Wednesday, August 27, 2008

 

 

Full Time Sample
Ph.D. Program

FIRST YEAR (credits in parentheses)
Fall Winter Spring
SW 650 History, Ethics & Philosophy of Social Work (3) SW 620 Social Problem Analysis (3) SW 621 Social Problem Intervention (3)
SW 630 Empirical Foundations of Knowledge Building in Social Work (3) SW 632 Empirical Methods in Data Analysis in Social Work Research I (4) SW 634 Empirical Methods in Data Analysis in Social Work Research II (4)
SW 631 Quantitative Research Methods in Social Work (2) SW 633 Qualitative Research Methods in Social Work(2) Elective: Advanced Research (4)
SW 660 Ph.D. Seminar (1) SW 660 Ph.D. Seminar (1) SW 660 Ph.D. Seminar (1)
Total Hours: 9 Total Hours: 10 Total Hours: 12
SECOND YEAR (credits in parentheses)
Fall Winter Spring
SW 640 Research
Practicum Seminar (2)
SW 641 Research
Practicum (2)
SW 642 Research
Practicum (2)
SW 622 Social Problem Evaluation (4) Elective (Cognate - PSU) (4) Elective (3)
Elective: Adv. Research (4) Elective (Cognate - PSU) (4) Elective: (4)
SW 660 Ph.D. Seminar (1) SW 660 Ph.D. Seminar (1) SW 660 Ph.D. Seminar (1)
Total Hours: 11 Total Hours: 11 Total Hours: 10
THIRD YEAR (credits in parentheses)
Fall Winter Spring
SW 603 Dissertation (9) SW 603 Dissertation (9) SW 603 Dissertation (9)

Elective Hours

Year 1: 4
Year 2: 19
Total: 23

Electives: GSSW (examples only)

SW 610 Data Analysis Seminar (1 credit hour per term)
SW 610 International Social Work in Mental Health (3)
SW 645 Advanced Theories of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
SW 651 Integrative Writing Seminar (1 credit hour per term)
SW 690 Teaching Practicum (4)

Taylor Clark (Alumnus, M.S.W. '07) is providing caring support as a medical social worker at Signature Hospice. more