The M.S.W. foundation curriculum required of all master’s students includes:

• SWK 601 - Fundamentals of Social Work Practice I 3 credit(s) and
• SWK 602 - Fundamentals of Social Work Practice II 3 credit(s)

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• SWK 611 - Social Welfare Policy and Services 3 credit(s)
• SWK 626 - Persons in Social Context 3 credit(s)
• SWK 628 - Human Diversity in Social Contexts 3 credit(s)
• SWK 662 - Applied Research in Social Work 3 credit(s)

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• SWK 671 - Field Instruction I 3 credit(s) and
• SWK 672 - Field Instruction II 3 credit(s)

M.S.W. Advanced Concentrations in Social Work

After completing the foundation curriculum, students elect an advanced concentration of 36 credits.  Those students admitted before Fall 2015 choose either Social Work Practice with Individual, Families and Groups (clinical focus) or Community Organization, Policy, Planning and Administration (“macro” practice). Students admitted Fall 2015 and after will choose from advanced concentrations in Advanced Clinical Practice or Integrated Social Work Practice.  Field placements are available in child welfare, health, mental health, gerontology, schools, substance use disorders and many other practice settings.

Required Advanced Concentration Courses

Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups (IFG)

(students admitted before Fall 2015)

Advanced clinical social work theory, methods, and skills are presented in courses applied to social work with individuals, families, and groups in various practice settings.

3 credit hours each, 36 credits total:

• SWK 771 - Field Instruction III 3 credit(s)
• SWK 772 - Field Instruction IV 3 credit(s)
• SWK 724 - Psychopathology 3 credit(s)
• SWK 730 - Family Systems Theory 3 credit(s)
• SWK 732 - Advanced Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups 3 credit(s)
• Advanced Micro Practice (selected from approved list, see listing below)
• Advanced Micro Practice (selected from approved list, see listing below)

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• SWK 775 - Program Evaluation 3 credit(s) or
• SWK 776 - Clinical Practice Evaluation 3 credit(s)

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• Advanced Policy - select one:

• SWK 761 - Mental Health Policy 3 credit(s)
• SWK 763 - Health Care Policy 3 credit(s)
• SWK 765 - Public Policy and Aging 3 credit(s)
• SWK 768 - Family & Child Welfare Policy 3 credit(s)

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• Elective
• Elective
• Elective

Community Organization Policy, Planning, and Administration (COPPA)

(students admitted before Fall 2015)

The curriculum includes a selection of advanced social work practice courses addressing practice theory, method, and skills in community organization and development, program planning, policy planning and advocacy, and administration applied to practice settings.

3 credit hours each, 36 credits total:

• SWK 771 - Field Instruction III 3 credit(s)
• SWK 772 - Field Instruction IV 3 credit(s)
• Advanced Macro Practice (selected from approved list, see listing below)
• Advanced Macro Practice (selected from approved list, see listing below)
• Advanced Macro Practice (selected from approved list, see listing below)
• SWK 779 - Seminar in Organizational Development and Leadership 3 credit(s)
• SWK 775 - Program Evaluation 3 credit(s)

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• Advanced Policy - Select one:

• SWK 761 - Mental Health Policy 3 credit(s)
• SWK 763 - Health Care Policy 3 credit(s)
• SWK 765 - Public Policy and Aging 3 credit(s)
• SWK 768 - Family & Child Welfare Policy 3 credit(s)

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• Elective
• Elective
• Elective
• Elective

Advanced Clinical Practice

(students admitted Fall 2015 and after)

This concentration takes an eco-systemic perspective in understanding people and interactions.  It is designed to prepare students to become clinicians who provide in-depth mental health services that are relationally focused utilizing evidence-informed interventions with a wide range of populations. There is a special emphasis on trauma-informed practice.

3 credit hours each, 36 credits total:

• SWK 771 - Field Instruction III 3 credit(s)
• SWK 772 - Field Instruction IV 3 credit(s)
• SWK 724 - Psychopathology 3 credit(s)
• SWK 730 - Family Systems Theory 3 credit(s)
• SWK 732 - Advanced Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups 3 credit(s)
• SWK 733 - Social Work Practice in Mental Health 3 credit(s)
• SWK 761 - Mental Health Policy 3 credit(s)
• SWK 776 - Clinical Practice Evaluation 3 credit(s)
• SWK 781 - Alcohol and Other Drugs in Social Work Practice 3 credit(s)
• Elective
• Elective
• Elective

Integrated Social Work Practice

(students admitted Fall 2015 and after)

The curriculum in this concentration offers advanced practice courses that address theory, method, and skills for integrating micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice. It prepares students for direct practice and leadership in a wide range of increasingly complex human service organizations.

3 credit hours each, 36 credits total:

• SWK 771 - Field Instruction III 3 credit(s)
• SWK 772 - Field Instruction IV 3 credit(s)
• SWK 724 - Psychopathology 3 credit(s)
• SWK 730 - Family Systems Theory 3 credit(s)
• SWK 743 - Advanced Integrated Social Work Practice 3 credit(s)
• Advanced Macro Practice (selected from approved list, see listing below)
• Advanced Micro Practice (selected from approved list, see listing below)
• Advanced Micro Practice from micro list or Advanced Macro Practice selected from macro list (both below)

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• SWK 775 - Program Evaluation 3 credit(s) or
• SWK 776 - Clinical Practice Evaluation 3 credit(s)

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• Advanced Policy - select one:

• SWK 761 - Mental Health Policy 3 credit(s)
• SWK 763 - Health Care Policy 3 credit(s)
• SWK 765 - Public Policy and Aging 3 credit(s)
• SWK 768 - Family & Child Welfare Policy 3 credit(s)

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• Elective
• Elective