The DSW program is 42 credit hours and includes our Core Plus sequence, which focuses on advanced social work theory, practice, and program evaluation. After completing the core curriculum, students select one of five concentrations: Administrative Leadership, Clinical Social Work, Social Work Education, Military Behavioral Health, or Sport Social Work.
The first semester of the DSW program orients students to the rigor and expectations of doctoral work and sets the stage for the core foundation courses applicable to all advanced social work practice. In the final year, students begin their concentration, allowing for greater specificity in professional practice. The concentration year begins in the summer semester with a colloquium course designed to orient students to the scholarship products essential to completing the program.
The final year of the DSW allows students to apply their knowledge and demonstrate skills through the assignments and expected course outcomes. In contrast to the core foundation year(s), concentration year outcome products are expected to be disseminated as scholarly products.
Year 1
Summer I Virtual Residency
SW 852: Intro to Doctoral Studies | SW 853: Contemporary Social Work Concepts |
Fall 1 | Spring 1 |
SW 855: Supervision, Ethics & Professional Practice | SW 860: Program Evaluation Methods |
SW 856: The Science of Social Work | SW 864: Advanced Policy for Social Work Practice |
SW 859: Statistics for Social Workers | SW 865: Foundational Theory |
Year 2
Summer II Virtual Residency
SW 893: Justice Informed Social Work Practice | SW 892: Colloquium I |
Fall 2 | Spring 2 |
Concentration Course 1 | Concentration Course 3 |
Concentration Course 2 | SW 894: Colloquium II |