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M.S.W. Programs| Full-Time, One-Year Residency

Please note that this is a sample program and certain courses may not be offered in a given semester. All students must meet residency requirements of two courses plus field instruction (10 credits) for two successive semesters.

Fall Semester
Course# Course Title Credits
SWK 500 Issues in Social Welfare I: History and Philosophy of Social Welfare
3
SWK 510 Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice I
3
SWK 520 Foundations of Social Work Practice I
3
SWK 542 Oppression, Diversity, and the Struggle for Human Rights
3
SWK 601 OYR Seminar
4

Spring Semester
SWK 501 Issues in Social Welfare II: Inequality, Inequity, and Social Justice
3
SWK 511 Human Behavior Theory for Social Work Practice II
3
SWK 521 Foundations of Social Work Practice II
3
SWK 557 Social Work Research I
3
SWK 559 Statistics for Social Work Research
3

Summer Semester
SWK 758 Social Work Research II
3
SWK 7xx Social Work Elective
3

Fall Semester
SWK 710** Social Work Assessment and Diagnosis
3
SWK 780** Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals
3
SWK 7xx Social Work Elective
3
SWK 796*** Field Instruction III (30 hours per week)
6

Spring Semester
SWK 782**
or
SWK 786**
Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups

Advanced Social Work Practice with Families and Couples
3
SWK 722 Organization Context for Professional Practice 3
SWK 736 Contemporary Social Work: An Integrated Approach 3
SWK 797*** Field Instruction IV (30 hours per week) 6

* Please note that this is a sample program and certain courses may not be offered in a given semester. All students must meet residency requirements of two courses plus field instruction (10 credits) for two successive semesters.
**All students in the second year complete a concentration in Advanced Contemporary Direct Practice. SW 710, 780, 782/786, and field instruction are concentration courses. All students enrolled in field instruction in the second year must register for SW 780 in the fall semester and either SW 782 or SW 786 in the spring semester together with the field course. In addition, students may elect to take either 782 or 786 as one of their electives in the spring semester.
*** 900 hours of field instruction is completed in the year in residence over two semesters; 30 hours per week fall and spring.

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Contact
For additional information, please contact:

Marcia Edwards
Social Work Admissions Coordinator
Social Work Building, Rm 219

p - 516.877.4384
f - 516.877.4392
e - edwards2@adelphi.edu

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