{"id":3118,"date":"2015-03-23T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T13:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2015-2016\/?page_id=3118"},"modified":"2021-11-30T10:40:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T15:40:15","slug":"msw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2021-2022\/msw\/","title":{"rendered":"SSHS:  Master of Social Work (MSW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/social-work\/msw\/\">Master of Social Work<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"facultyTable\"><div class=\"row colSet\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"convenerListing\">Program Director:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/kathleen-ray\/\">Kathleen Ray<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif\"><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \">\n<h4 class=\"facultyListing\">Faculty:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/timmesha-butler\/\">Timmesha Butler<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emmanual Bioh<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/cort-engelken\/\">Cort Engelken<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/seon-mi-kim\/\">Seon Mi Kim<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/eileen-klein\/\">Eileen Klein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/kim-lorber\/\">Kim Lorber<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/colleen-daly-martinez\/\">Colleen Daly Martinez<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \">\n<h4 class=\"facultyListingColTwo\">Faculty:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Joann McEniry<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/john-mctighe\/\">John McTighe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/kathleen-ray\/\">Kathleen Ray<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/dolly-sacristan\/\">Dolly Sacristan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/stephanie-elias-sarabia\/\">Stephanie Sarabia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/sshs\/faculty\/liat-shklarski\/\">Liat Shklarski<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Current as of June 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Resources:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.ramapo.edu\/register\/?id=264501f6-a2da-4afd-a8e8-08835dca21da\">Request Information<\/a> &#8211; Please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at 201-684-7260; or Visit our website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/social-work\/msw\/\">www.ramapo.edu\/msw<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Graduate Programs Policies and Procedures\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2021-2022\/masters\/\">Masters Programs Policies and Procedures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Acceptance into MSW Program<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Applicant must have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 3.0 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>To be considered for admission into the MSW program, an applicant must submit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A graduate application form with a non-refundable application fee of $60<\/li>\n<li>Letters of recommendation from two individuals who can attest to the your intellectual ability or potential, mailed to the Office of Graduate Admissions<\/li>\n<li>A copy of your curriculum vita or resume Official transcripts from all institutions previously attended by the applicant<\/li>\n<li>A personal narrative of 3-5 pages that responds to the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Explain why you are applying to the MSW program at Ramapo College?<\/li>\n<li>Discuss your personal values, philosophy, knowledge of social issues, and any professional and community experiences that have influenced your decision to enter the social work profession.<\/li>\n<li>Comment on your skills, strengths, and weaknesses.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss your plans for a career in social work including your reasons for choosing a particular focus of service in the field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Requirements of Study<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>Graduate social work students need:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>An ability to think logically and conceptually and to formulate mature judgments<\/li>\n<li>Excellent writing and verbal communications skills<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of the social work field and readiness to be committed to it as a profession<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of emotional maturity, concern for people, and capacity for self-awareness and personal growth<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated concern and commitment to the values underlying professional social work<\/li>\n<li>Respect for diversity and openness to life-long learning about one\u2019s self and others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>About the Program<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Offered through: School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The MSW Program at Ramapo College is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attaining Professional Licensure:<\/strong> Complete all academic requirements necessary to take the ASWB licensing examination for the LSW in NJ and LMSW in NY.<\/p>\n<p>The MSW Program is offered as a full-time hybrid program two nights a week or as a part-time hybrid program one night a week. Two courses meet 2 hours each night \u2013 Monday and Thursday \u2013 with 30 minutes of online work weekly. Students enrolled in the full-time program will complete in two years; students enrolled in the part-time program will complete in 3 years.\u00a0 The Advanced Standing Program is a one-year program for students who have graduated from a CSWE-accredited BSW program.\u00a0 1200 hours of field internship are required for the Traditional MSW\u00a0 Program and 600 for the Advanced Standing Program.<\/p>\n<p>Program Mission:<\/p>\n<p>The mission of the Master of Social Work Program is to prepare competent, compassionate and research-informed social work professionals to advocate for social and economic justice and human well-being, while honoring diversity and within the context of the social environment. An emphasis on caring \u00a0human relationships, and freedom from all forms of oppression, while supporting strengths, empowerment, and enhancing quality of life, will be the focus of practice. \u00a0As advanced generalist practitioners, students will become effective leaders through planning and problem solving, multi-system and interdisciplinary collaboration, and excellence in service to individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations, all from a global perspective. In line with the greater mission of Ramapo College, the MSW Program will emphasize individual attention to students and promote diversity, inclusiveness, sustainability, student engagement, and community involvement through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Goals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The goals of the MSW program are derived from the program\u2019s mission as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To prepare competent social work professionals for advanced generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in an ever-changing and diverse context, locally and internationally.<\/li>\n<li>To educate social workers effectively with the knowledge, values, and skills of the profession at the advanced practice level.<\/li>\n<li>To advance social justice by preparing leaders to effectively advocate for the development of social policies and social service delivery systems that improve the well-being of client systems.<\/li>\n<li>To prepare social workers who are life-long-learners and who will advocate, personally and professionally, for the alleviation and eradication of social problems and the promotion of global social, economic, and environmental sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preparation of students for advanced generalist practice is based on a person-in-environment perspective that is global and dynamic, respect for human diversity, advocacy for human rights, a strengths perspective, and scientific inquiry. The program\u2019s aim is to equip students for practice in an ever-changing world fraught with infinite variation and persistent obstacles to justice. Excellent advanced generalist practice results from understanding and acknowledging the transitory nature of human interaction and the incremental development of services necessary to respond with a client-centered approach, whether that client is an individual, family, group, community, or organization.