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Program Overview
The MSW Program offers a social problem and social issues focus to the education and preparation of students as advanced practitioners and leaders across fields of social work practice. Students find that the teaching of practice knowledge, values and skills with an analytic approach fosters the ability to acquire and translate knowledge into sound professional social work practice with individuals, families, groups, communities and/or organizations.
TIME IN PROGRAM:
The completion of the MSW program requires four full-time semesters of study. However, advanced standing is available to those who have obtained a BSW (from a CSWE-accredited program) within the last seven years, thereby reducing time in the program.
FIELD PRACTICE:
The School has approximately 15 field units, offering students placement and practice opportunities in over 100 agencies throughout Dane and its contiguous counties. Placements are available in all the major areas in which social workers practice. The foundation year placement is approximately 16 hours per week for two semesters, and the advanced practice concentration placement is 20 hours per week for two semesters.
PART-TIME LOAD:
Students may enroll on a part-time basis and carry a minimum of two courses each semester. Students need to carefully plan their course of study with the Advisor, and enroll in courses according to prerequisites and sequences (e.g., professional foundation courses must be completed prior to concentration courses).
FULL-TIME PROGRAM AT A GLANCE:
Year l - Professional Foundation
| Semester 1 | CR |
| SW 440 Practice I: Foundations of Generalist Practice | 2 |
| SW 441 Practice II: Generalist Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups | 3 |
| SW 605 Field of Social Work | 2 |
| SW 711 Human Behavior and the Environment | 2 |
| SW 400 Field and Integrative Seminar I | 4 |
| 13 |
| Semester 2 | CR |
| SW 442 Practice III: Communities and Organizations | 2 |
| SW 606 Social Policy | 2 |
| SW 640 Social Work with Ethnic and Racial Groups | 2 |
| SW 650 Social Work Research Methods | 3 |
| SW 401 Field and Integrative Seminar II | 4 |
| 13 |
Year 2 - Advanced Practice in a Concentration Area
| Semester 1 | CR |
| Concentration Policy and Services | 2 |
| Concentration Advance Practice | 2 |
| Elective or Macro Practice Elective | 2-3 |
| SW 800 Field and Integrative Seminar III | 5 |
| 11-12 |
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School of Social Work | 1350 University Avenue | Madison, WI 53706 | (608) 263-3660 Directions to School of Social Work Admin
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