Curricula

For the Current MSW Semester Materials and Course Outlines, please visit "The Forest."

MSW Program Plans ("Road Maps")

•  Full Time MSW Program 
•  16 Mo Accelerated Plan (starts Jan. 2012)
•  Part Time MSW Program
•  Spring Part Time MSW Program  
•  Advanced Standing Full Time
•  Advanced Standing Part Time 
•  Summer Block Program 
•  Interdenominational Clergy Program
•  Required Courses 
•  Elective Courses 
•  Online Courses
•  Certificate Programs

For a complete list of the courses we offer in the MSW program, see the Wurzweiler School of Social Work Course Descriptions booklet (PDF).

Please note that to qualify for the LCSW in New York State, you must take 12 credits of clinical courses (PDF).

Interdisciplinary Joint Degree Programs

Joint MSW-JD Plan

Students enrolled in Joint MSW-JD Plan earn the MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work and the JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Sample schedule and planning document (PDF)
Course descriptions: Wurzweiler (PDF)
Course Catalog: Cardozo

Joint MSW-MDiv Plan

Students enrolled in the Joint MSW-MDiv Plan earn the MSW from Wurzweiler School of Social Work and the Master of Divinity (MDiv) from Yale Divinity School.

PhD Program in Social Welfare

The curriculum is designed so that coursework can be completed in two years. However, with approval, students may elect to complete their first year of study over a two-year period.

Course offerings for the first and second years, and beyond (PDF)

Please click below for course descriptions:

SWK 8811 - Theoretical Foundations I: Social Change & Social Justice (PDF)
SWK 8920 - Dissertation Proposal Writing Seminar (PDF)
SWK 8406 - Fundamentals of Applied Statistics (PDF)
SWK 8821 - Ideology (PDF)
SWK 8401/8402 - Research Methodology: I & II (PDF)
SWK 8293 - Social Policy I (PDF)
SWK 8411 - Qualitative Methods I (PDF)
SWK 8421 - Strategies of Inquiry (PDF)
SWK 8681 - Administrative Practice I (PDF)
SWK 8696 - Social Work Education (PDF)