Master’s of Social WorkCurriculum
Our award-winning academic program provides you with the tools you need to become a well-rounded social worker and the advantage you’re looking for to hit the workforce running.
Foundation Courses
You’ll start with our foundation courses during your first and second semesters. These courses are designed to address the core competencies essential for all social workers.
Areas of Emphasis
You will develop the competencies needed to successfully practice in a variety of fields, such as aging and health, child and youth services, community and social justice, and mental health and substance abuse. In these integrated courses, you will develop competencies in policies, theories, issues, services, best practices and desired outcomes.
Advanced Practice Methods Courses
Our advanced practice methods courses help you acquire the competencies needed to practice social work at micro and macro levels. Micro-level courses focus on how to engage with others in direct practice, including working with individuals, families, groups and communities. Macro-level courses teach you to engage at organizational, community and policy levels to effect change on a broader scale.
Practice and Program Evaluation
You will complete two courses in practice and program evaluation. The first course introduces the knowledge and skills required to plan and complete an evaluation. The second course provides you with the opportunity to conduct your own evaluation project.
Electives
Electives supplement the core and advanced MSW curriculum. Students in the regular full- and part-time programs need 9 elective credit hours; students in the Advanced Standing program need 7 elective credit hours.
| 2-year MSW Curriculum Breakdown | Hours |
|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | 19 hours |
| Areas of Emphasis | 6 hours |
| Advanced Practice Methods Courses | 12 hours |
| Practice Evaluation Courses | 6 hours |
| Field Education & Seminar | 11 hours |
| Elective Courses | 9 hours |
| Total | 63 hours |
| Advanced Standing Curriculum Breakdown | Hours |
|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | 4 hours |
| Areas of Emphasis | 6 hours |
| Advanced Practice Methods Courses | 12 hours |
| Practice Evaluation Courses | 6 hours |
| Field Education & Seminar | 8 hours |
| Elective Courses | 7 hours |
| Total | 43 hours |