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Graduate Curricula
opment of social welfare programs and policies
in the United States. This course covers policy
considerations in various fields of social work
practice with special attention to social policies
and their effects on women and dependent children,
and people deprived of power because of
race, age, physical or mental disability, and
diverse political, religious, and sexual orientation.
MSW 820. Social Policy II (Required) 3 credits
This course features application of an analytical
framework to critically study and analyze current
public policy issues and legislation that affect
various fields of practice in the social services
delivery system. The course focuses on the role of
the social worker as policy practitioners for
social policy development, implementation, and
analysis. Prerequisite: MSW 810.
MSW 830. Supervision (Required) 3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with
the requisite knowledge for effective and empowering
supervision of personnel and program
administration in social service organizations.
The course examines the purpose, principles, and
methods of supervision and consultation which
are applicable to many settings in social work.
The course integrates theories of organizational
behavior and legal considerations for the supervisor
in job analysis and design, personnel recruitment
and selection, training and development,
performance evaluation, and retention and dismissal.
Prerequisites: MSW 530,593,
Corequisites: MSW 540 and MSW 594.
MSW 850. Empowerment Social Work in
School Settings (Elective)
3 credits
This course partially prepares students for social
work practice in public school settings. Using an
ecological approach, the course explores a variety
of theoretical orientations and interventions that
can be used at all systems levels and examines the
range of policy and practice issues related to
social work delivery in school settings. This
course will include strategies for working with
students and families, consultation with school
personnel and community professionals, methods
for organizational change, and participation in
multi disciplinary teams. Registration is restricted
to concentration year students. Prerequisite:
Completion of foundation coursework.
MSW 860. Economic and Social Justice
(Elective)
3 credits
In this course, selected principles and skills of
social justice applicable to social welfare settings
are introduced. The influences of the U.S. economic
system on funding patterns, organizational
environments, structure and staff roles within
social welfare settings are considered. Issues to be
faced and resolved in the global competition for
scarce resources will receive special attention.
Registration is restricted to concentration year
students. Prerequisite: Completion of foundation
coursework.
MSW 870. Management in Human Services
(Elective)
3 credits
This course will emphasize content that will
inform the following aspects of fiscal management:
planning to plan; needs assessment techniques;
service objective formulation; building
budgets based on service objectives; evaluation of
program and service objectives; grant-writing.
Registration is restricted to concentration year
students. Prerequisite: Completion of foundation
coursework.
MSW 910. Ethical Issues (Required) 3 credits
This course is designed to familiarize students
with the philosophical base of personal and
social ethics, to apply ethical principles to global
and international issues, to acquire in-depth
understanding of the NASW Code of Ethics, and
to develop expertise in using a reflective decisionmaking
model for resolving ethical dilemmas at
various levels of social work practice and with
diverse populations. Prerequisite: Completion of
Foundation coursework.
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