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Clinical Social Work D.S.W. Degree Plan

Doctor of Social Work (D.S.W.) in Clinical Social Work

Full-time Students

59 semester credit hours in two years

Year 1

Fall - 9 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7310 History and Philosophy of Clinical Social Work

3
SWK 7320 Theoretical Frameworks for Clinical Social Work 3

SWK 7330 Clinical Social Work Assessment I

3
Spring - 9 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7322 Administration and Leadership in Clinical Social Work

3

SWK 7331 Clinical Social Work Assessment II

3
SWK 7342 Data Analysis for Clinical Social Work 3
Summer - 9 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7326 Policy for Clinical Social Work Practice

3

SWK 7332 Psychopathology: Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

3
SWK 7340 Research Methods for Clinical Social Work 3

Year 2

Fall - 10 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours
SWK 7334 Planning and Intervention in Clinical Social Work 3

SWK 7383 Research in Clinical Social Work

3

SWK 7424 Social Work in Higher Education

4
Spring - 9 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7370 Advanced Treatment of Mental Disorders

3
SWK 7372 Advanced Treatment of Couples and Families 3

SWK 7338 Psychopharmacology

3
Summer - 7 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7336 Supervision in Clinical Social Work

3
SWK 7390 Doctoral Capstone I 3

Year 3

Fall - 7 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7480 Doctoral Internship

4
SWK 7392 Doctoral Capstone II 3

Part-time Students

59 semester credit hours in four years

Year 1

Fall - 6 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7310 History and Philosophy of Clinical Social Work

3
SWK 7320 Theoretical Frameworks for Clinical Social Work 3
Spring - 6 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7322 Administration and Leadership in Clinical Social Work

3
SWK 7342 Data Analysis for Clinical Social Work 3
Summer - 6 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7326 Policy for Clinical Social Work Practice

3
SWK 7340 Research Methods for Clinical Social Work 3

Year 2

Fall - 3 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7330 Clinical Social Work Assessment I

3
Spring - 3 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7331 Clinical Social Work Assessment II

3
Summer - 3 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7332 Psychopathology: Etiology and Differential Diagnosis

3

Year 3

Fall - 7 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours
SWK 7383 Research in Clinical Social Work 3

SWK 7424 Social Work in Higher Education

4
Spring - 6 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7338 Psychopharmacology

3
SWK 7370 Advanced Treatment of Mental Disorders 3
Summer - 4 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7336 Supervision in Clinical Social Work

3

Year 4

Fall - 3 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7334 Planning and Intervention in Clinical Social Work

3
Spring - 3 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7372 Advanced Treatment of Couples and Families

3
Summer - 3 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7390 Doctoral Capstone I

3

Year 5

Summer - 7 Semester Credit Hours
Courses Hours

SWK 7480 Doctoral Internship

4

SWK 7392 Doctoral Capstone II

3