School of Social Work
Master of Social Work

Program of Study
The number of cr edits required to complete a M.S.W. depends upon the undergraduate preparation of the
student. Those students with a B.S.W. fr om a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education
can complete the M.S.W. program with 35 cr edit hours. Those with a non-social work bachelor’s degree
will need to add foundation level classes and can complete the program with 63 credit hours.

Foundation Level: 31 credit hours
• SWRK 502 Social Work Profession and Services (3)
• SWRK 506 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (2)
• SWRK 507 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (2)
• SWRK 510 Communication Skills for Professional Practice (3)
• SWRK 520 Generalists Social Work Practice (3)
• SWRK 521 Policy Analysis and Change (3)
• SWRK 526 People of Color: The Non-Deficit Perspective (2)
• SWRK 528 Practice with Women (2)
• SWRK 530 Social Work Research Methodology (3)
• SWRK 588, 589 Field Experience I, II (8)

Advanced Level: 24 credit hours
• SWRK 610 Empowerment: Social Justice and Social Change (2)
• SWRK 630 Action Research (3)
• SWRK 692 Research Project (2)
• SWRK 688, 689 Field Experience III, IV (8)

Select one of the following three concentrations:

Family and Children’s Services*
• SWRK 540 Policies and Issues in Services to Families (3)
• SWRK 542 Family-Centered Practice (3)
• SWRK 592 Special Topics: Family and the Social Environment (3)

Mental Illness and Chemical Dependency*
• SWRK 650 Policy Issues in the Health Care Setting (3)
• SWRK 652 Practice in Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Settings (3)
• SWRK 653 Special Topics: Dynamics of Mental Illness and Chemical Dependency (3)

Services to the Aging*
• SWRK 550 Working with Aging People (3)
• SWRK 552 Policy Issues and Older People (3)
• GERT 512 Applied Psychosocial Aspects of Aging (3)