Social Work (MSW)

The Master of Social Work (MSW) program offers a full-time blended in-person and online classroom experiences. The focus on Advanced Generalist social work practice, with an emphasis on the uniqueness of small and rural communities, prepares students for both advanced direct practice and indirect practice in a wide variety of public and private social service, healthcare, clinical and educational settings. Students learn from faculty dedicated to high quality social work education through extensive field work, innovative teaching techniques, and applied learning opportunities. Once students complete the program and pass the entry-level MSW licensure exam, graduates are eligible to apply for the LGSW level social work licensure in Minnesota and throughout the United States, which is required for most advanced practice social work. Students are provided with core clinical content knowledge and skills to pursue clinical social work licensure. 

Current Catalog Year
2024-2025
Degree
Master of Social Work
Major / Total Credits
59 / 59
Locations
Mankato

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Program Requirements

Common Core

Proseminar is an introduction to the sociology graduate programs at MSU Mankato and broader issues related to graduate education. Students will learn about program requirements; differences between capstone options (thesis or alternate plan paper) how they are structured and time-lines for completion; department plagiarism policy and how to avoid plagiarism; become familiar with library resources; become familiar with the policies and procedures of the IRB; meet department graduate faculty and become familiar with their areas of expertise, scholarship, and graduate courses they teach. Proseminar is an important course that prepares students for a timely completion of their graduate degree.

Prerequisites: none

A survey and analysis of major scientific approaches to human social behavior.

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Appreciation of basic multivariable methods in the analysis of sociological data. Includes computer applications using SPSS and application to various social issues.

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Advanced-level introduction or review of social science research methods, including entire research process: problem definition, literature review, hypothesis development, method development, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication; focuses on quantitative methods.

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An overview of sociological theory that spans the classical and contemporary traditions within the discipline and focuses on current theoretical issues and controversies within the field.

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This course is an analysis of the meaning, social construction and significance of race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and other boundaries within the pluralistic culture of the United States and in a global world. The course unpacks the mechanisms by which inequalities are maintained in organizations of education, politics, labor market, criminal justice system, sports, neighborhood boundaries, marriage and family, migration, nation, and citizenship. The course explores the matrix of domination and structural dimensions of life by considering sociological critiques of social institutional analyses.

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Restricted Electives

Choose 9 - 12 Credit(s). Any 500/600 level elective courses selected in consultation with an advisor.

Prerequisites: none

Capstone Course

Choose Thesis or APP - Choose 1 - 3 Credit(s).

Preparation of an alternate plan paper under supervision of the student's graduate advisor. Prereq: must be enrolled in the MS program in Sociology.

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