SW 5001 Social Welfare Policy and Services for Social Justice I (4 units)
Introduces historic development, evolution, structure, and function of social welfare policy and social work practice set in context of political and economic forces. Prerequisites: Admission to MSW Program or permission from Social Work department.
SW 5002 Social Welfare Policy and Services for Social Justice II (3 units)
Builds upon the knowledge gained in SW 5001 and other foundation year courses. Provides an in-depth perspective about the art and science of policy analysis and advocacy. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and successful completion of SW 5001.
SW 5005 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3 units)
Students will explore individual growth and human development across the lifespan, applying developmental psychological theory and ecological perspectives to the family and individual life cycles within a multigenerational cultural context.
SW 5010 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3 units)
Covers theories and knowledge of bio-psycho-social-spiritual human behavior within the reciprocal relationship of groups, organizations, communities, and societies. Second course in HBSE sequence. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and completion of SW 5005.
SW 5011 Psycho-Social Assessment (3 units)
Helps students become knowledgeable of psycho-social assessment methods and symptoms of mental disorders for the purpose of assessing client functioning and planning appropriate social work interventions. The focus is on understanding how to use current classification systems of mental disorders as a social work practitioner. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program.
SW 5012 Social Work Practice in Public Mental Health Settings (3 units)
(Formerly Social Work Treatment and Case Management of the Mentally Disabled) Advanced course in Social Work practice integrates theory of behavior and treatment of specific mental disorders as translated into plans for treatment, rehabilitation, or case management. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and completion of SW 5011.
SW 5013 Social Work Practice with Death, Grief, and Loss (3 units)
Advanced seminar in social work practice with adult clients. Focus on cultural and psychosocial responses to death, grief, and loss and the effect of these social factors on the client and social worker in the helping process. Prerequisite: SW 5030 or consent of instructor.
SW 5014 Law and Ethics in Social Work Practice (3 units)
Advanced seminar in social work practice. Focus on ethical decisions and dilemmas associated with practice. Prepares social workers for practice interfacing with the legal system and an understanding of law. Meets Board of Behavioral Sciences licensing requirements. Prerequisite: Completion of SW first year foundation work (SW 5030 and SW 5031) or consent of instructor.
SW 5020 Social Work Research Methods (3 units)
(Formerly Social Work Research Methodology) Introduces students to the social work research process within the context of social work practice. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the MSW Program.
SW 5030 Foundation I: Generalist Social Work Practice Using a Strengths Perspective (3 units)
(Formerly Foundations of Social Work Practice Policy and Services I) First course in social work practice sequence. Students learn philosophy, values, and ethics and how to apply the generalist approach to work with individuals within a family. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program.
SW 5031 Foundation II: Generalist Social Work Practice Using a Strengths Perspective (3 units)
(Formerly Foundations of Social Work Practice, Policy, and Services II) Second course in the social work practice sequence. Course focuses on generalist practice skills and values pertaining to organizations, communities. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW program and successful completion of SW 5030.
SW 5032 Advanced Integrative Social Work Practice with Children, Adults, and Families (3 units)
Course is an advanced graduate seminar designed to prepare learners for professional social work practice with children, adults, and families. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW program and successful completion of SW 5030 and SW 5031.
SW 5033 Advanced Integrative Social Work Practice with Groups (2 units)
Advanced practice course on the theory and practice of social work with small groups. Content on intervention in groups with the purpose of helping group members grow, change, and cope. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW program and satisfactory completion of SW 5030, SW 5031, and SW 5032.
SW 5034 Advanced Integrative Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations (3 units)
Advanced course in social work practice addressiong social, cultural, and justice issues at macro levels of intervention. Emphasis is on the skills and processes needed to change organizations and communities. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW program and successful completion of SW 5030, SW 5031, and SW 5032.
SW 5035 Advanced Social Work Practice, Policy, and Services for Children I (4 units)
Advanced course in social work practice, policy, and services including ethics, values, and methods of practice. Focus on practice methodology with individuals, families, and small groups. Designed to prepare for practice in child welfare, schools, juvenile justice, and with children in health and mental health settings. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and completion of SW 5030 and 5031.
SW 5036 Practice and Policy with Adults I (4 units)
(Formerly Social Work Practice and Policy with Adults I) Advanced course in social work practice and policy including ethics, values, and methods of practice. Focus on practice methodology with individuals, families, and small groups. Designed to prepare for practice with adult populations in health, mental health, aging, and corrections settings. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and SW 5030 and 5031.
SW 5037 Social Work, Law, and the Courts (3 units)
Advanced course in social work practice to prepare social workers for work that interfaces with the legal system including family and children’s court, guardianship, and corrections. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program or consent of department chair and instructor.
SW 5038 Social Work Practice and Policy II (4 units)
Advanced course in social work practice, policy, and services including ethics, values, and methods of practice. Focus on practice methodology in agency administration, community planning, and program development. Designed to prepare for practice in child welfare, schools, juvenile justice, and with children in health and mental settings. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and SW 5035.
SW 5039 Social Work Practice, Policy, and Services, Adults II (4 units)
Advanced course in social work practice, policy, and services, including ethics, values, and methods of practice. Focus on practice methodology in agency administration, supervision, community planning, and program development. Designed to prepare for practice in mental health, health, aging, and corrections settings. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and SW 5036.
SW 5040 Field Instruction I (3 units)
Supervised field instruction with individual groups, families, formal organizations, and communities. Practical application of social work practice theories. Must be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program.
SW 5041 Field Instruction II (3 units)
Advanced field instructed practice experience with individual groups, families, formal organizations, and communities. Practical application for social work practice theories. Must be repeated for a total of 6 units. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program and SW 5040.
