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Social Science

Lake Superior State University

Master's DegreeAcademic

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The social science degree equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be effective citizens and to have rewarding careers in a wide range of employment settings, in both the public and private sectors. The Academic Minor option provides students with the opportunity to complete an additional set of courses within a discipline of interest and relevance to their career goals.

Credits

124 credits

Format

In-Person

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Michigan

    Michigan

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 21-1022.00

Skills

Social PerceptivenessSpeakingService OrientationCoordinationCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningComplex Problem Solving

Knowledge

PsychologyTherapy and CounselingSociology and AnthropologyEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal Service

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionInductive ReasoningFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Advocate for clients or patients to resolve crises.
  • Educate clients about end-of-life symptoms and options to assist them in making informed decisions.
  • Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate patients' medical or physical condition and to asse
  • Conduct psychological assessment of clients.

Technology

Desktop publishing softwareMedical softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareData base user interface and query softwareOffice suite software

Tools

Desktop computersNotebook computersPersonal computers

Work Values

RelationshipsAchievementIndependenceWorking ConditionsSupportRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium21-1022.00Healthcare Social Workerstitle_inference$68,090 median$100,870 top+7.71%1,480
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

  • Departmental clinical practice standards and competency frameworks — develop and institutionalize to elevate the quality and consistency of healthcare social work services across an organization or health system.
  • Strategic resource referral networks and community partnership agreements — establish and sustain at an organizational scale to expand patient access to housing, employment, legal, and financial services.
  • Workforce development and clinical supervision programs — design and lead for emerging and developing social workers, using structured learning strategies and reflective practice models in training institutions or health systems.
  • Organizational crisis response protocols — architect and oversee, directing interdisciplinary teams to resolve large-scale patient advocacy challenges and systemic access failures across service lines.
  • Personnel resource management and caseload allocation — execute at the department level, applying judgment and decision-making frameworks to optimize team capacity and client outcome equity.
  • Health equity and social determinants of health policy — champion within executive leadership forums, translating frontline clinical intelligence into institutional and legislative advocacy initiatives.
  • Program evaluation infrastructure — construct using medical software, database systems, and analytics tools to measure, report, and continuously improve population-level client outcomes across the care continuum.
  • End-of-life care ethics committees and palliative care policy — lead and advise, integrating philosophy, theology, and clinical expertise to shape institutional guidelines and professional standards.
  • Interdisciplinary education and training curricula — create and deliver using presentation and video conferencing platforms to advance social work knowledge across healthcare professional teams and academic partners.
  • Organizational culture of empathy, cooperation, and stress resilience — model and cultivate through visible leadership, mentorship, and systemic well-being initiatives that sustain the healthcare social work workforce.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

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