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Social Work, MSW

Utah State University’s Master of Social Work program is offered in both a full-time and parttime option. The two-year, full-time program is available to those attending the main USU campus in Logan. The three-year, part-time program is currently available at the Brigham City, Tooele, and Uintah Basin regional campuses as well as the Ogden Education Center. Other distance education centers may be considered in the future so please check with your local center for availability. The part-time program features evening and weekend courses making it possible to maintain full-time employment while pursuing a degree. Students are admitted to a specific location and will not be allowed to transfer between locations or part-time/full-time programs. Applications for the next enrollment cycle will be accepted beginning February 1, 2010 for the fulltime program and 2011 for the part-time program. 

Availability

This program is available at the Uintah Basin Campus via the following Instruction Type(s):

Interactive Broadcast

Courses are delivered via state of the art video conferencing technology. Students meet at a designated time and location.

Admissions

Students must be admitted to the USU School of Graduate Studies. For current enrollment criteria and an application, or to apply online at www.usu.edu/graduateschool/apply. 

General admissions requirements include:

  • Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Official transcript of all university/college coursework
  • GRE/MAT exam scores (40th percentile minimum)
  • Three letters of recommendation 

Requirements

Utah State University’s Master of Social Work program will prepare its graduates to:

  • Understand the values, concepts and skills that constitute the framework of advanced generalist practice.
  • Intervene effectively with individuals, families, groups, and communities.
  • Understand biopsychosocial theory and the person-in-environment perspective as viewed within the context of agency practice, legislative and policy issues.
  • Utilize evaluative methods in practice.
  • Practice with cultural competence.
  • Utilize advocacy and administrative skills as a means to promote social change in communities and organizations. 

More Info

For additional information follow the links below.

Contact Us

For specific questions regarding this program including admissions, courses, and requirements contact:

Dr. Derrik Tollefson
MSW Program Coordinator
Phone:(435) 621-2992
derrik.tollefson@usu.edu

There are many career opportunities for social workers, particularly for those with a Master of Social Work degree. MSWs are able to practice in a wide variety of public and private agency settings such as child welfare, youth services, mental health/counseling, schools, criminal justice, and medical settings such as hospitals and long term care facilities, to name a few. Social workers interact with diverse client populations and seek to improve quality of life particularly for those who exist on the margins of society. Career opportunities are abundant as the job market for professional social workers is expanding, both locally and nationally.

Courses:

 REQUIRED COURSES

  • SW 6000: Principles and Philosophy of Social Work
  • SW 6050: HBSE I- Individuals and Families in their Environment
  • SW 6100: Generalist Practice I
  • SW 6200: Research Methods
  • SW 6400: Supervised Practicum I
  • SW 6300: Social Policy Analysis
  • SW 6250: HBSE II- Organizations, and Communities
  • SW 6150: Generalist Practice II
  • SW 6450: Supervised Practicum II
  • SW 6475: Block Foundation Supervised Practicum
  • SW 6800: Law and Ethics for Social Workers
  • SW 6600: Policy and Administration
  • SW 6700: Advanced Generalist Practice I
  • SW 6900: Supervised Practicum III
  • SW 6650: Advanced Research Methods
  • SW 6850: Advanced Practice with Individuals and Families
  • SW 6750: Advanced Generalist Practice II
  • SW 6950: Supervised Practicum IV
  • SW 6975: Block Advanced Supervised Practicum

ELECTIVE COURSES

  • SW 6500: Advanced Child Welfare Practice
  • SW 6550: Advanced Practice with Victims and Perpetrators of Family Violence
  • SW 6575: Social Work Practice with Substance Abusing Clients
  • SW 6875: Clinical Social Work Practice with Women
  • SW 6775: Forensic Social Work Practice
  • SW 6990: Independent Study
  • SW 6993: Research Project
  • SW 6995: Special Topics on Social Work Practice