Graduate School - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

The Graduate School: Departments and Course Descriptions
3. EDFD 5303 Historical Foundations of Modern Education
EDFD 5353 Philosophy of Education
EDFD 5323 Global Education
Secondary Education Courses: 9 semester hours
1. CIED 5623 The School Curriculum
2. Three semester hours of field experience
3. Three semester hours selected with adviser’s consent.
Area of Concentration: (15 semester hours must be selected from
one of the following four options.)
Option 1: Advanced Certification (mathematics, science, social
studies, English, etc.) 15 hours of subject area courses in field of
concentration.
Option 2: Secondary Curriculum and Instruction
1. 9 additional hours in secondary education (SEED) courses
2. 6 hours selected through adviser’s consent.
Option 3: Specialist Certification; 15 hours leading to certification
in reading, media, curriculum, supervision, or administration.
Option 4: ESL Endorsement
1. Teacher certification in at least one field
2. CIED 5923 Second Languages Acquisition
CIED 5933 Second Language Methodologies
CIED 5943 Teaching People of Other Cultures
CIED 5953 Second Language Assessment
3. SEED 599V
4. Course in multiculturalism
Requirements for the Educational Specialist Degree: (Minimum
60 hours.) This program is designed for curriculum and instruction
directors, supervisors, department heads, and career teachers
interested in secondary curriculum and instruction. Flexibility exists
in planning the 60-hour minimum program to take into account the
occupational needs and professional aspirations of each student.
For instance, the continued study of secondary education may be
combined with a component of educational technology, reading, or
special education. In addition, each student must complete a research
course (EDFD 5013 Research Methods in Education or EDFD 5393
Statistics in Education and Health Professions) and a project, and a
minimum of nine graduate hours of cognate courses.
Secondary Education (SEED)
SEED560V Workshop (Irregular) (1-18) May be repeated for 18 hours.
SEED599V Seminar (Irregular) (1-18) May be repeated for 18 hours.
SEED600V Master’s Thesis (Irregular) (1-6)
SEED605V Independent Study (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18) May be repeated for 18 hours.
SEED660V Workshop (Irregular) (1-18) Prerequisite: advanced graduate standing.
SEED674V Internship (Irregular) (1-6) Prerequisite: advanced graduate standing.
SEED680V Educational Specialist Project (Irregular) (1-18)
SECONDARY MATHEMATICS
See Mathematical Sciences, page 132
SOCIAL WORK, School of (SCWK)
Joe Schriver
Director
ASUP 106
479-575-5039
http://socialwork.uark.edu/
• Professors King, Schriver
• Research Associate Professor Hurd
• Associate Professors DeCoster, Reese
• Assistant Professors Christy-McMullin, Murphy, Stauss
• Clinical Assistant Professors Allen, Greer, House
Degree Conferred:
Masters of Social Work (MSW)
Professional social workers promote human well-being by
strengthening opportunities, resources, and capacities of people in
their environments and by creating policies and services to correct
conditions that limit human rights and the quality of life. The
social work profession works to eliminate poverty, discrimination,
and oppression. Guided by a person-in-environment perspective and
respect for human diversity, the profession works to effect social and
economic justice worldwide. The purpose of the graduate social work
program at the University of Arkansas is to prepare advanced-level
professional social workers as leader/practitioners with the capacity
to address complex personal, social, community, and economic problems
preventing so many of Arkansas’ people (and people across the
country and globally) from moving out of poverty to self-sufficiency.
The MSW program is accredited by the Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE).
Areas of Concentration: The University of Arkansas MSW program
offers a life-course multi-system concentration supported by
an area of emphasis chosen by each student from this list: Children,
Youth, and Families; Management, Administration and Supervision;
Aging; Health; or Mental Health. The life-course multi-system perspective
prepares students for advanced social work practice with a
range of systems (individuals, families, groups, organizations, and
communities) and for practice with individuals across the life course
as they interact with multiple systems.
Primary Areas of Faculty Research: End of life care; spirituality
in social work; human behavior and the social environment theory;
gerontology; addictions; health and health disparities; poverty reduction;
human diversity; international social work; social work history;
women and assets development; children and families.
Admission Requirements: Admission to the University of
Arkansas Graduate School as well as admission to the School of
Social Work MSW program is required. Admission requirements
for the MSW program include: a baccalaureate degree with a liberal
arts perspective from an accredited college or university (official
transcripts must be provided); competitive GRE or MAT scores; a
minimum 3.00 undergraduate GPA on a four-point scale; 2.75 for
conditional admission; a personal statement of motivation for and
experiences supporting admission to the MSW program; three professional
reference letters (faculty, employers, supervisors); a basic
statistics course; and computer literacy demonstrated through prior
course work. In addition to the above requirements, for admission to
the Advanced Standing program, applicants must have a bachelor’s
degree in social work, received during the past six years, from a
school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Two-year Program Option: This option is required for students
without a baccalaureate degree from a program accredited by the
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Students in the twoyear
option take a total of 63 credit hours. The following are required
Foundation courses: SCWK 4073, 4093, 4103, 4153, 4333, 4343,
4733, 5003, 5412, 5434. The following are required Advanced
courses: SCWK 5073, 6000L, 6003, 6013, 6073, 6442, 6444, 6452,
and 6454.
Advanced Standing Option: Students with a baccalaureate
degree from a program accredited by CSWE are eligible to apply for
Advanced Standing. This option requires a total of 42 credit hours
including SCWK 5013, 5442, 5444, and the advanced course work
listed above for the two-year option.
Area of Emphasis Electives: Each student is required to develop
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