MSW Program - Title IV-E Salt Lake City (Evening) Cohort
Child Welfare Area of Focus Course Checklist
It is your responsibility to ensure that your degree and licensing requirements are met. Your academic advisor is available to help you. Please meet with the MSW advisor at least once per academic year to ensureyou are on track.
Year One
Fall Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW6001 | Practice I: Assessment, Engagement, Intervention, and Evaluation | 3 credit hours |
| SW6030 | HBSE Human Behavior and the Social Environment | 3 credit hours |
| Total: 6 credit hours |
Spring Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW6002 | Practice II | 3 credit hours |
| SW6040 | DSM and Psychopathology | 3 credit hours |
| Total: 6 credit hours |
Summer Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW6110 | Research for Social Work Practice | 3 credit hours |
| SW6240 | Social Policies and Programs: Advocacy and Analysis for Justice | 3 credit hours |
| Total: 6 credit hours |
Year Two
Fall Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW6120 | Diversity & Social Justice: Reflexive & Ethical Social Work Practice I | 3 credit hours |
| SW6140 | Community-Based Strategies for Social Change | 3 credit hours |
| SW6511 | Generalist Field Practicum I | 3 credit hours |
| Total: 9 credit hours |
Spring Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW6220 | Diversity & Social Justice: Reflexive and Ethical Social Work Practice II | 3 credit hours |
| SW6xxx | Practice course outside Child Welfare area of focus OR Elective Credit Course | 3 credit hours |
| SW6512 | Generalist Field Practicum II | 3 credit hours |
| Total: 9 credit hours |
Summer Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW662x | Elective Credit Course | 2 credit hours |
| SW662x | Elective Credit Course | 3 credit hours |
| Total: 5 credit hours |
Year Three
Fall Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW6302 | Child Welfare Practice I: Trauma-Focused Intervention Across Ages, Cultures, and Settings | 3 credit hours |
| SW6521 | Specialist Field Practicum I | 4 credit hours |
| SW662x | Practice course outside Child Welfare area of focus OR Elective Credit Course | 3 credit hours |
| Total: 10 credit hours |
Spring Required Courses:
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SW6301 | Child Welfare Practice II: Evidence-Based Practice & Interventions for Trauma in Children/Adolescents | 3 credit hours |
| SW6522 | Specialist Field Practicum II | 4 credit hours |
| SW662x | Elective Credit Course | 4 credit hours |
| Total: 10 credit hours |
Total to graduate: 60 credit hours
Courses:
- All courses are held on Thursday evenings.
- Practicum (field) hours are completed on other weekdays. They cannot be completed at the applicant’s place of employment. Due to the nature of needing evening practicum hours, agency options are limited.
Grades:
- MSW students must earn a C+ or better in each of the required courses, including Practicum, to take the second course in any sequenced courses (e.g., Practice I and Practice II), and to move forward in the program.
- MSW students must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA to be in good academic standing.
Area of Focus:
- Students in the Child Welfare (Title IV-E) MSW Program will take courses in the Child Welfare area of focus.
- Students must complete a Practice course outside their area of focus.
- School Social Work is not an area of focus. School SW courses count as elective credit courses.
Reminders:
- Students in the Child Welfare (Title IV-E) MSW Program must successfully complete a minimum of 60 credit hours to graduate.
- Only courses offered within the Child Welfare (Title IV-E) MSW Program may be taken (section numbers 730, 731).
- Registration is by permission code. Your advisor will send registration information and permission codes ahead of each semester. Your seat in each course is reserved.