Each year, the SSW typically offers one or more specialized courses that include campus classes and short-term travel to another country. Recent courses have focused on social justice, health research, and comparative social work practice with concomitant travel to India and Israel.
International Advanced field placements are offered in London, UK and Cochin, India. Students live on campus at the partnering university and take MSW courses in the social work department there. Field placements are arranged in local agencies based upon the students’ concentrations.
In both locations, students are in residence for five to six months and complete 18 credits towards their advanced curriculum including their complete Advanced field practicum requirement. These placements begin in summer and extend through the fall semester. Interested students complete an application and interview as part of the selection process, followed by preparation and teambuilding activities.
For more information about IFPP, contact:
Caroline Long, PhD, MSW
410-706-3509
clong@ssw.umaryland.edu
