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MSW Course Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE

The following course requirements can be used by social work students who are under the Fall 2026-27 CATALOG/BULLETIN (or later, subject to future revision). 

MSW students must complete:

Major Core Requirements - Advanced Standing:

30

Advanced Social Welfare Policy Analysis: Development and Evaluation (SW 605)

2

Advanced Generalist Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families (SW 661)

2

Field Internship and Seminar for Social Work Practice (SW 630, 631, 632, 633)

12

Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Psychopathology (SW 610)

2

Advanced Generalist Practice with Groups (SW 665)

2

Advanced Generalist Practice with Communities and Organizations (SW 662)

2

Social Service Program Evaluation: Practice Implications (SW 670)

2

Non-Profit Management and Agency Administration (SW 680)

2

Social Work Licensure for Workforce Readiness (SW 600)

2

Elective (see below) 

2

Course Requirements - Two-Year MSW Program: First Year 

30

Foundations of Social Work History, Policy, and Philosophy (SW 503)

2

Human Behavior I (SW 515)

2

Field Internship and Seminar for Social Work Practice (SW 530, 531, 532, 533)

12

Human Behavior II (SW 516)

2

Foundations of Generalist Practice with Individuals and Families (SW 561)

2

Foundations of Generalist Practice with Groups (SW 565)

2

Social Justice, Human Rights, Advocacy and Sustainability (SW 524)

2

Foundation Research Methods (SW 570)

2

Orientation to Social Work Values, Skills and Ethics (SW 501)

2

Elective (see below)

2

 

Course Requirements - Two-Year MSW Program: Second Year 

30

Advanced Social Welfare Policy Analysis: Development and Evaluation (SW 605)

2

Advanced Generalist Practice with Children, Adolescents, and Families (SW 661)

2

Field Internship and Seminar for Social Work Practice (SW 630, 631, 632, 633)

12

Clinical Assessment and Diagnostic Psychopathology (SW 610)

2

Advanced Generalist Practice with Groups (SW 665)

2

Advanced Generalist Practice with Communities and Organizations (SW 662)

2

Social Service Program Evaluation: Practice Implications (SW 670)

2

Non-Profit Management and Agency Administration (SW 680)

2

Social Work Licensure for Workforce Readiness (SW 600)

2

Elective (see below)

2

Electives:

 

Family Violence: Social Work Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
Grant Writing Skills for the Social Services
Advanced Social Work Practice in Health Settings
Global Social Work: Issues and Opportunities
Advanced Generalist Practice with Individuals: Narrative and Solution Focused Therapy
The Strengths Perspective in Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice
Self-Care in Social Work
Mindfulness and Creative Interventions for Complex Trauma
Social Work Practice and Contemporary Trauma Theory
Community Organization
Advanced Social Work Practice with Substance Misuse Clients
Selected Topics
Independent Study
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