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Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Part-Time Program Sample Curriculum



Fall Entry - Summer Field

Semester 1 - FALL
SW 600 Cultural Competency for Social Work (3)
SW 601 Foundations of Social Work Practice (3)
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 2 - WINTER
SW 603 Integrated Methods (3)
SW 610 Social Welfare Policy I (3)
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 3 - SUMMER
SW 620 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)
(Choose 1)* SW 612 Social Policy: Families and Children (3)
                  SW 613 Human Rights and Social Work (3)
                  SW 614 Social Policy and Mental Health (3)
                  SW 616 Law, Ethics and Social Welfare (3)
                  SW 618 Contemporary Social Policy for Elders (3)
                  SW 619 Comparative Social Welfare Policy (3)
                  *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification 
                   should choose SW 612
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 4 - FALL
(Choose 1)*
  GROUP C (3)
(Choose 1)* GROUP ABC or D (3)
             *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification 
              should choose SW 678 and an Elective
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 5 - WINTER
SW 690 Social Research I (3)
(Choose 1)* GROUP ABC or D (3)
SW 622 Psychopathology and Social Deviance (3) 
              *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification 
               should choose SW 660 or SW 662 and an
Elective
Total Credit Hours: 9 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work

Semester 6 - SUMMER
SW 650 Field Education I (3)
SW 651 Field Education Seminar I (1)
SW 693 Social Research II (3)
Total Credit Hours: 7 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work Course

Semester 7 - FALL
SW 652 Field Education II (3)
SW 653 Field Education Seminar II (1)
(Choose 2)* GROUP A and/or GROUP A & B (3 per course, 6 Total)
            *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification 
             should choose two: SW 672, SW 673, or SW 674
Total Credit Hours: 10Credit Hours

Semester 8 - WINTER
SW 654 Field Education III (3)
SW 655 Field Education Seminar III (1)
(Choose 1)* GROUP C or D (3)
SW 640 Advanced Generalist Seminar (3)
           *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification
            should choose SW 677
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work Course


Winter Entry - Summer Field

Semester 1 - WINTER
SW 600 Cultural Competency for Social Work (3)
SW 601 Foundations of Social Work Practice (3)
SW 610 Social Welfare Policy and Services I (3)
Total Credit Hours: 9 Credit Hours

Semester 2 - SUMMER
SW 690 Social Research I (3)
(Choose 1)* SW 612 Social Policy: Families and Children (3)
                  SW 613 Human Rights and Social Work (3)
                  SW 614 Social Policy and Mental Health (3)
                  SW 616 Law, Ethics and Social Welfare (3)
                  SW 618 Contemporary Social Policy for Elders (3)
                  SW 619 Comparative Social Welfare Policy (3)
                 
*Students following the curriculum for School Social Work certification
                   should choose SW 612
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours


Semester 3 - FALL
SW 603 Integrated Methods (3)
SW 693 Social Research II (3)
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 4 - WINTER
SW 620 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)
(Choose 2)* GROUP ABC or D (3 per course, 6 Total)
            *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification 
             should choose SW 660 or SW 662 and an
Elective
Total Credit Hours: 9 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work Course

Semester 5 - SUMMER
SW 622 Psychopathology and Social Deviance (3)
SW 650 Field Education I (3)
SW 651 Field Education Seminar I (1)
(Choose 1)* GROUP C (3)
           *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification
            should choose SW 678
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work

Semester 6 - FALL
SW 652 Field Education II (3)
SW 653 Field Education Seminar II (1)
(Choose 2)* GROUP A and/or GROUP A & B (3 per course, 6 Total)
              *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification 
               should choose two: SW 672, SW 673, or 
SW 674
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Semester 7 - WINTER
SW 640 Advanced Generalist Seminar (3)
SW 654 Field Education III (3)
SW 655 Field Education Seminar III (1)
(Choose 1)* GROUP C or D (3)
            *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification
             should choose SW 677
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours


Optional: SW 664 School Social Work Course


Fall Entry - Winter Field

Semester 1 - FALL
SW 600 Cultural Competency for Social Work (3)
SW 601 Foundations of Social Work Practice (3)
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 2 - WINTER
SW 603 Integrated Methods (3)
SW 620 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3)
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 3 - SUMMER
SW 622 Psychopathology and Social Deviance (3)
SW 690 Social Research I (3)
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 4 - FALL
SW 610 Social Welfare Policy I (3)
SW 693 Social Research II (3)
Total Credit Hours: 6 Credit Hours

Semester 5 - WINTER
SW 650 Field Education I (3)
SW 651 Field Education Seminar I (1) 
(Choose 2)* GROUP ABC or D (3)
                 *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification
                  should choose SW 660 or SW 662 and an
Elective
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work Course

Semester 6 - SUMMER
(Choose 1)* SW 612 Social Policy: Families and Children (3)
                  SW 613 Human Rights and Social Work (3)
                  SW 614 Social Policy and Mental Health (3)
                  SW 616 Law, Ethics and Social Welfare (3)
                  SW 618 Contemporary Social Policy for Elders (3)
                  SW 619 Comparative Social Welfare Policy (3)
                 
*Students following the curriculum for School Social Work certification
                   should choose SW 612
(Choose 1)*
  GROUP C (3)
                *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification
                  should choose SW 678
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work Course

Semester 7 - FALL
SW 652 Field Education II (3)
SW 653 Field Education Seminar II (3)
(Choose 2)*  GROUP A and/or GROUP A & B (3 per course, 6 Total)
             *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification 
               should choose two: SW 672, SW 673, or 
SW 674
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Semester 8 - WINTER
SW 640 Advanced Generalist Seminar (3)
SW 654 Field Education III (3)
SW 655 Field Education Seminar III (1)
(Choose 1)* GROUP C or D (3)
            *Students following the curriculum for School Social Work
certification
             should choose SW 677
Total Credit Hours: 10 Credit Hours

Optional: SW 664 School Social Work Course

  Last Modified Date: August 10, 2009
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