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Contact Information
209 Chapell Wilson Hall
Boone, NC 28608
Voice: 828.262.2293
Fax: 828. 262.2294

Department Chair
Ed Folts 
foltswe@appstate.edu

Social Work Director
Leon Ginsberg
ginsberglh@appstate.edu

Sociology Director
Bradley Nash, Jr.
nashb@appstate.edu

Gerontology Director
Ed Rosenberg
rosenberge@appstate.edu

Office Manager
Katherine Sbarbaro
sbarbaroka@appstate.edu  
Web Manager
Jammie Price
pricejl@appstate.edu

 

Department Calendar

 

Program Schedule

The full-time, on-campus MSW Program will consist of two years of full-time course and field work, excluding summers.  Students will complete a curriculum including foundation and concentration courses.  A sample schedule is provided:

Full-Time MSW Curriculum Plan
Appalachian State University
Foundation Curriculum-Full-Time

Semester #1
  1. 5005 (3)- Am. Social Welfare History and the Social Work Profession
  2. 5010 (3)- HBSE I
  3. 5020 (3)- Practice with Individuals and Families
  4. 5030 (3)- Foundations of Social Work Research
  5. 5040 (3)- Social Work Field Practicum & Seminar I--16 hours a week with seminar once a month

Semester #2

  1. 5200 (3)- Social Welfare Policy Analysis & Practice
  2. 5210 (3)- HBSE II
  3. 5220 (3)- Practice with Groups and Communities
  4. 5230 (3)- Evaluation of Professional Social Work Practice
  5. 5240 (3)- Social Work Field Practicum & Seminar II--16 hours a week with seminar once a month


Concentration Curriculum-Individuals and Families Concentration:  Full-Time

Semester #3
  1. 5700 (3)- Advanced Social Work Assessment
  2. 5710 (3)- Advanced Social Work Practice with Families
  3. (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
  4. (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
  5. 5720 (3)-Individuals & Families Field Practicum & Seminar I--16 hours a week with seminar once a month

Semester #4

  1. 5730 (3)- Advanced Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents
  2. 5740 (3)- Advanced Social Work Practice with Adults
  3. (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
  4. (3)- Approved elective/Crossover course
  5. 5750 (3)- Individuals & Families Field Practicum & Seminar II--16 hours a week with seminar once a month



Concentration Curriculum-Community and Organizational Practice Concentration-Full-Time

Semester #3
  1. 5810 (3)- Advanced Social Work Community Practice
  2. 5820 (3)- Social Welfare Organizational Management
  3. (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
  4. (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
  5. 5830 (3)-Community & Organizational Practice Field Practicum & Seminar I--16 hours a week with seminar once a month

Semester #4
1.   5840 (3)- Nonprofit and Public Human Services Administration

  1. 5850 (3)- Community and Organizational Cultures
  2. (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
  3. (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
  4. 5860 (3)- Community & Organizational Practice Field Practicum & Seminar II--16 hours a week with seminar once a month


Applications Should be Sent to:

Cratis D. Williams Graduate School
Appalachian State University
ASU Box 32068
Boone, NC 28608-2068

Program Contact Information

Leon Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Professor and Director of Social Work
Appalachian State University
Department of Sociology and Social Work
9H Chapell Wilson Hall
Boone, NC 28608-2115
828-262-6477
ginsberglh@appstate.edu

For Further Information Related to Full-Time Graduate Study at Appalachian
Cratis D. Williams Graduate School

 

 

 

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