2016-2017 Samford University Catalog 
    
    Mar 18, 2024  
2016-2017 Samford University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Fast Track Master of Social Work (B.A. or B.S./M.S.W.)


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Required Courses


Undergraduate Program: 128 min credits


Years 1-3


Complete the required undergraduate courses:

  • Core Curriculum
  • General Education Requirements
  • Major Courses
  • Required Minor or Cognate (if applicable)
  • Concentration (if applicable)
  • General Electives**

For one of the following majors:

  • Foods and Nutrition
  • Global Studies
  • Health Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Year 3, Spring


  • Request approval from chair/director of undergraduate major program and from M.S.W. director to participate in Fast Track program during Year 4.

Social Work: Foundation Sequence: 30 Credits


Social Work Electives: 6 Credits


Social Work: Concentration Sequence: 24 Credits


Total Required Credits: 60


* All Field Placement courses include a Field Seminar, which meets 1 hour/week.

** General Elective credits vary depending on the major. The 30 credits of foundational social work courses can apply towards and help fulfill the General Electives requirement of the student’s undergraduate degree. However, substitution of M.S.W. courses for required undergraduate courses must be pre-approved by the student’s advisor/department.

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