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socialwork.appstate.edu

Lauren Renkert, Chair

Deborah Phillips, Graduate Program Director
phillipsdl@appstate.edu

The Master of Social Work (MSW) Program at Appalachian State University educates social workers who contribute to the well-being of others through skills in advanced clinical practice, leadership and supervision, community development and advocacy, and innovative program planning and administration.  Graduates will be qualified to engage in advanced social work practice to individuals, families, organizations, and communities.  They are eligible to apply for their clinical social work license and/or social work manager license.  Appalachian State University’s MSW Program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

The MSW Program at Appalachian State University offers two concentrations:

• Individuals and Families
• Community and Organizational Practice

The MSW Program offers: 

• Regular 60 semester hour program beginning each fall on campus (full-time or part-time)
• Advanced Standing* 33-hour program beginning each summer session II on campus (full-time or part-time) (The Advanced Standing program begins with S W 5001 , a week-long transitional seminar scheduled in the Summer Session II prior to beginning concentration coursework in the fall semester.)
• Advanced Standing* 33-hour, hybrid program at the ASU Center at Hickory distance education site (Note: the Advanced Standing program begins with S W 5001 , a transitional seminar scheduled in the summer)

* Applicants who earned a BSW Degree from a CSWE-accredited University within the past 7 years and have a 3.2 grade point average in their BSW courses may apply for the Advanced Standing program.

Location of Program: This program is offered on campus in Boone in the format described in this Bulletin. Off-campus, hybrid cohorts are also offered. To learn more about upcoming off-campus cohorts, please visit the Department of Social Work’s Distance Education website: http://socialwork.appstate.edu/graduate/distance-education

Programs

• Social Work - Community and Organizational Practice Concentration, MSW
• Social Work - Individuals and Families Concentration, MSW

Courses

• S W 5001 - Advanced Standing Transitional Seminar (3)
• S W 5002 - Competencies for Child Welfare (3)
• S W 5005 - Foundations of Social Work Practice (3)
• S W 5010 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)
• S W 5020 - Practice with Individuals and Families (3)
• S W 5030 - Foundations of Social Work Research (3)
• S W 5040 - Field Practicum and Seminar I (3)
• S W 5200 - Social Welfare Policy Analysis and Practice (3)
• S W 5210 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)
• S W 5220 - Practice with Groups, Communities, and Organizations (3)
• S W 5230 - Evaluation of Professional Social Work Practice (3)
• S W 5240 - Field Practicum and Seminar II (3)
• S W 5245 - Social Work Practice in Health Care (3)
• S W 5270 - School Social Work (3)
• S W 5500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• S W 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• S W 5555 - Death, Dying, and Living (3)
• S W 5700 - Advanced Social Work Assessment (3)
• S W 5710 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Families (3)
• S W 5720 - Individuals and Families Field Practicum and Seminar I (3)
• S W 5730 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents (3)
• S W 5740 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Adults (3)
• S W 5750 - Individuals and Families Field Practicum and Seminar II (3)
• S W 5810 - Advanced Community Social Work Practice (3)
• S W 5825 - Leadership in Health and Human Service Organizations (3)
• S W 5830 - Community and Organizational Practice Field Practicum and Seminar I (3)
• S W 5845 - Advanced Advocacy Practice (3)
• S W 5855 - Program Development and Evaluation for Health and Human Services (3)
• S W 5860 - Community and Organizational Practice Field Practicum and Seminar II (3)

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