Curriculum Plans
The two-year, Full-Time program curriculum plan is constructed with a foundation year curriculum of 30 semester units and an advanced year of 30 semester units. Content areas are integrated and develop greater specificity, breadth and depth over the two years. Students are expected to enter with preparation in the liberal arts as the curriculum is grounded and developed from a liberal arts foundation.
The Advanced Standing program is designed for students who graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from a CSWE accredited college or university. After completing two Summer courses, students join the advanced year curriculum.
A Part-Time (3.5 Years) Online MSW program is also available. Students in the online program complete the same course of study as Full-Time students but do it over 3.5 years, including summer coursework. The online MSW program also includes a 1.5 unit Distributed Learning Community seminar. The classes are a combination of online courses and occasional on campus intensives beginning in January of the first semester and ending in May of the last semester.
A Part-Time (2 Years) Online Advanced Standing MSW program begins with Summer "bridge" courses. Students then join advanced year students in Fall.
Curriculum Plans for the above programs are listed below:
Full-Time On Campus MSW Curriculum Schedule
Foundation Year
Semester 1 - Fall |
Semester 2 - Spring |
SW 540 - Generalist Social Work Practice (3 units) |
SW 530 - Social Policy (3 units) |
SW 541 - Social Work Practice in Native American and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 543 - Generalist Practice II (3 units) |
SW 550 - Human Development, Diversity, & Relationships: Change through the Life Course (3 units) |
SW 570 - Dynamics of Groups, Agencies, Organizations, and Communities (3 units) |
SW 555 - Foundation Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 555 - Foundation Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 582 - Introduction to the Qualitative and Quantitative Design and Methods of Social Work Research: Research 1 (3 units) |
SW 583 - Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation and Data Analysis: Research II (3 units) |
Semester Units = 15 |
Semester Units = 15 |
Total Units for Year = 30 |
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Advanced Year
Semester 3 - Fall |
Semester 4 - Spring |
SW 640 – Child and Family Welfare (3 units) |
SW 651 – Advanced Practice and Indigenous and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 641 – Integrated Clinical Practice (3 units) |
SW 648 – Clinical Social Work Practice (3 units) |
SW 643 – Communities & Organizations (3 units) |
SW 649 – Wellness and Sustainability (3 units) |
SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 682 – Master's Project Development (3 units) |
SW 683 – Master's Project Implementation (3 units) |
Semester Units = 15 |
Semester Units = 15 |
Total Units for Year = 30 |
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Total Program Units = 60 |
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Advanced Standing On Campus MSW Curriculum Schedule
Semester 1 - Summer |
Semester 2 - Fall |
Semester 3 - Spring |
SW 541 - Social Work Practice in Native American and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 640 – Child and Family Welfare (3 units) |
SW 651 – Advanced Practice and Indigenous and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 581 – Research Methods for Advanced Standing (3 units) |
SW 641 – Integrated Clinical Practice (3 units) |
SW 648 – Clinical Social Work Practice (3 units) |
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SW 643 – Communities & Organizations (3 units) |
SW 649 – Wellness and Sustainability (3 units) |
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SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
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SW 682 – Master's Project Development (3 units) |
SW 683 – Master's Project Implementation (3 units) |
Semester Units = 6 |
Semester Units = 15 |
Semester Units = 15 |
Total Program Units = 36 |
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Note: Summer Advanced Standing course fees are handled through the Office of Extended Education and are higher than Fall/Spring fees (currently $487.00/unit).
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Part-Time (3.5 Year) Distributed Learning MSW Curriculum Schedule
Semester 1 – Spring |
Semester 2 – Summer |
Semester 3 - Fall |
SW 541 - Social Work Practice in Native American and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 540 - Generalist Social Work Practice (3 units) |
SW 543 - Generalist Practice II (3 units) |
SW 550 - Human Development, Diversity, & Relationships: Change through the Life Course (3 units) |
SW 570 - Dynamics of Groups, Agencies, Organizations, and Communities (3 units) |
SW 582 - Introduction to the Qualitative and Quantitative Design and Methods of Social Work Research: Research 1 (3 units) |
SW 580 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 580 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 580 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Total Units for Year = 22.5 |
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Semester 4 - Spring |
Semester 5 - Summer |
Semester 6 - Fall |
SW 583 - Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation and Data Analysis: Research II (3 units) |
SW 530 - Social Policy (3 units) |
SW 641 – Integrated Clinical Practice (3 units) |
SW 555 - Foundation Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 555 - Foundation Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 643 – Communities & Organizations (3 units) |
SW 580 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 580 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Total Units for Year = 22.5 |
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Semester 7 - Spring |
Semester 8 - Summer |
Semester 9 - Fall |
SW 651 – Advanced Practice and Indigenous and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 640 – Child and Family Welfare (3 units) |
SW 682 – Master's Project Development (3 units) |
SW 648 – Clinical Social Work Practice (3 units) |
SW 649 – Wellness and Sustainability (3 units) |
SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Total Units for Year = 22.5 |
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Semester 10 - Spring |
SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 683 – Master's Project Implementation (3 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Total Program Units = 75 |
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Part-Time Advanced Standing (2 Year) Distributed Learning MSW Curriculum Schedule
Semester 1 - Summer |
Semester 2 - Fall |
SW 541 - Social Work Practice in Native American and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 641 – Integrated Clinical Practice (3 units) |
SW 581 – Research Methods for Advanced Standing (3 units) |
SW 643 – Communities & Organizations (3 units) |
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SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
Semester Units = 6 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Total Units for Year = 13.5 |
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Semester 3 - Spring |
Semester 4 - Summer |
Semester 5 - Fall |
SW 651 – Advanced Practice and Indigenous and Rural Communities (3 units) |
SW 640 – Child and Family Welfare (3 units) |
SW 682 – Master's Project Development (3 units) |
SW 648 – Clinical Social Work Practice (3 units) |
SW 649 – Wellness and Sustainability (3 units) |
SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Total Units for Year = 22.5 |
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Semester 6 - Spring |
SW 655 – Advanced Internship & Seminar (240 hours) (3 units) |
SW 683 – Master's Project Implementation (3 units) |
SW 680 – Distributed Learning Community (1.5 units) |
Semester Units = 7.5 |
Total Program Units = 43.5 |
Note: Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program and Mental Health Educational Stipend Program participants are required to take a 1.5 unit integrative seminar each semester they are in field internships.
