Educating to act with integrity—as socially responsible, culturally competent social work professionals—in service with diverse populations through community collaboration within an interprofessional and global context.
The Master of Social Work (MSW) degree prepares students for advanced social work practice. Graduates work in professional positions serving diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Students graduating from the program will demonstrate a commitment to social responsibility, cultural competence, and community collaboration within an interprofessional and global context.
Program Admission Requirements. Applicants must satisfy University-wide graduate admission requirements. All applicants who apply for unconditional admission must possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution, must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in the last 60 semester credit hours of coursework for the baccalaureate degree as well as in all graduate-level work previously completed, must be in good standing at the last institution attended, and based on review of documents including applicant narrative and reference forms, must be recommended for admission by the Department of Social Work Graduate Program Committee.
Admission requirements for all students include:Students with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree may qualify for advanced standing if they graduated from a baccalaureate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the advanced standing degree is 36, exclusive of BSW coursework with a grade of “C” or below.
For advanced standing admission, the applicant must meet program admission requirements, and in addition:
A modified MSW degree option is also available for transfer students who successfully complete a minimum of 18 graduate semester credit hours at the foundation level in a CSWE-accredited master of social work program. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the modified MSW degree option is 36, exclusive of MSW coursework with a grade of “C” or below. For modified MSW program admission, the applicant must meet program admission requirements, and in addition:
Applicants for non-BSW, advanced standing, or modified MSW program may also be admitted as unconditional, conditional, probationary, special graduate, or non-degree-seeking students. Admission as a special graduate or non-degree-seeking student does not guarantee subsequent admission as a degree-seeking student; such students must reapply for degree-seeking status.
Degree Requirements. The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree, exclusive of coursework or other study required to remove deficiencies, is 36 for the BSW (advanced standing) student, 36 for the modified MSW degree option for transfer students from CSWE-accredited graduate social work programs, and 60 for the non-BSW student.
Please refer to department Web site for further information: http://www.utsa.edu/copp/SW/socialwork.html.SWK 5013 Human Behavior and Social Environment: Dynamics of Individuals and Families
SWK 5023 Human Behavior and Social Environment: Dynamics of Organizations & Communities
SWK 5103 Social Problems and Social Welfare Policy Analysis
SWK 5203 Social Work Research
SWK 5303 Social Work Methods I
SWK 5313 Social Work Methods II
SWK 5403 Field Practicum I and Integrative Seminar
SWK 5413 Field Practicum II and Integrative Seminar
SWK 5233 Global Context of Social Work
SWK5513 Culturally Competent Practice with Diverse Populations
SWK 5633 Interprofessional Collaboration
SWK 5243 Advanced Social Work Research: Theoretically Driven Practice and Program Evaluation
SWK 5423 Field Practicum III and Integrative Seminar
SWK 5433 Field Practicum IV and Integrative Seminar
SWK 5443 Advanced Social Work Methods: Individual and Family Practice
SWK 5463 Advanced Social Work Methods: Group Practice
SWK 5473 Advanced Social Work Methods: Policy Practice and Advocacy
SWK 5493 Advanced Social Methods: Community Organization and Social Development
SWK 5453 Social Work Administration and Supervision
SWK 5483 Multidimensional Assessment
Comprehensive Examination. Students who successfully complete SWK 5243 Advanced Social Work Research: Theoretically Driven Practice and Program Evaluation with a grade of “B” or better satisfy the comprehensive examination requirement for master’s degree graduates. Students who receive a grade of “C” may still satisfy this requirement by successfully passing a comprehensive examination.
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