Social Work, MSW

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Curriculum

Degree Requirements

Regular Admission - On-campus

Students enrolled in the regular admission, on-campus MSW program must complete 32 credit hours of core courses and 23 credit hours of advanced concentration for a total of 55 credits, and 6 hours of electives, and a noncredit writing module for a total of 61 credit hours. The regular admission program can be completed in 2 calendar years of full-time study and less than 4 calendar years of part-time study.

Curriculum

Core Courses (32 Credits)

SW 501 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I 3 Credit(s)
SW 502 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II 3 Credit(s)
SW 503 - Interpersonal Processes 3 Credit(s)
SW 505 - Foundation Generalist Social Work Practice 3 Credit(s)
SW 506 - Foundation Social Work Practice With Individuals, Families, and Small Groups 3 Credit(s)
SW 520 - Methods of Social Work Research 3 Credit(s)
SW 540 - Social and Economic Justice I 3 Credit(s)
SW 541 - Social and Economic Justice II 3 Credit(s)
SW 552 - Field Instruction I and Seminar 3 Credit(s)
SW 553 - Field Instruction II and Seminar 3 Credit(s)

Advanced Concentration Courses (23 Credits)

SW 630 - Clinical Social Work Practice With Individuals 3 Credit(s)
SW 633 - Clinical Social Work Practice With Families 3 Credit(s)
SW 636 - Organization and Program Development 3 Credit(s)
SW 637 - Field Instruction III and Seminar 3 Credit(s)
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)

Elective Courses (6 Credits)

Two Elective Courses 6 Credit(s)

Please Note

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.