recent analysis<\/a> found that 98 percent of Harris students secure job offers within six months of graduation in a wide range of careers throughout public policy. Employers span hundreds of organizations worldwide, from global NGOs to consulting firms and local governments.<\/p>\n\u201cThe Harris Master of Public Policy program consistently produces highly adaptable graduates who meet our business\u2019 growing need for individuals who can bridge the gap between technologists and policymakers,\u201d said Dave Sulek, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton. \u201cHarris graduates stand out as agile learners who can think critically, an essential skill in our emerging high-tech world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Master of Social Work, Social Policy and Social Administration: Inspiring change to shape the future<\/p>\n
The Crown Family School\u2019s Master of Arts Program in Social Work, Social Policy, and Social Administration is unique among MSW-equivalent degrees. Students acquire foundational knowledge in social science theories, research methods, and social work practice, administration, and policy modalities in their first year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From there, students choose an area of specialization in one of five curricular pathways: \u00a0Transforming Justice and Violence Prevention; Integrating Health, Mental Health, and Social Care; Disrupting Poverty, Economic Inequality, and Social Exclusion; Children and Families in System Contexts;\u00a0and Global Health and Social Development.\u00a0The tailored curriculum prepares graduates to work with diverse populations and tackle complex social problems, enabling them to pursue a wide range of careers from direct social work practice, non-profit management, community organizing, city planning, research and evaluation, public policy, and more.<\/p>\n
The Crown Family School\u2019s interdisciplinarity is the heart of its comprehensive approach, said Lisa Moore, director of the Master\u2019s Program in Social Work, Social Policy and Social Service Administration. Scholars with backgrounds in psychology, sociology, economics, public policy, anthropology\u2014as well as social work\u2014teach at Crown, she\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou learn from experts who understand the interconnected systems that shape people\u2019s lives,\u201d said Moore. \u201cHere, you\u2019re engaging with scholars and practitioners who examine how our institutions operate\u2014and how they can be transformed to better support people. That deeply interdisciplinary perspective is what makes our program not just distinct, but truly exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n
That interdisciplinary perspective, combined with rigorous empirical training and deep field experience, gives graduates a powerful foundation for responding to change.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we see all these sociopolitical changes happening in the United States,\u201d Moore said, \u201cbeing flexible is critical.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crown Family School student Jessica Perez, who is planning for a career in public policy, said she valued the versatility of the Crown program. She said her exposure to direct social work practice, in addition to her policy training, will give her the skills to make policy more human-centered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSocial work encourages us to bring meaning, context, and people\u2019s experiences into our work more authentically, she said. \u201cI do appreciate how Crown is more holistic about social work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Being taught by \u201cbrilliant and heartfelt\u201d professors passionate about their work and the communities they serve, and just learning alongside my peers\u2014often other students of color with diverse backgrounds\u2014who consistently push and expand my thinking by bringing their experiences into the classroom\u201d has been perhaps the most valuable part of the program, Perez added.<\/p>\n
The intersection of practice and policy on critical social issues drew Abigail Erikson to the Crown Family School and continues to serve her well in her career. Erikson, MSW\u201907, works as a program specialist for UN Women\u2019s Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Program.<\/p>\n
Erikson said her experience at the Crown Family School helped her better understand social problems as systemic issues, while developing research and policy tools to uncover their root causes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCrown taught me to see the bigger picture\u2014to understand that social problems are rooted in complex systems,\u201d Erikson said. \u201cIt also gave me the research and policy skills to identify those root causes and work toward lasting solutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I feel like that ability enables me to be the most effective leader, regardless of where I\u2019m at\u2014whether it\u2019s individual, family, community, or global policy work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Lara Tamer tells people she works on quantitative models and statistical analysis as a University of Chicago…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":177171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-177170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}