MSW/PhD
BCSSW provides an option for those who don’t already have a master’s of social work to earn both the MSW and the PhD degrees. Applicants will be considered for acceptance into the MSW/PhD program in exceptional cases and must possess a master’s degree in a behavioral or social science discipline in addition to considerable work experience.
This program is especially well-suited for international graduate students, enabling them to acquire an understanding of fundamental American social welfare policy and social work practice prior to launching their advanced doctoral studies. Applicants who do not meet the above criteria will not be considered.
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MSW/PhD Curriculum Plan
STUDENTS STARTING SEPTEMBER 2018
(RECOMMENDED STUDY PLAN)
| FIRST YEAR | ||||||
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| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | Requirements Completed |
SCWK7721 Human Behavior & the Social Environment |
3 | SSCWK7701 Social Welfare System |
3 | Elective (MSW) | 3 |
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SCWK7723 Diversity & Cross-Cultural Issues |
3 | SCWK7722 Psychosocial Pathology (Clinical) OR SCWK8833 Leadership & Social Transformation (Macro) |
3 | Elective (MSW) | 3 | |
SCWK7762 Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work |
3 | SCWK8856 Clinical Practice with Adults: Assessment, Intervention & Evidence Based Practice (Clinical) OR SCWK8886 Financial Management & Resource Development (Macro) |
3 | SCWK9919 Early Start Field Education Clinical or Macro (suggested early start if approved by Field Department) |
0 | |
SCWK8800 Basic Skills in Macro Social Work |
3 |
SCWK8855 Clinical Practice with Children & Families: Assessment, Intervention & Evidence Based Practice (Clinical) OR SCWK8889 Social Innovation (Macro) |
3 | |||
| SCWK9921 Field Education I (16 hours per week) | 3 | SCWK9932 Field Education II – Clinical OR SCWK9942 Field Education II – Macro (16 hours per week) | 3 | |||
| SECOND YEAR | ||||||
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| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | Requirements Completed |
Advanced Practice in Concentration |
3 | Advanced Policy in Concentration |
3 | Electiveh | 3 |
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SCWK9951 Survey of Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Science |
3 | SCWK9956 The Dialectics of Social & Behavioral Theory |
1 | |||
SCWK9950 Professional Development Seminar |
3 | SCWK9960 Regression Analysis for Social and Behavioral Sciences |
0 | |||
SCWK9964 Intro to Statistics |
3 | SCWK9993 Research Internship |
1 | |||
SCWK9993 Research Internship |
1 | SCWK9934 Field Education IV – Clinical OR SCWK9944 Field Education IV – Macro (24 hours per week) | 4 |
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| SCWK9933 Field Education III – Clinical OR SCWK9943 Field Education III – Macro (24 hours per week) | 4 | |||||
| THIRD YEAR | ||||||
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| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | Requirements Completed |
SCWK9959 Doctoral Publishable Paper Writing Project |
3 | SCWK9992 Theories & Methods of Teaching in Professional Education (must be taken with SCWK9991) |
3 |
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Elective |
3 | SCWK9991 Doctoral Teaching Practicum (must be taken with SCWK9992) |
1 | |||
Elective |
3 | SCWK9966 Publishable Paper Continuation |
0 | |||
| SCWK9993 Research Internship | 1 | SCWK9993 Research Internship |
1 | |||
| FOURTH YEAR | ||||||
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| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | Requirements Completed |
SCWK9994 Dissertation Preparation Seminar |
3 | SCWK9995 Dissertation Direction I |
3 |
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| Elective (not needed if 4 electives have been taken) | 3 | Optional: Audit course needed for dissertation | 1.5 | |||
| SCWK9993 Research Internship | 1 | |||||
| FIFTH YEAR | ||||||
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| Fall | CR | Spring | CR | Summer | CR | Requirements Completed |
SCWK9996 Dissertation Direction II |
3 | SCWK9911 Doctoral Continuation |
1 |
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