Curriculum - 61 Hours
The two-year, full-time program for non-BSW students offers daytime courses, typically on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00-2:45 pm, with field placements during normal working hours.
| First Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| SOCW 503 | The Social Welfare System | 3 hours |
| SOCW 504 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment I | 3 hours |
| SOCW 506 | The Foundation of Social Work Practice | 3 hours |
| SOCW 510 | Social Welfare: Policy and Service | 3 hours |
| Spring Semester | ||
| SOCW 505 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II | 3 hours |
| SOCW 508 | Micro Systems: Individual, Group, and Families | 3 hours |
| SOCW 509 | Macro Systems: Institutional and Community Systems | 3 hours |
| SOCW 610 | Human Diversity in Social Work Practice | 3 hours |
| Summer Semester 1 Includes First, Second, and Third Summer Sessions (10 wks) |
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| SOCW 511 | Graduate Field Placement I 2 | 3 hours |
| SOCW 512 | Integrated Field Placement Seminar I | 1 hour |
| SOCW | Electives 3 | 6 hours |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| SOCW 601 | Clinical Assessment and Psychopathology in Social Work | 3 hours |
| SOCW 608 | Theories of Clinical Practice | 3 hours |
| SOCW 611 | Graduate Field Placement II 4 | 2 hours |
| SOCW 612 | Integrated Field Placement Seminar II | 1 hour |
| SOCW 652 | Family and Couples Therapy | 3 hours |
| SOCW 660 | Clinical Practice with Groups | 3 hours |
| Spring Semester | ||
| SOCW 602 | Clinical Planning and Treatment Process in Social Work | 3 hours |
| SOCW 605 | Practice Evaluation | 3 hours |
| SOCW 611 | Graduate Field Placement II 4 | 2 hours |
| SOCW 612 | Integrated Field Placement Seminar II | 1 hours |
| SOCW 671 | Social Work Management 5 | 3 hours |
Notes:
1. Most electives are asynchronous online and do not meet on a scheduled day/time.
2. SOCW 511 is the field practicum related to generalist social work content taught in the 500-level courses. Students complete 425 hours of supervised field experience over a 13 week period.
3. Students required to take only two electives (6 hours) and may opt for non-social work graduate electives with prior approval of the MSW Program Director.
4. SOCW 611 is the field practicum related to advanced clinical work content taught in the 600-level courses. Students complete 600 hours of supervised field experience from fall through spring semesters and may complete hours during the Christmas break with prior approval.
5. SOCW 671 is delivered as a hybrid course, meeting up to eight times, once a week during the regular semester.