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Master of Social Work Concentration Areas

All students complete a generic core curriculum before progressing to individualized concentration areas.

The Children, Youth and Families Concentration (CYF)

Prepares students for practice in a variety of settings. Students are exposed to the full range of practice skills and have one year of direct practice experience and a second year of more intense direct practice or administrative practice experience.

Concentration Specific Courses:

  • SW 560--Direct Intervention and Planning: Focus on Children, Youth and Families
  • SW 660--Direct Intervention with Families and Groups: Focus on Children, Youth and Families.
  • SW 681--Advanced Policy and Programming with Childen, Youth and Families
  • SW 596 A&B and SW 680 A&B--Field work placement in two different CYF agencies
  • SW 698/699--Master's Thesis on a topic related to concentration
  • Two electives related to concentration.

The Older Adults and Families (OAF)

Prepares students for practice in a variety of settings. Students are exposed to the full range of practice skills and have one year of direct practice experience and a second year of more intense direct practice or administrative practice experience.

Concentration Specific Courses:

  • SW 561--Direct Intervention and Planning: Focus on Older Adults and Families
  • SW 661--Direct Intervention with Families and Groups: Focus on Older Adults and Families.
  • SW 682--Advanced Policy and Programming with Older Adults and Families.
  • SW 596 A&B and SW 680 A&B--Field work placement in two different OAF agencies
  • SW 698/699--Master's Thesis on a topic related to concentration
  • Two electives related to concentration.