UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare
Haviland Hall, headquarters of the School of Social Welfare | |
| Type | Public Professional School |
|---|---|
| Established | June 1, 1944 |
Parent institution | University of California, Berkeley |
| Dean | Susan Stone |
Academic staff | 36 |
| Postgraduates | 224 |
| Location | , , U.S. 37°52′25.4″N 122°15′39.84″W / 37.873722°N 122.2610667°W |
| Website | socialwelfare |
The School of Social Welfare of the University of California, Berkeley, was established June 1, 1944 and is located in Haviland Hall on the UC Berkeley campus. Its focus is to prepare graduates to become agents of social change through direct practice, agency management, policymaking, and leading new discoveries that address the grand challenges confronting society. Berkeley Social Welfare offers the Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare through the College of Letters and Science (L&S), the M.S.W., and the Ph.D.