<\/p>\n<p>The central means to accomplish the MSW program\u2019s mission and goals is through an integrated learning process that values classroom and field learning equally.\u00a0 The classroom integrates on-site learning in agency field internships with knowledge, values, and skills. Field internships are arranged through the Social Work Office of Field Education. Each student completes 600 hours of field internship per year in qualified agencies under qualified field instructors to graduate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Outcomes for the Program<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><strong>Goal 1:<\/strong> To educate social workers effectively with the knowledge, values and skills of the profession at the advanced practice level.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 1:<\/span> Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 2:\u00a0<\/span> Engage in diversity and difference in practice<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Goal 2<\/strong>: To prepare social workers who are life-long learners and who will advocate, personally and professionally, for the alleviation and eradication of social problems and the promotion of global, social, economic, and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 1:<\/span> Advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Goal 3: <\/strong>To advance social justice by preparing leaders to effectively advocate for the development of social policies and social service delivery systems that improve the wellbeing of client systems.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 1<\/span>: Engage in policy practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Goal 4:<\/strong> To prepare competent social work professionals for advanced generalist practice with<br \/>\nindividuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in an ever-changing and diverse context, locally and internationally.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 1<\/span>: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 2<\/span>: Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 3:<\/span> Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 4:<\/span>\u00a0Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Outcome 5<\/span>: Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Requirements of the MSW Program<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ol>\n<li>The MSW Degree requires 64 credit hours to complete.\u00a0 The Foundation Year is offered in the Fall requiring 32 credits and 600 field hours for completion.\u00a0 The Second Year requires 32 credits and 600 field hours for completion.\u00a0 Course requirements include 9 credits of electives, including a cluster that prepares you for the License in Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counseling (LCADC) in the State of New Jersey.<\/li>\n<li>To remain in good academic standing, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FALL SEMESTER &#8211; FOUNDATION YEAR ONE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcb580\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK501\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 501 - THEORY, PRACTICE AND FIELD INSTRUCTION I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcb8dc\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK503\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 503 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcba71\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK507\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 507 - CULTURAL DIVERSITY, RACISM, OPPRESSION AND PRIVILEGE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcbc46\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK505\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 505 - SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SPRING SEMESTER &#8211; FOUNDATION YEAR ONE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcbddd\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK502\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 502 - THEORY, PRACTICE AND FIELD INSTRUCTION II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcbfa1\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK504\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 504 - HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcc157\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK508\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 508 - CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH GROUPS<\/a>* (If students have already taken a<br \/>\ngroups course at the BSW level, they may substitute with an elective with permission)<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcc338\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK506\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 506 - SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH I<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>FALL SEMESTER &#8211; CONCENTRATION YEAR TWO<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcc556\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK601\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 601 - THEORY, PRACTICE AND FIELD INSTRUCTION III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dccfc5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK603\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 603 - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS IN CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcd17f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK605\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 605 - SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH II - PRACTICE EVALUATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ELECTIVES<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong> 3 CREDITS NEEDED FROM LIST BELOW<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>SPRING SEMESTER &#8211; CONCENTRATION YEAR -TWO<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcd388\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK602\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 602 - THEORY, PRACTICE & FIELD INSTRUCTION IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcd534\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK604\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 604 - ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ELECTIVES<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong> 6 CREDITS NEEDED FROM LIST BELOW<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>THREE-CREDIT ELECTIVES<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcd702\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK610\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 610 - PUBLIC HEALTH IN WEST AFRICA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcd87e\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK615\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 615 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH CHILDREN & ADOLESCENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcd9f3\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK620\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 620 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN TRAUMA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcdb56\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK625\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 625 - SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dce58c\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK630\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 630 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN END OF LIFE AND PALLIATIVE CARE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dce7b8\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK640\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 640 - COGNITIVE & DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dce94d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK645\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 645 - ADVANCED SEMINAR OF TOPICS ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dceb04\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK646\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 646 - ADVANCED TOPICS: DECRIMINALIZATION OF DRUG POLICY IN LISBON, PORTUGAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcec67\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK650\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 650 - MACRO PRACTICE IN SOCIAL WORK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcedc5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK655\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 655 - NEUROBIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcef70\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK670\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 670 - SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES IN HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcf0dc\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK675\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 675 - CUBA: A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION MODEL FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (STUDY ABROAD IN HAVANA, CUBA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcf249\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK690\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 690 - TOPICS:<\/a> (SPECIFIC TOPIC <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">MUST<\/span> BE APPROVED BY PROGRAM DIRECTOR)<\/li>\n<li><b>Students may take three one-credit electives in place of one three-credit elective<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>ONE-CREDIT ELECTIVES<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcf414\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK660\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 660 - NARRATIVE THEORY AND PRACTICE IN SOCIAL WORK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcf5b9\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK661\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 661 - GRANT WRITING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcf75a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK662\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 662 - PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcf8a9\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK663\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 663 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcfa41\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK665\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 665 - WORKING WITH MILITARY FAMILIES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcfbb3\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK666\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 666 - CRISIS INTERVENTION<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Requirements of the MSW - Advanced Standing Program<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ol>\n<li>Students who have earned a baccalaureate degree in social work (BSW) within the past five years from an undergraduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and have a GPA of 3.25 or higher may apply for admission.\u00a0 The program has limited seats available.\u00a0 Please apply within the MSW deadline.<\/li>\n<li>To remain in good academic standing, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>FALL SEMESTER<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dcfe5b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK601\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 601 - THEORY, PRACTICE AND FIELD INSTRUCTION III<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd000f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK603\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 603 - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS IN CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd0174\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK605\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 605 - SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH II - PRACTICE EVALUATION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd02d0\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK508\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 508 - CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH GROUPS<\/a>*(if students have already taken a<br \/>\ngroups course at the BSW level, they may substitute with an elective with permission)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPRING SEMESTER<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd0468\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK602\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 602 - THEORY, PRACTICE & FIELD INSTRUCTION IV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd062c\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK604\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 604 - ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ELECTIVES:\u00a0 6 CREDITS NEEDED FROM LIST BELOW<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>THREE-CREDIT ELECTIVES<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd07cc\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK610\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 610 - PUBLIC HEALTH IN WEST AFRICA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd094a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK615\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 615 - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH CHILDREN & ADOLESCENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd0abe\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK620\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 620 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN TRAUMA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd0c5a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK625\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 625 - SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd0e03\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK630\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 630 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN END OF LIFE AND PALLIATIVE CARE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd0faa\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK635\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 635 - SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd1121\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK640\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 640 - COGNITIVE & DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd13e2\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK645\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 645 - ADVANCED SEMINAR OF TOPICS ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd156d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK646\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 646 - ADVANCED TOPICS: DECRIMINALIZATION OF DRUG POLICY IN LISBON, PORTUGAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd16de\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK650\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 650 - MACRO PRACTICE IN SOCIAL WORK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd182b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK655\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 655 - NEUROBIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd19e7\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK670\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 670 - SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES IN HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd1b55\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK675\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 675 - CUBA: A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION MODEL FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (STUDY ABROAD IN HAVANA, CUBA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd1ca8\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK690\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 690 - TOPICS:<\/a> (SPECIFIC TOPIC <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">MUST<\/span> BE APPROVED BY PROGRAM DIRECTOR)<\/li>\n<li><b>Students may take three one-credit electives in place of one three-credit elective<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>ONE-CREDIT ELECTIVES<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd1e0d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK660\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 660 - NARRATIVE THEORY AND PRACTICE IN SOCIAL WORK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd1f58\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK661\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 661 - GRANT WRITING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d2930dd209c\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/MSWK662\" target=\"_blank\">MSWK 662 - 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