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Plan of Study: MSW Macro Practice

Tips for MSW Course Planning

The sequencing below is an example of the quickest route to program completion and based on the semester students begin the program and their selected program option (online or in-person/hybrid). MSW students are not required to take courses in this exact sequence, may complete the program part-time or full-time and are encouraged to devise a plan that best fits their unique situations and needs. Please meet with your MSW faculty advisor each semester to select the course plan that is best for your needs. Each MSW course is NOT offered every semester. Your advisor can assist you in planning appropriately for sequences other than the examples below. (Please note a fulltime course load in graduate school is defined as six credits per semester or more for financial-aid purposes).

Plans of Study

Advanced Standing Traditional Students Two-Year Completion (Traditional)

Advanced Standing Students

Total Credits: 39

First Year (Fall)

  • MSW720 Multidimensional Assessment- 3 credits
  • MSW723 Applied Research: Assessment and Evaluation – 3 credits
  • MSW726 Advocacy Practice for Social Justice – 3 credits
  • MSW752 Trauma Informed Community Practice – 3 credits

First Year (Spring)

  • MSW721 Human Service Management and Grant Writing – 3 credits
  • MSW724 Strength-Based Leadership – 3 credits
  • MSWXXX Elective of Choice – 3 credits

Second Year (Fall)

  • MSW732 Field Placement II (Must be taken with MSW733) – 3 credits
  • MSW733 Field Placement Seminar II (Must be taken with MSW732) – 3 credits
  • MSW711 Ethics Across Social Work Practice – 3 credits

Second Year (Spring)

  • MSW734 Field Placement III (Must be taken with MSW735) – 3 credits
  • MSW735 Field Placement Seminar III (Must be taken with MSW734) – 3 credits
  • MSW736 Advanced Practice Colloquium (take in final semester) – 3 credits

Traditional Students

Total Credits: 60

First Year (Fall)

  • MSW700 The Foundations of Generalist Practice – 3 credits
  • MSW702 Social Welfare and Policy – 3 credits
  • MSW714 Human Behavior in the Social – 3 credits

First Year (Spring)

  • MSW715 Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Humility – 3 credits
  • MSW716 Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment – 3 credits
  • MSW723 Applied Research: Assessment and Evaluation- 3 credits

Second Year (Fall)

  • MSW730 Field Placement I (Must be taken with MSW731) – 3 credits
  • MSW731 Field Placement Seminar I (Must be taken with MSW730) – 3 credits
  • MSW711 Ethics Across Social Work – 3 credits
  • MSW720 Multidimensional Assessment – 3 credits

Second Year (Spring)

  • MSW721 Human Service Management and Grant Writing – 3 credits
  • MSW724 Strength-Based Leadership – 3 credits
  • MSWXXX Elective of Choice- 3 credits

Third Year (Fall)

  • MSW732 Field Placement II (Must be taken with MSW733) – 3 credits
  • MSW733 Field Placement Seminar II (Must be taken with is MSW732) – 3 credits
  • MSW726 Advocacy Practice for Social Justice – 3 credits
  • MSW752 Trauma Informed Community Practice – 3 credits

Third Year (Summer)

  • MSW734 Field Placement III (Must be taken with MSW734) – 3 credits
  • MSW735 Field Placement Seminar III (Must be taken with MSW733) – 3 credits

Two-Year Degree Completion Option for Traditional Students

Total Credits: 60

First Year (Fall)

  • MSW700 The Foundations of Generalist Practice – 3 credits
  • MSW702 Social Welfare and Policy – 3 credits
  • MSW714 Human Behavior in the Social – 3 credits
  • MSW715 Diversity, Inclusion & Cultural Humility – 3 credits

First Year (Spring)

  • MSW716 Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment – 3 credits
  • MSW720 Multidimensional Assessment – 3 credits
  • MSW730 Field Placement I (Must be taken with MSW731) – 3 credits
  • MSW731 Field Placement Seminar I (Must be taken with MSW730) – 3 credits

First Year (Summer)

  • MSW724 Strength-Based Leadership – 3 credits
  • MSW752 Trauma Informed Community Practice – 3 credits

Second Year (Fall)

  • MSW726 Advocacy Practice for Social Justice – 3 credits
  • MSW711 Ethics Across Social Work – 3 credits
  • MSW723 Applied Research: Assessment and Evaluation – 3 credits

Second Year (Spring)

  • MSW721 Human Service Management and Grant Writing – 3 credits
  • MSW732 Field Placement II (Must be taken with MSW733) – 3 credits
  • MSW733 Field Placement Seminar II (Must be taken with is MSW732) – 3 credits
  • MSW-XXX Elective of Choice – 3 credits

Second Year (Summer)

  • MSW734 Field Placement III (Must be taken with MSW734) – 3 credits
  • MSW735 Field Placement Seminar III (Must be taken with MSW733) – 3 credits
  • MSW736 Advanced Practice Colloquium – 3 credits