Social Work, M.S.W. - Clinical Practice (Online, Hybrid, or On Ground)

The program course outline and graduation requirements for this catalog year are listed below.  The department website provides an overview of the program, including admission requirements, faculty biographies, learning outcomes, and careers: https://www.southernct.edu/academics/social-work/programs.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS - 60 CREDITS

(33 Credits for students with advanced standing)

MSW General Requirements (45 Credits)
* Courses waived for students accepted with advanced standing.
SWK 510 – Social Welfare Policies and Delivery Systems *
SWK 511 – Social Welfare Policy Analysis
SWK 521 – Substance Use: Current Issues
SWK 532 – Theory and Practice I - Individuals *
SWK 533 – Theory and Practice II - Groups *
SWK 534 – Theory and Practice III - Organizations and Communities *
SWK 550 – Human Behavior and Social Environment *
SWK 551 – Diversity, Oppression, and Social Functioning
SWK 552 – Human Behavior in the Social Environment - Psychopathology
SWK 561 – Social Work Research Methods 
SWK 570 – Generalist Social Work Field Practicum I *
SWK 571 – Generalist Social Work Field Practicum II *
SWK 574  – Specialist Field Practicum III
SWK 575  – Specialist Field Practicum IV
Elective course in any subject at the graduate level *

Clinical Practice Requirements (12 credits)
SWK 545 – Clinical Practice with Individuals and Groups
SWK 548 – Clinical Practice with Family Systems
Elective course in SWK at the graduate level *
Elective course in SWK at the graduate level

Capstone (3 Credits)
SWK 576  – Research-Informed Practice: Social Work Capstone