Degree Requirements
The MSW degree is a total of 60 credits for the full program.
A capstone project is required for graduation and incorporates both the generalist and specialized course work.
The program requires 1,100 hours of field practicum to be conducted over the course of the program. Sacred Heart University currently has an extensive network of agencies eager to accept graduate-level students. Agencies include those in urban and suburban settings, and public and private not-for- profit organizations such as: schools, hospitals, adult mental health clinics, juvenile justice, adult probation, substance abuse programs, disabilities, adoptions, child protective services, public housing, domestic violence, refugee and re-settlement, adult psychiatric services and children’s mental health.
Advanced Standing students will already have completed approximately half of the field practicum hours in the BSW program and will enter the master’s program at the Specialized Year. The Advanced Standing student will be required to complete a 550 hour field practicum.
Required Courses (54 credits)
| SW 524 | Human Diversity & Social Justice | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 565 | Social Welfare Policy and Services | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 567 | Human Behavior & Social Environment 1 | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 568 | Human Behavior & Social Environment 2 | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 575 | Social Work Generalist Practicum 1 | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 576 | Social Work Generalist Practicum 2 | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 578 | Generalist Field Practicum 1 | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 579 | Generalist Field Practicum Seminar 1 | 0.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 580 | Generalist Field Practicum 2 | 3.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 581 | Generalist Field Practicum Seminar 2 | 0.00 Credit(s) |
| SW 591 | Research Practicum | 3.00 Credit(s) |
Year 2 of the program effective Fall 2018 will include the following courses:
SW 566 Social Welfare as a Social Institution (3 credits)
SW 570 Interprofessional Education (3 credits)
SW 585 Assessment of Client Systems (3 credits)
SW 586 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis OR SW 587 Community Assessment (3 credits)
SW 675 Social Work Specialized Practice I (3 credits)
SW 676 Social Work Specialized Practice II (3 credits)
SW 678-79 Specialized Field Practicum and Seminar I (3 credits)
SW 680-81 Specialized Field Practicum and Seminar II (3 credits)
2 electives from the list
Elective Courses (6 credits)
Beginning Fall 2018:
SW 540 Aging and Gerontology
SW 545 Addiction
SW 550 Loss and Life Transition
SW 555 Children and Families
SW 560 Spirituality
Electives (3 credits each):
SW545 Addiction
SW550 Loss and Life Transition
SW555 Children and Families
SW560 Spirituality
SW565 Aging and Gerontology
Electives (3 credits each):
SW545 Addiction
SW550 Loss and Life Transition
SW555 Children and Families
SW560 Spirituality
SW565 Aging and Gerontology