Students will orient their course of study around a concentration to deepen their knowledge in a particular area. Concentrations include the following:

• American Indian and Alaska Native
• Children, Youth and Families
• Health
• Mental Health
• Social & Economic Development — Domestic
• Social & Economic Development — International
• Social Impact Leadership

American Indian and Alaska Native

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses (21 credits)
SWCR 5007	Research Methods with Statistical Applications	3
SWCR 5011	Human Behavior	3
SWCR 5012	Social, Economic & Political Environment	3
SWCR 5015	Social Justice and Human Diversity	3
SWCR 5038	Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups	3
SWCR 5039	Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities	3
SWCR 5040	Social Welfare Policies and Services	3
Foundation Practicum (4 credits)
SWPR 6000	Foundations of Field Education	0
SWPR 5102	MSW Integrative Foundation Field Seminar	1
SWPR 5006	MSW Foundation Practicum I	3
Concentration Courses
Theory, Problems, and Issues (3 credits)
SWHS 5751	Indigenous Knowledge, Values and Cultures	3
Social Policy (3 credits)
SWSP 5749	American Indian Social Welfare Policies and Administrative Practices	3
Practice Methods (9 credits)
SWDP 4005	Indigenous Mental Health Practice	3
SWCD 5019	Community Development with American Indian and Other Indigenous Communities	3
One additional course based on selected track		3
Concentration Practicum (5 credits)
SWPR 5014	MSW Concentration Practicum I	5
Leadership and Management (3 credits)
SWHS 5017	Management & Leadership of Organizations (If in Management or Social Entrepreneurship specialization, take SWHS 5089.)	3
Evaluation (3 credits)		3
SWSP 5842	Social Policy Analysis & Evaluation
or SWSA 5050	Evaluation of Programs And Services
Electives (9 credits)		9
Total Units		60

Children, Youth and Families

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses (21 credits)
SWCR 5007	Research Methods with Statistical Applications	3
SWCR 5011	Human Behavior	3
SWCR 5012	Social, Economic & Political Environment	3
SWCR 5015	Social Justice and Human Diversity	3
SWCR 5038	Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups	3
SWCR 5039	Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities	3
SWCR 5040	Social Welfare Policies and Services	3
Foundation Practicum (4 credits)
SWPR 6000	Foundations of Field Education	0
SWPR 5006	MSW Foundation Practicum I	3
SWPR 5102	MSW Integrative Foundation Field Seminar	1
Concentration Courses
Theory, Problems, and Issues (3 credits)
SWHS 1011	Theoretical & Empirical Bases for Practice with Children, Youth & Families	3
Social Policy (3 credits)
SWSP 5771	Policy & Services for Children & Youth	3
Practice Methods (9 credits)		9
Required:
SWDP 7201	Social Work Practice Across Systems Serving Children, Youth and Families
One of the following is required:
SWDP 7326	Social Work Practice with Youth in Families
or SWDP 7325	Social Work Practice in Early & Middle Childhood
One of the following is required*:
SWDP 7325	Social Work Practice in Early & Middle Childhood
or SWDP 7326	Social Work Practice with Youth in Families
or SWDP 5325	Child Maltreatment Prevention
or SWDP 7821	International Child Welfare
or SWDP 5147	Trauma Treatment with Children and Adolescents
or SWSA 5069	Developing Programs In Health and Social Service Settings
Concentration Practicum (5 credits)
SWPR 5014	MSW Concentration Practicum I	5
Leadership and Management (3 credits)
SWHS 5017	Management & Leadership of Organizations (If in Management or Social Entrepreneurship specialization, take SWHS 5089.)	3
Evaluation (3 credits)		3
SWSP 5842	Social Policy Analysis & Evaluation
or SWSA 5050	Evaluation of Programs And Services
Electives (9 credits)		9
Total Units		60

*

SOC WK 6640 School Social Work Practice in Public Schools at UMSL is also an option for this requirement.

