MSW Curriculum
Given two types of admissions, as well as full or part-time options, most students follow one of four trajectories for the MSW degree program. Click on a trajectory below to view a sample curriculum schedule by semester.
Coursework Plan for Full-time, Standard Admission Students (2 years)
Fall 1
SW 5264: Foundation Field 1
SW 5310: Profession & Policy
SW 5312: HBSE Lifespan
SW 5331: Practice Diversity
SW 5332: Foundation Practice 1
Spring 1
SW 5311: HBSE Systems
SW 5333: Foundation Practice 2
SW 5339: Foundation Research
SW 5467: Foundation Field 2
Summer
Elective
Elective
Fall 2
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6355: Practice Groups
SW 6357: Advanced Research
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Spring 2
SW 6351: Practice Families
SW 6356: Practice Comm & Orgs
SW 6358: Policy Analysis
SW 6467: Advanced Field 2
SW 5264: Foundation Field 1
SW 5310: Profession & Policy
SW 5312: HBSE Lifespan
SW 5331: Practice Diversity
SW 5332: Foundation Practice 1
Spring 1
SW 5311: HBSE Systems
SW 5333: Foundation Practice 2
SW 5339: Foundation Research
SW 5467: Foundation Field 2
Summer
Elective
Elective
Fall 2
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6355: Practice Groups
SW 6357: Advanced Research
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Spring 2
SW 6351: Practice Families
SW 6356: Practice Comm & Orgs
SW 6358: Policy Analysis
SW 6467: Advanced Field 2
Coursework Plan for Full-time Advanced Admission Students (1 year)
Summer
Elective
Elective
Fall 2
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6355: Practice Groups
SW 6357: Advanced Research
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Spring 2
SW 6351: Practice Families
SW 6356: Practice Comm & Orgs
SW 6358: Policy Analysis
SW 6467: Advanced Field 2
Elective
Elective
Fall 2
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6355: Practice Groups
SW 6357: Advanced Research
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Spring 2
SW 6351: Practice Families
SW 6356: Practice Comm & Orgs
SW 6358: Policy Analysis
SW 6467: Advanced Field 2
Coursework Plan for Part-time, Standard Admission Students (4 years)
Fall 1
SW 5310: Profession & Policy
SW 5312: HBSE Lifespan
Spring 1
SW 5311: HBSE Systems
SW 5339: Foundation Research
Summer 1
SW 5264: Foundation Field 1
Fall 2
SW 5331: Practice Diversity
SW 5332: Foundation Practice 1
Spring 2
SW 5333: Foundation Practice 2
SW 5467: Foundation Field 2
Summer 2
Elective
Fall 3
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Spring 3
SW 6351: Practice Families
SW 6467: Advanced Field 2
Summer 3
Elective
Fall 4
SW 6355: Practice Groups
SW 6357: Advanced Research
Spring 4
SW 6356: Practice Comm & Orgs
SW 6358: Policy Analysis
SW 5310: Profession & Policy
SW 5312: HBSE Lifespan
Spring 1
SW 5311: HBSE Systems
SW 5339: Foundation Research
Summer 1
SW 5264: Foundation Field 1
Fall 2
SW 5331: Practice Diversity
SW 5332: Foundation Practice 1
Spring 2
SW 5333: Foundation Practice 2
SW 5467: Foundation Field 2
Summer 2
Elective
Fall 3
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Spring 3
SW 6351: Practice Families
SW 6467: Advanced Field 2
Summer 3
Elective
Fall 4
SW 6355: Practice Groups
SW 6357: Advanced Research
Spring 4
SW 6356: Practice Comm & Orgs
SW 6358: Policy Analysis
Coursework Plan for Part-time, Advanced Admission Students (2 years)
Summer 1
Elective
Fall 1
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Elective
Fall 1
SW 6350: Practice Individuals
SW 6464: Advanced Field 1
Spring 1
SW 6351: Practice Families
SW 6467: Advanced Field 2
Summer 2
Elective
Fall 2
SW 6355: Practice Groups
SW 6357: Advanced Research
Spring 2
SW 6356: Practice Comm & Orgs
SW 6358: Policy Analysis
Social Work
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Address
Texas Tech University, Box 41012, Lubbock, TX 79409-1012 -
Phone
806.742.2400 -
Email
sasw.socialwork@ttu.edu