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socialwork.appstate.edu

Mark Trahan, 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 the following options, all of which can be completed in under a full-time or part-time basis: 

• Regular 60 semester hour program beginning each fall on campus.
• Advanced Standing* 33-hour program beginning second summer session on campus each year. (The Advanced Standing on campus program begins with S_W 5001 , a week-long transitional seminar scheduled in the second summer session prior to beginning concentration coursework in the fall semester.)
• Advanced Standing* 33-hour, online program beginning second Summer session each year (internships are completed in person).   (The Advanced Standing online 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. Online cohorts are also offered for Advanced Standing students.

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) [DL]
• 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) [DL]
• S_W 5270 - School Social Work (3) [DL]
• S_W 5290 - The Working Poor in the United States: Problems and Solutions (3) [DL]
• S_W 5500 - Independent Study (1-4)
• S_W 5530-5549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
• S_W 5555 - Death, Dying, and Living (3) [DL]
• 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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