SW 5042 Social Work Practice with Juvenile Offenders (2 units)
A graduate seminar to study juvenile delinquency within the context of social work practice, policy, and services. Utilizing ecological and systems theories, juvenile delinquency is studied across race, culture, ethnicity, gender, and social class. Prerequisites: SW 5030 and 5031 or consent of instructor.
SW 5043 Advanced Assessment and Intervention in Child Abuse and Neglect (3 units)
Prepares students to provide assessment and intervention in cases of child abuse and neglect with emphasis on work with drug abusing families. Includes content required for Social Work licensure. Prerequisites:
SW 5030 and 5031 or consent of instructor.
SW 5044 Social Work Practice in School Settings (2 units)
Designed to examine the policies, theories, and principles particular to practice of social work in school settings. Study centers on school social work as part of an interdisciplinary approach for resolving school-related problems. Prerequisite: Completion of SW 5030 or consent of instructor.
SW 5050 Social Work Research, Data Analysis (3 units)
(Formerly Research Data Analysis) Course is a study of descriptive and inferential statistics with a focus on those methods most frequently used in social work practice and research. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the MSW Program.
SW 5052 Social Work with Family Systems (2-3 units)
This course provides an integration of family systems, theory, and practice as applicable to social work with families. We will explore the evolution of systems thinking and the major theories applied in family therapy, focusing on the structural family therapy applied to integrative social work practice. This course emphasizes applied social work practice skills.
SW 5053 Ethics for Social Work Practice with Adults (2 units)
Advanced seminar in social work practice with adult clients. The focus is on ethical decisions and dilemmas associated with practice in health settings. Prerequisite: Completion of SW 5030 or consent of instructor.
SW 5054 Feminist Social Work Practice with Women (3 units)
(Formerly Social Work Practice with Women) Graduate seminar in which participants learn how to use Feminist Social Work Theory in their practice with women. Prerequisite: Completion of SW 5030 or consent of instructor.
SW 5055 Social Work Practice: Substance Abuse (2 units)
This course provides students with social work practice skills in the area of substance abuse. Recognition of use, abuse, and dependency; assessment and intervention strategies; and substance abuse in families and children will be covered. Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) substance abuse course requirements for licensure will be met.
SW 5056 Cultural Competency for Supervision and Training (1 unit)
In this advanced graduate course, participants learn how to use the concepts of cross-cultural social work practice and culture-centered counseling in two areas of personal and professional development: supervision and training. Emphasis is placed on applied knowledge. Culture is broadly defined to include ethnicity, social class, age, gender, and orientation. Prerequisites: SW 5030 and SW 5031 or completion of the core modules of the Certificate Program in Becoming Culturally Competent.
SW 5057 International Social Work (3 units)
Students will learn to appreciate service models of other cultures, analyze issues of social and economic justice, and recognize strengths of other cultures. Admission in the Cuernavaca Program in Mexico required. Prerequisite: Graduate Social Work student or consent of instructor. (Winter)
SW 5058 Gerontological Social Work (3 units)
Advanced seminar in social work practice with older adults. Focus on the interactive nature of physical, social, psychological, cultural, and spiritual aspects of aging and the effects on the total well-being of older adults. Prerequisites: Completion of SW 5030 and SW 5005 or consent of the department.
SW 5059 Social Work Practice with Groups and Families (3 units)
Advanced practice course focuses on the theory and practice of social work with small groups and families. Course includes content on intervention in family systems and groups that are developed for the purpose of helping group members grow, change, or cope with their life situations. Prerequisites: SW 5011, SW 5030, and SW 5031, or approval of the instructor.
SW 5060 Child Welfare Information Systems (1 unit)
This course provides students with the advanced application of the new linked database in California’s child welfare system, the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System is (commonly known as CWS/ CMS). Includes experience with the navigation and use of the system for management, program evaluation, and services research. Students will explore or examine the policy and management implications that this system’s change will present. Prerequisites: A basic understanding of Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft Word for Windows.
SW 5950 Selected Topics in Social Work (1-5 units)
(Topics to be specified in the class schedule) Development of a selected topic in social work. Topics vary each term, thus different topics may be taken for credit. Prerequisites: Classified graduate standing and consent of instructor.
SW 5960 Graduate Project (1-2 units)
A graduate project or master’s thesis is a requirement for the Master’s degree in Social Work and represents the capstone of the master’s program. Under the direction of a project adviser and a faculty committee, the student carries out a substantive endeavor that represents originality and independent thinking and which contributes to the advancement of knowledge or practice in social work. May be repeated for a total of 2 units. Prerequisites: SW 5020 and 5050 and eligible to advance to candidacy.
SW 5980 Individual Study (1-4 units)
For students enrolled in the MSW Program capable of doing independent work to pursue advanced specialized study related to their career/study plan. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
SW 5990 Research Thesis (1-2 units)
A master’s thesis or graduate project is a requirement for the Master’s degree in Social Work and represents the capstone of the master’s program. Under the direction of a thesis/research adviser and a faculty committee, the student carries out a substantive research endeavor which contributes to the advancement of knowledge or practice in social welfare. May be repeated for a total of 2 units. Prerequisites: Completion of SW 5020 and 5050 and eligible to advance to candidacy.
SW 5991 Capstone Project Course (2 units)
Two-semester course designed as a continuation of the research sequence and culminating with the completion of the Master’s Thesis or Project. Prerequisites: Completion of SW 5020 and SW 5050 and consent of the instructor. Students must concurrently enroll in SW 5990 or SW 5960.
SW 7005 Continuing Thesis or Project (0 units)
Non-credit course. Applicable to those students who have completed all registration for graduate coursework and who have registered for the maximum number of thesis or project units required by their program. Students must register each semester or term until they have secured faculty approval for their theses or projects.
