Master of Social Work Curriculum (90 credit hours)
Foundation Coursework
Cultural Diversity (710, 711, or 712)
Social Policy (720, 721, 730.01, and 730.02)
Human Behavior and the Social Environment (733 and 734)
Research (770, 771, and 772)
Practice (744, 745, and 746)
Foundation Practicum
Practicum I (789)
Eight (8) credit hours of the foundation practicum are completed. Typically, the practicum is completed across two academic quarters.
Advanced Coursework
The MSW program offers two tracks of advanced coursework: the clinical concentration and the social administration concentration. Each student chooses one concentration. The practicum requirement includes the same number of credit hours for both concentrations. Students are placed in field practicum sites that align with their areas of interest and their chosen concentrations.
Clinical Concentration Coursework
Practice with Individuals (741.02)
Practice with Families (741.03)
Practice with Groups (741.05)
Crisis Intervention (741.04)
Advanced Policy (750.XX)
4 Electives
Social Administration Concentration Coursework
Staffing (742.02)
Financial Management (742.05)
Management Information Systems (742.06)
Social Welfare Planning Methods (742.04)
Administrative Practice (742.07 or 743.03)
Advanced Policy (750.XX)
4 Electives
Advanced Field Practicum
Practicum II (889)
Eighteen (18) credit hours of the advanced practicum are completed. Typically, the practicum is completed across three academic quarters.
