Tulane University School of Social Work is a part of Tulane University

Tulane University

Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...

 is the oldest school of social work in the colloquial Deep South

Deep South

The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period...

. The School's slogan is "Do Work That Matters." The school is located on the main academic quad of Tulane's Uptown New Orleans

Uptown New Orleans

Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th century architecture...

 campus.

Mission

The mission of the Tulane University School of Social Work is to educate future social workers to:

• Engage in dynamic clinical-community practice that is relationship centered, evidence informed, and empowerment focused
• Enhance biopsychosocial capacity and resilience of individuals, families, groups, and communities, with particular attention to the impact of social injustice and oppression
• Create and exchange responsive, community-based knowledge and research for relevant, contemporary, and innovative social work practice

History

Tulane University began offering classes in social welfare in 1914. Sponsored by grants from the American Red Cross, a formal one-year program was implemented in 1921.

By 1927, with funding from a Rockefeller grant, the school became a separate program with a two-year curriculum qualifying students for the Master of Arts. In 1935, the University established the degree of Master of Social Work

Master of Social Work

The Master of Social Work is a master's degree in social workand especiality of sociology.- United States :In the United States, MSW degrees must be received from a graduate school that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education...

. The School has awarded the Master of Social Work degree to more than 4,700 students from all 50 of the United States and over 30 other countries.