Curriculum

All courses will be offered at night except for the Internship courses (the faculty reserves the right to change the times and days of courses). Students must complete 900 hours of Internship during years 2 and 3 for the Regular Standing Program and students must complete 450 hours of Internship during year 2 for the Advance Standing Program. Students must be free two days per week to complete the Internship experience.

No academic credit is give for life experience or previous social work experience.

Master of Social Work (Regular)

A minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate study is required which shall include:

Foundation Curriculum: (24 hours)

• SW 601 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)
• SW 602 Social Work Practice with Individuals (3)
• SW 603 Social Work Research Methods (3)
• SW 604 Social Welfare Policies and Programs (3)
• SW 615 Practice with Families and Groups (3)
• SW 620 Practice with Organizations and Communities (3)
• SW 621 Field Instruction I [225 hours] (3)
• SW 622 Field Instruction II [225 hours] (3)

Concentration Area - Clinical Practice: (30 hours)

• SW 630 Theories and Methods of Family Intervention (3)
• SW 640 Advanced Practice with Groups (3)
• SW 650 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis (3)
• SW 660 Clinical Supervision (3)
• SW 680 Evaluation Research (3)
• SW 683 Theories of Psychotherapy (3)
• SW 686 Traumatic Stress and Crisis Intervention (3)
• SW 687 Substance Abuse and Addiction (3)
• SW 623 Field Instruction III [225 hours] (3)
• SW 624 Field Instruction IV [225 hours] (3)

 

Electives: (6 hours)

• SW 670 Leadership and Administration (3)
• SW 681 Forensic Social Work with Children (3)
• SW 682 Clinical Practice in Child Welfare (3)
• SW 684 Social Work in Health Care Settings (3)
• SW 685 Gerontological Social Work (3)

Master of Social Work (Advanced Standing)

A minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate study is required which shall include:

Clinical Practice: (30 hours)

• SW 630 Theories and Methods of Family Intervention (3)
• SW 640 Advanced Practice with Groups (3)
• SW 650 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis (3)
• SW 660 Clinical Supervision (3)
• SW 680 Evaluation Research (3)
• SW 683 Theories of Psychotherapy (3)
• SW 686 Traumatic Stress and Crisis Intervention (3)
• SW 687 Substance Abuse and Addiction (3)
• SW 623 Field Instruction III [225 hours] (3)
• SW 624 Field Instruction IV [225 hours] (3)

Electives: (6 hours)

• SW 670 Leadership and Administration (3)
• SW 681 Forensic Social Work with Children (3)
• SW 682 Clinical Practice in Child Welfare (3)
• SW 684 Social Work in Health Care Settings (3)
• SW 685 Gerontological Social Work (3)