MSW Curriculum
|
MSW Plan of Work (pdf) Concentration Booklet (pdf) Concentration Day 2008 (ppt) |
integration of content in the five major curricular areas:
- social work practice
- human behavior and the social environment
- social welfare policy and services
- research
- field education
The core curriculum stresses fundamentals and knowledge of social work practice as they relate to individuals, families, small groups, organizations and communities. In field education, theory is translated into practice and includes experiences for students in interpersonal practice and practice in organizations and communities.
The advanced curriculum builds on the knowledge, values and skills gained in the core curriculum, with the objective of increasing the student's competence to deal with greater complexities of social work practice through a focus on areas of social concern. This advanced portion of the MSW degree program is designed to provide specific knowledge and practice skills.
Students must meet the requirements for a concentration by completing concentration-specific coursework in the curricular areas of human behavior and the social environment, practice methods and social welfare organization and policy services. Each student must also complete a field education placement in one of the two concentrations: Community Practice and Social Action or Interpersonal Practice.
Within the Interpersonal Practice concentration, students choose a special interest area for their field placement. These include: families-at-risk, child welfare, substance abuse, schools, inpatient and outpatient mental health, health care, or aging/gerontology.