60 Credit Hybrid MSW Program

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The 60‑credit Hybrid MSW Program is a practice‑driven program that blends in‑person and online learning with immersive practicum experiences. The program begins with a 27‑credit foundation curriculum that builds core knowledge in policy, human behavior, research, and social work practice, and continues with a 33‑credit advanced curriculum that allows you to concentrate in Clinical or Leadership, Policy, & Social Change (with the option to add a secondary concentration). Designed for learners seeking experiential training, our curriculum emphasizes career‑ready skills that support advanced practice and licensure goals. Explore the program to find the course sequence and concentration options.

Program Notes
  • All incoming students must complete the prerequisite A Brief History of Oppression and Resistance. This self-paced online course takes approximately 15-30 hours, is accessed through Blackboard, and should be completed before the first day of classes.
  • The 60-credit MSW degree must be earned within four years of initial registration. 
  • To comply with the University’s academic residency requirement, students must complete at least two consecutive semesters (i.e., fall-spring or spring-fall) and be registered for at least 9 credits during each of those semesters.
  • Students may register for a maximum of 16 credits (each fall or spring semester).
  • Students must register for a minimum of 6 credits (each fall or spring semester).
  • Foundation courses must be completed before students may enter advanced field practicum.
  • No course may be taken without having received credit for any courses identified as a pre-requisite for that particular course.
  • A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for graduation and a “P” (Pass) for all practicum courses.
  • All students must allocate time to complete practicum requirements.

Foundation Curriculum

The 27-credit Foundation Curriculum builds the core knowledge and practice skills essential to professional social work. Through courses in human behavior and the social environment, structural oppression, social welfare policy, research, and practice with individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations, students develop a problem‑solving framework grounded in social justice and anti‑oppressive practice.

Foundation Coursework
  • SOWK 600—Social Welfare and Social Policy [3 credits]
  • SOWK 610 – Structural Oppression and Its Implications for Social Work [3 credits]
  • SOWK 630—Social Work Practice with Individuals [3 credits] (Co-requisite: SOWK 635)
  • SOWK 631—Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations [3 credits]
    • Must be taken with SOWK 635 or the summer before.
  • SOWK 632—Social Work Practice with Groups and Families [3 credits] 
    • Co-requisites with SOWK 636 
  • SOWK 635 _ Foundation Practicum 1 [3 credits]
  • SOWK 636 — Foundation Practicum 2 [3credits]
  • SOWK 637 — Foundation Practicum Seminar 1 [0 credit]
    • Co-requisite with SOWK 635
  • SOWK 638 — Foundation Practicum Seminar 2 [0 credit]
    • Co-requisites with SOWK 636
  • SOWK 645—Human Behavior and the Social Environment [3 credits]
  • SOWK 670—Social Work Research [3 credits] 

 

Advanced Curriculum

The 33-credit Advanced Curriculum develops specialized knowledge and skills through a focused course of study in either the Clinical or Leadership, Policy, & Social Change (LPSC) concentration. Students complete an advanced policy course plus four 3-credit methods courses aligned with their chosen concentration, and may add a secondary concentration for broader exposure (placement for concentration-specific experiences is based on the primary concentration). Coursework is designed to deepen clinical or policy-oriented competencies, support professional practice readiness, and, when applicable, align with licensure pathways.

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    Clinical Concentration

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    Clinical Concentration

Practicum

Students complete a two-semester practicum, taken two days a week for (16) hours per week, in a social service placement. Practicum is typically on Tuesdays and Thursdays, unless otherwise specified by the Practicum agency. Students enroll in a virtual 90-minute monthly seminar while completing foundation practicum. Practicum and seminar allow students to apply the knowledge, skills, and objectives from foundation coursework to real-world practice.

Advanced Practicum

The Advanced Practicum setting is determined by the student’s selected concentration. Advanced Practicum is two consecutive semesters scheduled typically on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays unless specified otherwise by the Practicum agency. Students also have the option of a two-day a week Advanced Extended practicum placement, which extends the internship into July. Students who choose an extended practicum are July graduates.  Learn more about Practicum.

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