Graduate Courses (Master of Social Work): 60 Credits
Please note that up to 30 of the following 60 credits will be applicable towards completion of the BA degree.
Year 4, Fall: Social Work Foundation Sequence: 15 Credits
- SOWK 501 - Foundations of Social Work (3)
- SOWK 502 - Social Work Practice I: Individuals and Families (3)
- SOWK 503 - Human Rights, Social Justice, and Social Work Ethics (3)
- SOWK 504 - Social Welfare Policy (3)
- SOWK 505 - Field Placement I (3)*
Year 4, Spring: Social Work Foundation Sequence: 15 Credits
- SOWK 506 - Social Work Research (3)
- SOWK 507 - Social Work Practice II: Families and Groups (3)
- SOWK 509 - Diversity and Multicultural Social Work Practice (3)
- SOWK 510 - Field Placement II (3)*
- Social Work Elective I (3)
Year 4, Summer: Social Work Field Placement: 6 Credits
- SOWK 615 - Faith Perspectives on Social Work Practice
- Social Work Elective II (3)
Year 5, Fall: Clinical Social Work Concentration: 12 Credits
- SOWK 601 - Advanced Research Seminar (3)
- SOWK 602 - Models and Theories-Clinical Social Work Practice (3) or SOWK 603 - Models and Theories of Global Community Development (3)
- SOWK 604 - Psychopathology (3)
- SOWK 608 - Field Placement III (3)*
Year 5, Spring: Clinical Social Work Concentration: 12 Credits
- SOWK 611 - Clinical Specialization Seminar (3)
- SOWK 613 - Field Placement IV (3)*
- SOWK 665 - Policy Analysis and Advocacy (3)
- Social Work Elective III (3)
*All Field Placement courses include a Field Seminar, which meets 1 hour/week.
See the 2025-2026 Samford University Graduate Catalog for course descriptions for SOWK courses.
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