The core curriculum is designed to provide students with expertise in linking social work practice theory to conducting trauma-responsive practice, utilizing research for policymaking decisions, executive leadership in human service organizations, and the dissemination of practice knowledge to the practice community through scholarship and conference presentation. The program requires a minimum of 50 credits of course-based graduate study, plus a Capstone project. The curriculum consists of 16, 3-credit courses. Upon completion of online courses, students are required to enroll and complete the activities for a 2-credit Doctoral 鈥淧ractice Advance鈥 Capstone (SW 799) each semester until the completion of all degree requirements. It is expected that students can complete the Capstone in one semester.
Part-time Program
Part-time students must be enrolled in at least 6 credits of online coursework each semester. Two courses are offered each semester. In fall and spring semesters, courses are taken consecutively; in summer semesters, courses are taken simultaneously. Each online course is eight weeks in duration and consist of both asynchronous and synchronous components. Live, synchronous meetings are held on Saturday mornings and attendance is mandatory. Students are expected to complete all requirements and successfully defend their major product within three years from the start of program matriculation.
Curriculum Design
Total Course Credits 鈥 48