St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

Graduate Curricula
A summary of foundation, concentration,
elective and advanced courses follows:
Electives
The student chooses nine (9) semester units of
electives from the options offered in the MSW
program during the year. The choice of electives
should be consistent with the ultimate goal the
student may have for his/her professional career.
With advisor and Director consent, other electives
which are graduate level taken at St.
Ambrose University from departments other than
social work or from an accredited MSW program
within the past five years may be used in place of
electives taken in the MSW program at
St. Ambrose.
Field Practice
Field practice is a central component in each student’s
professional education. Field work placements
provide the student with a range of practice
experiences to promote the integration of
theoretical learning from class work, and to
develop knowledge, values, and skills for social
work practice. Students benefit from an extensive
network of public and voluntary agencies and
organizations in Iowa and Illinois for their field
work education. These include such training settings
as medical and psychiatric hospitals, mental
health clinics, family agencies, facilities for the
aging, mental retardation facilities, community
programs, courts, employee assistance programs,
corporations, schools, child welfare programs,
and planning and coordinating councils. Students
are placed in a field work setting only during the
years in which they are taking complementary
research and practice courses. Students in the
two-year program are assigned for sixteen hours
per week in different placements each academic
year. Students in the Advanced Standing program
are assigned to field work during their one year
in full-time residence. Part-time students complete
field work requirements in sixteen hours per
week during the fall and spring terms of their
second and third years of study.
Foundation
MSW 510 Practice I
MSW 520 Practice II
MSW 610 Human Behavior I
MSW 620 Human Behavior II
MSW 710 Research I
MSW 720 Research II
MSW 810 Social Policy I
MSW 820 Social Policy II
MSW 591 Field Instruction I
MSW 592 Field Instruction II
Concentration
MSW 530 Advanced Empowerment Practice I
MSW 540 Advanced Empowerment Practice II
MSW 740 Research III
MSW 830 Supervision
MSW 910 Ethical Issues
MSW 593 Field Instruction III
MSW 594 Field Instruction IV
Electives
MSW 550
MSW 560
MSW 570
MSW 580
MSW 590
MSW 860
MSW 870
MSW 920
MSW 940
MSW 950
MSW 99*
Empowerment Social Work in
Mental Health
Empowerment Social Work in Child
Welfare
Couple and Family Therapy
Empowerment Social Work in Aging
Advanced Group Work
Economic and Social Justice
Management in Human Services
Empowerment Social Work in
Substance Abuse
Women’s Perspectives
Empowerment Social Work in
Health Care
Special Topics
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