Program: Social Work (Online), MSW - Widener University

Apr 09, 2025

2025-2026 Graduate Catalog (Edited Version)

Curriculum
Curriculum Sequence

The online MSW program at Widener University focuses on improving the lives of those in need through a strong understanding of trauma as a root cause of mental illness. The program features two tracks based on qualifying criteria.

Regular Admission: Students in the regular admission program complete 57 credit hours; 30 of which are core courses, 21 advanced concentration coursework, and the remaining 6 are achieved by choosing two elective courses.

Curriculum

Core Courses (30 Credits)

Note: Students are expected to have the same instructor for both SW 505 and SW 506 , and the same instructor for both SW 552 and SW 553 .

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 (21 Credits)

Note: Students are expected to have the same instructor for both SW 630 and SW 639 , and the same instructor for both SW 637 and SW 638 .

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 Requirements

Students may fulfill elective requirements by taking social work electives or by taking approved electives in related disciplines.

Social Work Electives

*CWEL approved

SW 624 - Social Work and the Aging: Research and Practice 3 Credit(s)
SW 625 - Program Evaluation 3 Credit(s)
SW 626 - Biographical Timeline 3 Credit(s) *
SW 628 - Social Work in Prisons and Community Reintegration 3 Credit(s)
SW 635 - Social Work Practice With Groups 3 Credit(s)
SW 642 - Social Work Practice With Children and Adolescents 3 Credit(s) *
SW 648 - Children and Families at Risk 3 Credit(s) *
SW 649 - Social Work Practice in Mental Health 3 Credit(s)
SW 655 - Social Work With People Who Have Intellectual and Developmental Disability 3 Credit(s)
SW 663 - Social Work Practice With Addicted Persons and Their Families 3 Credit(s) *
SW 667 - Brief Treatment 3 Credit(s)
SW 668 - Clinical Supervision 3 Credit(s)
SW 669 - Cognitive Behavioral Interventions 3 Credit(s)
SW 670 - Grief and Loss Across the Life Cycle 3 Credit(s)
SW 671 - Human Sexuality for the Social Work Professional 3 Credit(s)
SW 673 - Relational Perspectives On Clinical Social Work Practice 3 Credit(s)
SW 674 - Spirituality and Social Work 3 Credit(s)
SW 680 - Comparative Social Work and Social Welfare: International Study 3 Credit(s)
SW 681 - African Americans in Contemporary Society 3 Credit(s)
SW 683 - Social Work With Urban Youth 3 Credit(s)
SW 684 - Clinical Social Work in Healthcare 3 Credit(s)
SW 686 - Social Work Practice With Older Adults 3 Credit(s)

Total Credits: 57

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.

Curriculum Sequence

Social Work (Online) Curriculum Sequence