Curriculum
Master of Social Work Curriculum
Click on course number to see a description of the course. To download the syllabus for a course, click on the appropriate instructor and section link.
Foundation Courses:
| Course Number GRSW 500 |
Course Name History and Philosophy of Social Work (3 semester credits) Download course bibliography |
Syllabi by Instructor Summer 2008 Graham-GRSW 500 01 Toft-GRSW 500 02 Brommel-GRSW 500 03 |
| GRSW 501 | Theory and Practice of Social Work I (3 semester credits) |
Fall 2007 McPartlin-GRSW 501 02 Johncox-GRSW 501C 01 Graham-GRSW 501C 03 |
| GRSW 502 | Theory and Practice of Social Work II (3 semester credits) |
Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 505 | Field Practicum and Seminar I (3 semester credits) |
Summer 2008 Hurley-Johncox-GRSW 505 01 |
| GRSW 506 | Field Practicum and Seminar II (3 semester credits) |
Summer 2008 Hurley-Johncox-GRSW 506 01 |
| GRSW 540 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3 semester credits) |
Fall 2007 Chovanec-GRSW 540 01 Stiber-GRSW 540C02 Brumbaugh-GRSW 540 03 Fall 2007 Lyne-GRSW 540 04 |
| GRSW 580 | Methods of Social Work Research (3 semester credits) |
Fall 2007 Kuechler-GRSW 580C 01 Kuechler-GRSW 580 02 Toft-GRSW 580C 03
Fall 2007 Hill-GRSW 580 04 |
Clinical Concentration Courses:
| Course Number | Course Name | Syllabi by Instructor |
| GRSW 603 | Methods of Clinical Social Work I (3 semester credits) |
Fall 2007 Hollidge-GRSW 603C 01 George/Fagin-GRSW 603 02 Roseborough-GRSW 603C 03 Chovanec-GRSW 603 04 Fall 2007 Hollidge-GRSW603 05 |
| GRSW 604 | Methods of Clinical Social Work II (3 semester credits) |
Spring 2008 Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 607 | Field Practicum and Seminar III (4 semester credits) |
Summer 2008 Hurley-Johncox-GRSW 607 01 Fall 2007 Caron-GRSW 607 09 Caron-GRSW 607 10 |
| GRSW 608 | Field Practicum and Seminar IV (4 semester credits) |
Summer 2008
Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 625 | Social Policy and Program Development (3 semester credits) |
Spring 2008 Ferguson-GRSW 625 04 RS Weekend Cohort 1 |
| GRSW 645 | Psychopathology and Human Behavior (3 semester credits) |
Fall 2007 Roseborough-GRSW 645C 01 Fall 2007 Chovanec - GRSW 645 02 Spring 2008 Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 650 | Clinical Supervision and Program Management (3 semester credits) |
Fall 2007 Ferguson-GRSW 650C 01 Herman-GRSW 650 02 Kuechler-GRSW 650C 03 Freeman-GRSW 650 04 Fall 2007 Ferguson - GRSW 650 05 |
| GRSW 681 | Social Work Practice Research (3 semester credits) |
Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 682 | Applied Research Seminar Clinical Research Paper (4 semester credits)
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Summer 2008 Guide for all sections Ferguson-GRSW 682 02 Fall 2007 Freeman-GRSW 682 11 Graham-GRSW 682 12 Spring 2008 Toft-GRSW 682 01Kaiser-GRSW 682 02 Kuechler-GRSW 682 03 Roseborough-GRSW 682 04 Brommel-GRSW 682 05 Garrett-GRSW 682 06 Ferguson-GRSW 682 07 Chovanec-GRSW 682 08 Root-GRSW 682 10 Spring 2008 AS Weekend Cohort 3 Freeman-GRSW 682 14 Graham-GRSW 682 15 |
Electives: Choose any three nine credits required:
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| GRSW 515 | Social Work and the Law (3 semester credits) |
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| GRSW 516 | Child Welfare Policy (3 semester credits) |
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| GRSW 523 | Practice with Older Adults and their Families |
Fall 2007 Rottenberg - GRSW 523 01 |
| GRSW541 | Family Resilience And Diversity |
Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 590 |
Topics in Social Work Interdisciplinary Community Work & Learning |
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| GRSW 605 | Progressive Social Work Practice (3 semester credits) |
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| GRSW 609 | Spiritual Dimension of Social Work Practice (3 semester credits) |
Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 612 | Grief Counseling and Therapy (3 semester credits) |
Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 614 | Clinical Practice with Children (3 semester credits) |
Fall 2007 Fargione - GRSW 614C 01 Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 615 | Clinical Practice with Couples and Families (3 semester credits) |
Spring 2008 Spring 2008 AS Weekend Cohort 3 |
| GRSW 616 | Clinical Practice with Groups (3 semester credits) |
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| GRSW 619 | Integrative Psychotherapy (3 semester credits) |
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| GRSW 621 | Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy (3 semester credits) |
Summer 2008 Hollidge- GRSW 621 01 |
| GRSW 622 | Clinical Practice with Adolescents (3 semester credits) |
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| GRSW 623 |
Clinical Practice with the Elderly |
Spring 2008 |
| GRSW 624 GRSW 626 |
Mental Illness: Clinical Issues and Practice Clinical Practice with Trauma |
Fall 2007 Bauer-GRSW 624 01 Fall 2007 Hollidge-GRSW 626C 01 Fall 2007 Caruso-GRSW 626 02 |
| GRSW 690 |
Topic: Immigrants & Refugees (3 semester credits) |
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Six of the nine elective credits must be taken within the College of St. Catherine and University of St. Thomas social work program. Electives must be selected in consultation with the student's faculty advisor. Within the context of clinical social work practice, students may focus their program through use of nine credits of guided electives, their clinical field practicum and the clinical research paper.
Field Practicum and Seminar:
Students are required to complete a 400-hour supervised field practicum during the foundation year of the program. Students who are granted advanced standing admission are not required to complete this foundation field practicum. The foundation practicum must be taken concurrently with GRSW 501 and 502.
All students are required to complete a clinical field practicum of 600 hours. The clinical field practicum must be taken concurrently with GRSW 603 and 604.
A minimum of 1,000 hours is required for field practicum over the two years. While in field practicum placement, all students are required to attend a campus-based field seminar as part of their practicum experience.
Students who are employed can arrange to do one year of field practicum in their place of employment. This can be arranged provided that the practicum meets all the criteria for supervision and practicum settings. Plans to complete a practicum in one's place of employment must be discussed with and approved by the director of field education prior to beginning the practicum.
Assessment of student performance in the field is based on a specific learning contract developed by the students in consultation with the agency-based field practicum instructor and faculty field supervisor. The contract articulates the learning goals and objectives, tasks to be performed and means of evaluation.
Clinical Research Paper:
Candidates for the MSW degree must satisfactorily complete a clinical research paper. The paper must demonstrate original and significant contribution to knowledge in the student's selected area of focus. It should demonstrate the student's ability to integrate social work theory with research findings. Students engaged in social work research and preparation of the clinical research paper must register for GRSW 682. This seminar provides support, discussion and critique of the student's research to enable progress and completion of the paper.
