Program: Social Work/Human Sexuality- Clinical Specialization, MSW/MEd - Widener University

Apr 02, 2025

2022 - 2023 Graduate Catalog

The Center for Social Work Education and the Center for Human Sexuality Studies offer programs for students wishing to pursue a joint MSW and MEd in human sexuality. The joint programs prepare professional social workers to teach, consult, conduct research, and give counsel and therapy in a variety of settings on complex issues of human sexuality. Students pursuing the joint degrees take courses in both programs concurrently.

The joint MSW and MEd is a three-year program. Students earn both the MSW and the MEd after three years of full-time course work and internships. See the Center for Social Work Education website for curriculum ladders.

For more information, contact the Center for Social Work Education, phone: 610-499-1153.

Curriculum

Year One

Year Two

Fall (16 Credits)

SW 505 - Foundation Generalist Social Work Practice 3 Credit(s)
SW 552 - Field Instruction I and Seminar 3 Credit(s) *
HSED 562 - Sex Therapy I: Couples and Relationship Therapy 3 Credit(s)
HSED 596 - Foundations of Sexuality and Relationships Across the Lifespan 3 Credit(s)
HSED 644 - Biological Foundations of Human Sexuality 3 Credit(s)

Spring (16 Credits)

SW 506 - Foundation Social Work Practice With Individuals, Families, and Small Groups 3 Credit(s)
SW 553 - Field Instruction II and Seminar 3 Credit(s) *
SW 636 - Organization and Program Development 3 Credit(s)
HSED 652 - Sexuality and Chronic Illness and Disability 3 Credit(s)
HSED 662 - Sex Therapy II: Sexual Dysfunctions and Treatment 3 Credit(s)

Summer (9 Credits)

HSED 619 - Sensitive Issues in Clinical Sexology 3 Credit(s)
Two Human Sexaulity or Social Work Electives 6 Credit(s)

Year Three

Fall (16 Credits)

SW 630 - Clinical Social Work Practice With Individuals 3 Credit(s)
SW 633 - Clinical Social Work Practice With Families 3 Credit(s)
SW 637 - Field Instruction III and Seminar 3 Credit(s) **
HSED 669 - Sex Therapy III: Advanced Skills With Special Populations 3 Credit(s)
HSED 695 - Practicum in Clinical Sexology I 3 Credit(s)

Spring (16 Credits)

SW 638 - Field Instruction IV and Seminar 3 Credit(s) **
SW 639 - Clinical Social Work Seminar 3 Credit(s)
SW 664 - Treating Trauma 3 Credit(s)
HSED 624 - Education and Training Methods for Clinical Sexologists 3 Credit(s)
HSED 696 - Practicum in Clinical Sexology II 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 105

*The Generalist Field Placement satisfies the requirements for the Center for Social Work Education and accreditation standards for the Council on Social Work Education

**The Specialization Field Placement satisfies the requirements for the Center for Social Work Education and the accreditation standards for the Council on Social Work Education. The Center for Social Work Education Field Department collaborates with students to identify placements that also meet the requirements for the Center for Human Sexuality Studies.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.

Social Work/Human Sexuality- Clinical Specialization, MSW/MEd

Curriculum

Year One

Fall (13 Credits)

Spring (13 Credits)

Summer (6 Credits)

Year Two

Fall (16 Credits)

Spring (16 Credits)

Summer (9 Credits)

Year Three

Fall (16 Credits)

Spring (16 Credits)

Total Credits: 105