTime video player
• Adobe Reader
• PowerPoint  or Power Point Viewer

*This list is still being developed