| |  | | | Duluth Graduate Degree Program Social Work | Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information—Department of Social Work, University
of Minnesota Duluth, 220 Bohannon Hall, 1207 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55812 (218-726-7245;
fax 218-726-7185; sw@d.umn.edu; www.d.umn.edu/sw).
Curriculum—The master of social work (M.S.W.) program offers a concentration in advanced generalist practice that prepares students to practice in a variety of human service settings. Graduates undertake a variety of professional social work roles ranging from counselor and case manager to community organizer and administrator. The curriculum has a special focus on services to American Indians and their communities. Coursework is also available in the area of child welfare practice. The M.S.W. program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Admission Requirements—1) A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. The bachelor's degree should include a solid background in the liberal arts, as evidenced on the transcript by courses in the arts, cultural studies, and behavioral and social sciences. Applicants should be knowledgeable about diverse cultures, social problems, social conditions, and the social, psychological, and biological determinants of human behavior. Applicants with undergraduate degree majors in social work or a related field or discipline are given preference over applicants with other majors. 2) Completion of at least 15 semester credits in two or more social science disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, economics, anthropology, or political science. 3) Strong academic preparation as demonstrated by a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00. 4) Potential to contribute to the social work profession. Preference is given to applicants with professional experience in human service settings, particularly when this experience involves working with underrepresented and protected classes.
Enrollment Prerequisites—Admitted applicants must complete a college-level biology course with content on human anatomical and physiological development and a college-level statistics course. The biology course must be completed before registering for the first semester in the M.S.W. program, and the statistics course must be completed before registering for the first research course. Interested persons can apply and be admitted before completing the enrollment prerequisites.
Advanced Standing—Applicants with a bachelor of social work degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education may apply for admission to the advanced standing program. All other applicants are ineligible for this program.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
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M.S.W. Degree Requirements | | The M.S.W. requires 51 credits (34 credits for students admitted with advanced standing), including a minimum of 41 credits in social work courses (28 credits for advanced standing students), and a master's project and final examination. The program requires two field placements in human service agencies (one field placement for students with advanced standing). A minimum GPA of 3.00 for courses included in the degree program is required. A level of personal and professional competence considered satisfactory for entrance into the profession of social work, as indicated by course and field placement evaluations, is required.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—None. | Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Professor
Priscilla A. Day, M2
Dennis R. Falk, M2
Melanie F. Shepard, M2
Associate Professor
Lynn Ellen H. Bye, M2
Kathleen E. Nuccio, M2
R. Michael Raschick, M2
Assistant Professor
Johanna M. Garrison, M2
Ann Tellett, M2
Instructor
Kathleen V. Heltzer, M2 | | | | | |
