Course Descriptions

The Master of Social Work online program is 65 credit hours and can be completed on a full-time or part-time (extended program) basis. Courses are divided into foundation courses (24 credits), advanced courses (12 credits), advanced clinical courses (12 credits), and field education (17 credits).

Click on the course title to read a full description or watch a course introduction video:

Foundation Courses
(24 credits)

Advanced Courses
(12 credits)

Advanced Clinical Courses
(12 credits)

Field Education Courses

Social Welfare Policy and Services

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-401A | Video

Dynamics of Racism and Oppression

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-409 | Video

Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-411A | Video

Assessment and Diagnosis

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-414 | Video

Social Work Practice

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-421A | Video

Social Work Practice

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-421B | Video

Social Work Research

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-441

Social Work with Groups

Foundation Course
3 Credits | SWO-577 | Video

Advanced Clinical Practice

Advanced Course
3 Credits | SWO-424

Capstone Seminar

Advanced Course
3 Credits | SWO-425

Evaluation in Social Work Practice

Advanced Course
3 Credits | SWO-509

Advocacy and Social Action for Professional Social Workers

Advanced Course
3 Credits | SWO-523 | Video

Alcohol, Drugs, and Social Work Practice

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-438

Human Sexuality and Social Work Practice

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-455

Advanced Group Work with Diverse, Vulnerable, and Resilient Populations

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-462

Family Approaches

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-467

Evidence-Based Practice

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-472

Narrative Approaches to Social Work Practice

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-475

Social Work Practice in Health Care

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-478

Cognitive Behavioral Approaches and Treatment

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-483

Child and Adolescent Trauma

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-528

Perspectives on Severe Mental Illness

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-578

Attachment, Neurobiology, and Social Work Practice

Advanced Clinical Course
3 Credits | SWO-582

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