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
- 5005 (3)- Am. Social Welfare History and the Social Work Profession
- 5010 (3)- HBSE I
- 5020 (3)- Practice with Individuals and Families
- 5030 (3)- Foundations of Social Work Research
- 5040 (3)- Social Work Field Practicum & Seminar I--16 hours a week with seminar once a month
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Semester #2
- 5200 (3)- Social Welfare Policy Analysis & Practice
- 5210 (3)- HBSE II
- 5220 (3)- Practice with Groups and Communities
- 5230 (3)- Evaluation of Professional Social Work Practice
- 5240 (3)- Social Work Field Practicum & Seminar II--16 hours a week with seminar once a month
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Concentration Curriculum-Individuals and Families Concentration: Full-Time
Semester #3
- 5700 (3)- Advanced Social Work Assessment
- 5710 (3)- Advanced Social Work Practice with Families
- (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
- (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
- 5720 (3)-Individuals & Families Field Practicum & Seminar I--16 hours a week with seminar once a month
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Semester #4
- 5730 (3)- Advanced Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents
- 5740 (3)- Advanced Social Work Practice with Adults
- (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
- (3)- Approved elective/Crossover course
- 5750 (3)- Individuals & Families Field Practicum & Seminar II--16 hours a week with seminar once a month
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Concentration Curriculum-Community and Organizational Practice Concentration-Full-Time
Semester #3
- 5810 (3)- Advanced Social Work Community Practice
- 5820 (3)- Social Welfare Organizational Management
- (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
- (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
- 5830 (3)-Community & Organizational Practice Field Practicum & Seminar I--16 hours a week with seminar once a month
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Semester #4
1. 5840 (3)- Nonprofit and Public Human Services Administration
- 5850 (3)- Community and Organizational Cultures
- (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
- (3)- Approved Elective/Crossover course
- 5860 (3)- Community & Organizational Practice Field Practicum & Seminar II--16 hours a week with seminar once a month
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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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