2 & 3 Year Degree Programs
Programs
The MSW program is designed for students who have demonstrated outstanding academic ability and the capacity for independent thought and work. The curriculum emphasizes both cognitive and pragmatic ability. In the foundation year of study, students are offered a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge base of social work. During the concentration year, specialized skills are developed in an urban family strengths-based practice model. Over the course of their graduate studies, full-time students complete a minimum of 900 hours in supervised field placements.
Enrollment for the traditional Two-Year Program begins in the fall semester only. Students complete 60 graduate credits, including 16 hours per week of field placement internship in the first year and 24 hours per week of field placement internship in the second year.
In the 2007/2008 academic year, Foundation-Year students attend classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and are in their field placements on Mondays and Wednesdays. Concentration-Year students attend classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and are in their field placements on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Enrollment for the Part-Time, Three-Year program begins in the fall semester only. Students attend classes year-round. Classes are taught one at a time, in six-week sessions. Classes are held every Wednesday evening and on two Saturdays during each session.
Students complete 60 graduate credits, including 16 hours per week of internship field placement starting in fall of the second year. For the last two years, students have field placement internship year-round.
Samples schedules of two and three year programs: