School of Professional Studies

M.S.W. Program Requirements

Prerequisite
Statistics (completed a basic statistics course with a grade of “C” or better prior to enrollment)

Foundation Curriculum (30 semester hours)

Social Welfare: 3 semester hours

• SWK6140 Social Welfare Policy and Institutions

Human Behavior and Social Environment: 6 semester hours

• SWK6150 HBSE I: Theories of Human Development: Infancy to Adolescence §
• SWK6160 HBSE II: Theories of Human Development: Adult Lifespan §

Social Work Practice Theory and Methods: 12 semester hours

• SWK6370 Social Work Practice I: Individuals and Families
• SWK6381 Social Work Practice II: Group Work (1.5 semester hours)
• SWK6382 Social Work Practice II: Community Practice (1.5 semester hours)
• SWK6390 Social Work Practice with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations §
• SWK6500 Social Work Perspectives on Psychopathology §
• SWK6250 Research I: SW Research Methods

Field Instruction: 6 semester hours

• SWK6730 Field Instruction I: Beginning Internship
• SWK6740 Field Instruction II: Beginning Internship

Concentration Curriculum (30 semester hours)

Social Work Practice and Policy: 9 semester hours

• SWK 6511 Social Work Practice III: Clinical Theory and Methods §
  or
• SWK6512 Social Work Practice III: Leadership and Community Practice Theory and Methods §
• SWK 6521 Social Work Practice IV: Adv. Clinical Knowledge and Application §
  or
• SWK6522 Social Work Practice IV: Leadership and Community Practice Adv. §Knowledge and Application
• SWK 6533 Advanced Social Policy § #
  
• SWK 6283 Practice and Program Evaluation ‡

Social Work Electives: 12 semester hours

Advanced Field Instruction: 6 semester hours

• SWK 6750 Field Instruction III: Advanced Internship
• SWK 6760 Field Instruction IV: Advanced Internship

Total required to graduate - 60 semester hours

Please Note: The information listed on this page is current according to the 2007-2009 Graduate Catalog, unless otherwise noted.