Health

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses (21 credits)
SWCR 5007	Research Methods with Statistical Applications	3
SWCR 5011	Human Behavior	3
SWCR 5012	Social, Economic & Political Environment	3
SWCR 5015	Social Justice and Human Diversity	3
SWCR 5038	Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups	3
SWCR 5039	Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities	3
SWCR 5040	Social Welfare Policies and Services	3
Foundation Practicum (4 credits)
SWPR 6000	Foundations of Field Education	0
SWPR 5006	MSW Foundation Practicum I	3
SWPR 5102	MSW Integrative Foundation Field Seminar	1
Concentration Courses
Theory, Problems, and Issues (3 credits)
SWHS 3022	Health Behavior and Health Promotion	3
Social Policy (3 credits)
SWSP 5742	Health Administration & Policy	3
Practice Methods (9 credits)
Required:
SWDP 5453	Clinical Interventions in Health & Integrated Health	3
SWDP 5810	Principles and Practices of Differential Diagnosis	3
One of the following is required:
SWDP 5503	Cognitive Behavior Therapy	3
or SWDP 5702	Applied Group Work Practice
or SWDP 9453	Principles, Practices and Services in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
or SWSA 5069	Developing Programs In Health and Social Service Settings
Concentration Practicum (5 credits)
SWPR 5014	MSW Concentration Practicum I	5
Leadership & Management (3 credits)
SWHS 5017	Management & Leadership of Organizations (If in Management or Social Entrepreneurship specialization, take SWHS 5089.)	3
Evaluation (3 credits)		3
SWSP 5842	Social Policy Analysis & Evaluation
or SWSA 5050	Evaluation of Programs And Services
Electives (9 credits)		9
Total Units		60

Mental Health

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses (21 credits)
SWCR 5007	Research Methods with Statistical Applications	3
SWCR 5011	Human Behavior	3
SWCR 5012	Social, Economic & Political Environment	3
SWCR 5015	Social Justice and Human Diversity	3
SWCR 5038	Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups	3
SWCR 5039	Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities	3
SWCR 5040	Social Welfare Policies and Services	3
Foundation Practicum (4 credits)
SWPR 6000	Foundations of Field Education	0
SWPR 5006	MSW Foundation Practicum I	3
SWPR 5102	MSW Integrative Foundation Field Seminar	1
Concentration Courses
Theory, Problems, and Issues (3 credits)
SWHS 5081	Contemporary Theories and Issues in Behavioral Health (If Child Behavioral Health Track, take SWHS 1011)	3
Social Policy (3 credits)
SWSP 5012	Behavioral Health Policies and Services (If Substance Use Disorder Treatment Track, take SWSP 6101)	3
Practice Methods (9 credits)		9
Clinical Social Work Track
Required:
SWDP 5805	Principles of Clinical Interventions in Behavioral Health
SWDP 9453	Principles, Practices and Services in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
SWDP 5810	Principles and Practices of Differential Diagnosis
Child Behavioral Health Track
Required:
SWDP 5810	Principles and Practices of Differential Diagnosis
SWDP 7201	Social Work Practice Across Systems Serving Children, Youth and Families
SWDP 7206	Contemporary Family Therapy
Clinical Social Work in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Track
SWDP 5810	Principles and Practices of Differential Diagnosis
SWDP 9453	Principles, Practices and Services in Substance Use Disorder Treatment
SWDP 5811	Harm Reduction Community Practice
Concentration Practicum (5 credits)
SWPR 5014	MSW Concentration Practicum I	5
Leadership and Management (3 credits)
SWHS 5017	Management & Leadership of Organizations (If in Management or Social Entrepreneurship specialization, take SWHS 5089.)	3
Evaluation (3 credits)		3
SWSP 5842	Social Policy Analysis & Evaluation
or SWSA 5050	Evaluation of Programs And Services
Electives (9 credits)		9
Total Units		60

Social and Economic Development — Domestic

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses (21 credits)
SWCR 5007	Research Methods with Statistical Applications	3
SWCR 5011	Human Behavior	3
SWCR 5012	Social, Economic & Political Environment	3
SWCR 5015	Social Justice and Human Diversity	3
SWCR 5038	Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups	3
SWCR 5039	Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities	3
SWCR 5040	Social Welfare Policies and Services	3
Foundation Practicum (4 credits)
SWPR 6000	Foundations of Field Education	0
SWPR 5006	MSW Foundation Practicum I	3
SWPR 5102	MSW Integrative Foundation Field Seminar	1
Concentration Courses
Theory, Problems, and Issues (3 credits)
SWHS 5013	Poverty & Inequality in America	3
or SWHS 5040	Theories of Racial, Social & Economic Justice
Social Policy (3 credits)
SWSP 5861	Domestic Social & Economic Development	3
Practice Methods (9 credits)		9
Three of the following are required:
SWCD 5018	State Level Lobbying
SWCD 5027	Fundamentals of Community Organizing
SWCD 5050	Community Based System Dynamics
SWCD 5076	Social and Economic Development/Redevelopment Part 1
SWCD 5086	Social and Economic Development: East St. Louis Seminar Part 2
SWCD 5087	Poverty: The Impact of Institutionalized Racism
SWCD 5091	Race, Inequality & Social Justice in American K-12 Education
SWCD 5400	Equitable Economic Development
Note: SWCD 5076, SWCD 5086, and SWCD 5087 may NOT all be taken as practice methods. If all three courses are taken, one will count as an elective.
Concentration Practicum (5 credits)
SWPR 5014	MSW Concentration Practicum I	5
Leadership and Management (3 credits)
SWHS 5017	Management & Leadership of Organizations (If in Management or Social Entrepreneurship specialization, take SWHS 5089.)	3
Evaluation (3 credits)		3
SWSP 5842	Social Policy Analysis & Evaluation
or SWSA 5050	Evaluation of Programs And Services
Electives (9 credits)		9
Total Units		60

