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III. PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The curriculum depicted below was developed to reflect the program’s mission and goals.
It includes the Foundation curriculum for students without Advanced Standing (to be taken by
students either without the BSW, or 8 years post their BSW) and the advanced curriculum to be
taken by all students. The Advanced Curriculum offers two concentrations. The Advanced Direct
Practice concentration is designed to prepare students to provide leadership in the field in their
work with and on behalf of individuals, groups and families. The Administration and
Management concentration is design to prepare students to provide leadership in the
management of public and private social service agencies. Work with vulnerable families who
face multiple life challenges is emphasized. Specific advanced curriculum requirements and
electives are noted below.
The program currently offers both a full-time and a part-time curriculum options. The full-time
program can be completed in two calendar years for students beginning in the Foundation
Curriculum. The part-time program is completed in nine semesters for students entering in the
Foundation year and in five semesters for those entering as Advanced Standing. To meet the
needs of working students, most required courses in the program are offered on evenings and
Saturdays. Students also integrate and apply their classroom learning in a sixteen-hour-a- week
field experience (usually arranged during regular business hours). All social work courses are
offered in the Appleton area (UW Fox Valley campus), a central location for most students from
northeastern Wisconsin. Interdisciplinary electives and required courses are available on either
the UW-Oshkosh or UW-Green Bay campuses. Students are provided with specific course
registration information via e-mail. Program staff will register all students for Social Work
courses to ensure equity across classes with multiple sections and to adhere to funding
parameters.
Advanced Standing
Students who have graduated within the past 8 years with an undergraduate degree in Social
Work from a CSWE accredited Social Work program are eligible to begin the MSW with the
Advanced Curriculum, as their undergraduate degree meets the accreditation requirements for
the Foundation Curriculum. This policy is not negotiable and students who graduated with an
undergraduate degree in Social Work more than eight years ago are not eligible to have any of
the Foundation Curriculum courses waived.
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