Advanced Standing = 36 credits, Regular Standing = 50 credits

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For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Social Work department page.

Total Credits Required 36 - 50
Advanced Standing: Clinical Concentration36
Foundation Courses
SW 519 Advanced Standing Clinical Methods 3
SW 529 Advanced Standing Indirect Practice Methods 3
SW 549 Advanced Standing Research Methods 2
SW 569 Advanced Standing Human Rights 2
Concentration Courses
SW 611 Advanced Clinical Methods with Individuals 3
SW 612 Advanced Clinical Methods with Families and Groups 3
SW 613 Psychopathology 3
SW 641 Clinical Evaluation Methods 3
SW 681 Concentration Field Placement I 4
SW 682 Concentration Field Placement II 4
Electives*6

Advanced Standing: Policy, Planning and Administration Concentration36
Foundation Courses
SW 519 Advanced Standing Clinical Methods 3
SW 529 Advanced Standing Indirect Practice Methods 3
SW 549 Advanced Standing Research Methods 2
SW 569 Advanced Standing Human Rights 2
Concentration Courses
SW 621 Policy and Program Planning 3
SW 622 Community Organizing 3
SW 642 Program and Policy Evaluation 3
SW 651 Policy Analysis and Advocacy 3
SW 681 Concentration Field Placement I 4
SW 682 Concentration Field Placement II 4
Electives*6

Regular Standing: Clinical Concentration50
Foundation Courses
SW 511 Clinical Methods with Individuals 3
SW 512 Clinical Methods with Couples, Families and Groups 3
SW 521 Leadership in Communities and Organizations 3
SW 541 Social Work Research Methods 3
SW 551 Policy Practice 3
SW 561 Human Rights 3
SW 581 Field Placement I 3
SW 582 Field Placement II 3
Concentration Courses
SW 611 Advanced Clinical Methods with Individuals 3
SW 612 Advanced Clinical Methods with Families and Groups 3
SW 613 Psychopathology 3
SW 641 Clinical Evaluation Methods 3
SW 681 Concentration Field Placement I 4
SW 682 Concentration Field Placement II 4
Electives*6

Regular Standing: Policy, Planning and Administration Concentration50
Foundation Courses
SW 511 Clinical Methods with Individuals 3
SW 512 Clinical Methods with Couples, Families and Groups 3
SW 521 Leadership in Communities and Organizations 3
SW 541 Social Work Research Methods 3
SW 551 Policy Practice 3
SW 561 Human Rights 3
SW 581 Field Placement I 3
SW 582 Field Placement II 3
Concentration Courses
SW 621 Policy and Program Planning 3
SW 622 Community Organizing 3
SW 642 Program and Policy Evaluation 3
SW 651 Policy Analysis and Advocacy 3
SW 681 Concentration Field Placement I 4
SW 682 Concentration Field Placement II 4
Electives*6


*Elective offerings include:
ED 551 Early Child Development 4
ED 554 Early Intervention Birth to Age Eight 4
ED 562 Introduction to Learning Disabilities 3
ED 566 Classroom Management: Methods for Students with Learning Disabilities 3
NAS 404 Research and Engagement in Native American Studies 4
NAS 424 Indigenous Activism and Contemporary Cultural Expression 4
PA 516 Organizational Theory 4
PA 521 Grant Writing for Public Administrators 2
PA 526 HRM in Public and Nonprofit Management 4
PA 562 Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Agencies 2
PS 402 Political Economy 4
PSY 457 Psychopharmacology 4
PSY 504 Behavioral Neuroscience 4
PSY 508 Program Evaluation 4
PSY 541 Advanced Developmental Psychology 4
SW 595 Special Topics in Social Work 1 - 4
SW 605 Child Welfare Policy and Practice I 3
SW 606 Child Welfare Policy and Practice II 3

Graduate courses in other disciplines may be accepted as meeting elective requirements as approved by the MSW Program Director or designee.