Social and Economic Development — International

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses (21 credits)
SWCR 5007	Research Methods with Statistical Applications	3
SWCR 5011	Human Behavior	3
SWCR 5012	Social, Economic & Political Environment	3
SWCR 5015	Social Justice and Human Diversity	3
SWCR 5038	Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups	3
SWCR 5039	Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities	3
SWCR 5040	Social Welfare Policies and Services	3
Foundation Practicum (4 credits)
SWPR 6000	Foundations of Field Education	0
SWPR 5006	MSW Foundation Practicum I	3
SWPR 5102	MSW Integrative Foundation Field Seminar	1
Concentration Courses
Theory, Problems, and Issues (3 credits)
SWHS 5030	International Social & Economic Development Theory	3
Social Policy (3 credits)
SWSP 5862	International Social & Economic Development Policy	3
Practice Methods (9 credits)		9
SWCD 5056	Development Practice in International Settings
Two of the following are required:
SWDP 6215	Global Mental Health
SWDP 7821	International Child Welfare
SWDP 4100	Social Work Practice with Refugees and Immigrants
SWSP 5863	Special Topics: Human Rights Policy
SWSA 5069	Developing Programs In Health and Social Service Settings
SWCD 5043	Global Anti-Poverty Interventions
Concentration Practicum (5 credits)
SWPR 5014	MSW Concentration Practicum I	5
Leadership and Management (3 credits)
SWHS 5017	Management & Leadership of Organizations (If in Management or Social Entrepreneurship specialization, take SWHS 5089.)	3
Evaluation (3 credits)		3
SWSP 5842	Social Policy Analysis & Evaluation
or SWSA 5050	Evaluation of Programs And Services
Electives (9 credits)		9
Total Units		60

Social Impact Leadership

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Foundation Courses (21 credits)
SWCR 5007	Research Methods with Statistical Applications	3
SWCR 5011	Human Behavior	3
SWCR 5012	Social, Economic & Political Environment	3
SWCR 5015	Social Justice and Human Diversity	3
SWCR 5038	Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families & Groups	3
SWCR 5039	Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities	3
SWCR 5040	Social Welfare Policies and Services	3
Foundation Practicum (4 credits)
SWPR 6000	Foundations of Field Education	0
SWPR 5006	MSW Foundation Practicum I	3
SWPR 5102	MSW Integrative Foundation Field Seminar	1
Concentration Courses
Theory, Problems, and Issues (3 credits)
SWHS 5089	Human Service Organizations: Theory, Concepts, Issues	3
Social Policy (3 credits)		3
One of the following is required:
SWSP 5742	Health Administration & Policy
or SWSP 5749	American Indian Social Welfare Policies and Administrative Practices
or SWSP 5771	Policy & Services for Children & Youth
or SWSP 5861	Domestic Social & Economic Development
or SWSP 5862	International Social & Economic Development Policy
or SWSP 6101	Substance Use Policy
or SWSP 5012	Behavioral Health Policies and Services
Practice Methods (9 credits)		9
Leadership and Management Track
SWSA 5019	Leading & Managing Employees, Volunteers & Teams
SWSA 5057	Leadership & Management of Human Service Organizations
SWSA 5030	Financial Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track
SWSA 5060	Social Entrepreneurship
SWSA 5019	Leading & Managing Employees, Volunteers & Teams
SWSA 5030	Financial Management
Concentration Practicum (5 credits)
SWPR 5014	MSW Concentration Practicum I	5
Leadership and Management (3 credits)
SWSA 5070	Revenue Development & Communication	3
Evaluation (3 credits)
SWSA 5077	Human Services: Design & Evaluation for Impact (Human Services: Design & Evaluation for Impact)	3
Electives (9 credits)		9
Total Units		60

Contact Info