MSW Concentrations
MSW Concentrations are designed to add value to your degree and increase your employment opportunities.
Areas of concentration include:
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
At least six credits are required.
Course choices include:
- SWK 501: Treatment Modalities for Social Work Families
- SWK 502: Social Work Crisis Intervention with Families
- SWK 504: Short-Term Treatment Models in Social Work with Families
- SWK 505: Psychopharmacology for Social Workers
- SWK 507: Differential Assessment Techniques for Social Work
- SWK 516: Social Work in Healthcare
- SWK 559: Social Work Intervention with Substance-Abusing Populations
- SWK 561: Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Gender, Addictions
- SWK 562: Best Practices in Addiction Treatment
- SWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
- SWK 574: Family Mediation
- SWK 575: Clinical Supervision in Social Work
- SWK 579: Independent Study*
*Independent Study content must apply to the concentration.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
At least six credits are required.
Course choices include:
- SWK 520: Community Social Needs Assessment
- SWK 524: Program Evaluation & Social Work
- SWK 525: Information Technology & Social Work Practice I
- SWK 526: Information Technology & Social Work Practice II
- SWK 527: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Work
- SWK 528: Social Work and Non-Profit Leadership
- SWK 529: Financial Sustainability of Entrepreneurial Social Work
- SWK 536: Skills for Working with the New Immigrant Family
- SWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
- SWK 579: Independent Study*
*Independent Study content must apply to the concentration. -
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
At least six credits are required.
Course choices include:
- SWK 520: Community Social Needs Assessment
- SWK 524: Program Evaluation & Social Work
- SWK 525: Information Technology & Social Work Practice I
- SWK 526: Information Technology & Social Work Practice II
- SWK 527: Social Entrepreneurship and Social Work
- SWK 528: Social Work and Non-Profit Leadership
- SWK 529: Financial Sustainability of Entrepreneurial Social Work
- SWK 561: Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Gender, Addictions
- SWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
- SWK 574: Family Mediation
- SWK 575: Clinical Supervision in Social Work
- SWK 579: Independent Study*
- POL**
*Independent Study content must apply to the concentration.
**For individuals enrolled in the MPA\MSW program, credits in Political Science (POL) count toward the Leadership and management concentration.
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FAMILY AND CHILD WELLNESS
At least six credits are required.
Course choices include:
- SWK 501: Treatment Modalities for Social Work Families
- SWK 502: Social Work Crisis Intervention with Families
- SWK 504: Short-Term Treatment Models in Social Work with Families
- SWK 505: Psychopharmacology for Social Workers
- SWK 508: Maltreatment in the Family: Social Work Practice
- SWK 536: Skills for Working with the New Immigrant Family
- SWK 538: Practice of Family Group Decision Making I
- SWK 539: Practice of Family Group Decision Making II
- SWK 540: Practice of Family Group Decision Making III
- SWK 545: Child Permanence and the Family-In-Environment
- SWK 561: Motivational Interviewing Strategies for Gender, Addictions
- SWK 573: Publishing & Professional Presentation in Social Work
- SWK 574: Family Mediation
- SWK 575: Clinical Supervision in Social Work
- SWK 579: Independent Study*
*Independent Study content must apply to the concentration.
MSW students are eligible for a concentration if at least six credits are completed in a particular category. Credits are exclusive of another category.
For assistance in choosing a concentration, please speak with your advisor.