MasterTrack™ Certificate Online Options
Social Work: Practice, Policy and Research MasterTrack™ Online Certificate
Explore fundamental concepts of social work and social justice with the #1 School of Social Work. The MasterTrack certificate provides three options for you to explore and study social work. You can earn the MasterTrack certificate only or combined with the MSW program. Learn about your options below.
New registration for the MasterTrack Certificate (MTC) via Coursera closes in October 2024. Beginning in January 2025, the MTC program will change its name and platform. The same great content and curriculum will be available as the Social Work Essentials Certificate (SWEC).
Option 1: Earn a social work certificate online
- The MasterTrack certificate provides you with advanced critical analysis, problem solving and research skills in preparation for various types of social work
Option 2: Start online — finish your degree on campus
- Complete the MasterTrack certificate online and finish your MSW in Ann Arbor
- Students who finish the MasterTrack certificate and are admitted to the program will complete an MSW degree in three (full time) or seven (part time) semesters on campus
- Completion of the certificate reduces your credit hours from 60 to 45 saving you time and money
- Students can choose between eight curricular pathways covering a broad range of specializations
Option 3: Earn your MSW online
- The online curricular pathway is Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse
- The pathway prepares you to become a licensed clinical social worker
- The online program is a 45-credit program
Questions & Support
Beth Feldkamp
Online MSW Program Student Services Officer
Barbara S. Hiltz
Director of MSW Programs and Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work
Yatesha D. Robinson
Assistant Director of Field Education, Online Program and Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor
Antuan Featherstone
Online MSW Program Manager
Monica D. Sampson
Clinical Assistant Professor