| Full -Time Program
The two-year full-time program is available for students who can devote themselves to full-time academic and field study in social work. Students complete 60 academic credits required for graduation in two years.
Advanced Standing Program
The Advanced Program at the Chicago State University Department of Social Work is an intensive program for students who have graduated from a CSWE (Council of Social Work Education) accredited baccalaureate social work program. A limited number of qualified applicants are accepted. Applicants must have received their BSW undergraduate degree within four years prior to admission.
Applicants to the Advanced Standing Program must have an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.85 and a GPA of 2.85 in the social work major. Applicants accepted into the program may be waived from courses required in the foundation year of the M.S.W. program based on an evaluation of transcripts.
Part-Time Program
The Part-Time Program allows students flexibility in meeting the requirements for the M.S.W. degree in three or four years. Students are expected to register for a minimum of two courses per semester, including summer.
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THE CURRICULUM FOR THE MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM
The CSU Graduate catalogue lists courses offered by the MSW Program. Appended to this handbook are sample programs for each semester. These samples provide a brief overview of the core elements of the MSW curriculum. The master’s degree requires a minimum of 60 credits. The following is a listing of courses required by all students and that of each concentration. All required courses are three credit hours each.
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Foundation Curriculum
(to be taken by all students)
410 Social Welfare Policy and Services I
416 Diversity and Social Work Ethics
420 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
421 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
430 Social Work Practice I: Integrated Methods
431 Social Work Practice II: Community Practice
432 Family Support and Development
440 Social Work Research Methods I
460 Field Practicum I
461 Field Practicum II
Total Foundation Credits 30
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Advanced Concentration Curriculum - Direct Practice with Families and Children
411 SWPS II: Families and Children
433 Advanced Family-Centered Intervention
434 Systems Intervention for Families and Children
441 Social Work Research Methods II
462 Field Practicum III
463 Field Practicum IV
490 Capstone Seminar
Total Advanced Concentration Credits 21
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Advanced Concentration Curriculum - Planning and Administration
– Planning and Administration
411 SWPS II Families and Children
451 Program Planning
452 Human Services Administration
441 Social Work Research II
462 Field Practicum III
463 Field Practicum IV
490 Capstone Seminar
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Advanced Concentration Curriculum - School Social Work
411 SWPS II Families and Children
471 Advance School Social Work Practice I
472 Advance School Social Work Practice II
441 Social Work Research II
462 Field Practicum III
463 Field Practicum IV
490 Capstone Seminar
Total Advanced Concentration Credits 21
Electives
– 9 Credit Hours Required
450 Organizational Dynamics
480 Children and the Law
481 Supervision
482 Trauma in Childhood
483 Social Work & Spirituality
484 Advanced Practice with Children and Adolescents
489 Social Work with Groups
495 Special Topics (Topics Vary)
Education 301G Exceptional Child (School Social Work Concenstration only)
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