Program: Social Work Major Curriculum Sequence - Widener University

Apr 22, 2025

2025-2026 Graduate Catalog (Edited Version)

Curriculum Sequence

Course offerings for years one and two are interchangeable and will be offered in alternating years, except where noted.

Year One or Two

Fall

SW 801 - Methods of Inquiry and Analysis 3 Credit(s)
SW 814 - Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Social Work Practice 3 Credit(s)

Spring

SW 803 - Using Quantitative Methods I 3 Credit(s)
SW 818 - Social Theory 3 Credit(s)

Year One Only

Summer

SW 815 - Using Quantitative Methods II 3 Credit(s)
Elective

Year One or Two

Fall

SW 811 - Deconstructing Clinical Theories and Their Application 3 Credit(s)
SW 812 - Social Welfare Policy 3 Credit(s)

Spring

SW 802 - Using Qualitative Methods I 3 Credit(s)
SW 958 - The Art and Science of Social Work Education 3 Credit(s)

Year Two Only

Summer

SW 816 - Using Qualitative Methods II 3 Credit(s)
SW 957 - The Art and Science of Social Work Practice 3 Credit(s)

Year Three

Fall

SW 813 - Facilitating and Evaluating Change Processes 3 Credit(s)
SW 890 - Area of Specialization Seminar 3 Credit(s)

Spring

SW 900 - Comprehensive Paper Seminar 6 Credit(s)

Summer

Year Four

and until Dissertation Defense

SW 998 - Dissertation Proposal Preparation 3 Credit(s) (Each semester until defense of the dissertation proposal)
SW 999 - Dissertation Research 3 Credit(s) (Each semester until defense of the dissertation)

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.