Near the end of your foundation year, or as a student admitted with advanced standing, you'll choose a concentration that will prepare you for advanced clinical or community practice.
Clinical practice students choose one of four tracks, or areas of specialization. These are:
- the Adulthood and Late Life Challenges Track
- the Child Welfare Track
- the Families Track
- the High-Risk Youth Track
Community practice students complete the Leadership for Community and Organizational Practice Track. Within this track students can focus on policy analysis and advocacy, international social work, or administration.
Eight required courses make up each of these concentration year tracks: an overview course, two advanced skills courses, a policy course, two research courses, field internship and one track elective. Additionally, students take three additional elective courses of their own choosing. This is illustrated in the table below:
|
Course |
Type |
Qtr. Hrs. |
|---|---|---|
|
Track overview course |
required |
3 |
|
Track advanced skills course #1 |
required |
3 |
|
Track advanced skills course #2 |
required |
3 |
|
Track policy course |
required |
3 |
|
Research course (SOWK 4900) |
required |
3 |
|
Research course (SOWK 4901) |
required |
3 |
|
Field practicum |
required |
15 |
|
Elective #1 (within track) |
required |
3 |
|
Elective #2 |
elective |
3 |
|
Elective #3 |
elective |
3 |
|
Elective #4 |
elective |
3 |
|
Total hours |
45 |
