Build your knowledge from an exciting array of courses
You will find the curriculum challenging and fast-paced at the Springfield College School of Social Work. While all students participate in the generalist and advanced generalist requirements, you will be able to choose from many cutting-edge electives that reflect your particular interests.
Sample Electives
• Contemporary Challenges in Child Welfare • Substance Abuse in Social Work Practice
• Seminar in Social Work with Diverse Populations
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International Social Work and Human Rights • Continuous Quality Improvement
Curriculum Requirements
Weekday Curriculum Sequence for the MSW FALL OF FIRST YEAR
MSSW 601 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 1 MSSW 611 MSSW 631
Social Policy 1 Social Work Practice 1
MSSW 674 1st Year Field Seminar MSSW 684 Field Practicum 1 Semester Total
Social Policy 2
Credits 3 3 3
.5
3.5 13
SPRING OF FIRST YEAR MSSW 602 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 2 3 MSSW 612
MSSW 621 Research 1 MSSW 632 Social Work Practice 2
MSSW 685 Field Practicum 1 (continued) Semester Total
3 3 3
3.5 15.5
FALL OF SECOND YEAR MSSW 603 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3 3 MSSW 622 Research 2
MSSW 633 Social Work Practice 3 MSSW 676 2nd Year Field Seminar MSSW 686 Field Practicum 2 Elective
Semester Total
SPRING OF SECOND YEAR MSSW 613
Social Policy 3 MSSW 634 Social Work Practice 4
MSSW 687 Field Practicum 2 (continued) Elective Elective
Semester Total Total 60 Semester Hours
3 3
.5
3.5 3
16
3 3
3.5 3 3
15.5
Weekend Curriculum Sequence for the MSW FALL OF FIRST YEAR
MSSW 601 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 1 MSSW 611
Social Policy 1 Semester Total
Credits 3 3
6
SPRING OF FIRST YEAR MSSW 602 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 2 3 MSSW 621 Research 1 Semester Total
3 6
SUMMER OF FIRST YEAR MSSW 612 Elective
Semester Total
FALL OF SECOND YEAR MSSW 631
Social Work Practice 1 Social Policy 2
3 3
6 3
MSSW 603 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3 3 MSSW 674 1st Year Field Seminar MSSW 684 Field Practicum 1 Semester Total
SPRING OF SECOND YEAR MSSW 632 Social Work Practice 2
MSSW 685 Field Practicum 1 (continued) Semester Total
SUMMER OF SECOND YEAR Elective Elective
Semester Total
FALL OF THIRD YEAR MSSW 622 Research 2
MSSW 633 Social Work Practice 3 MSSW 676 2nd Year Field Seminar MSSW 686 Field Practicum 2 Semester Total
SPRING OF THIRD YEAR MSSW 613
Social Policy 3 MSSW 634 Social Work Practice 4
MSSW 687 Field Practicum 2 (continued) Semester Total
Total 60 Semester Hours 8 3 3.5 6.5
3 3
6
3 3
.5
3.5 10
3 3
3.5 9.5
.5
3.5 10
• Working with Older Adults for Clinicians, Administrators, and Activists
• Proposal Writing and Grant Acquisition • Social Work in Education • Legal Aspects of Social Work Practice • Therapeutic Applications of Adventure
• Mediation and Conflict Resolution for Clinicians, Managers, and Activists
• Social Work Practice with Children • Family Treatment • Loss and Grief • Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
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