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SW 879 Social Work Practice with Women SW 882 Socioeconomic Development SW 884 Strategic Planning SW 887 Urban Development Planning SW 896 Marketing Social Work Dual Degree Programs The Graduate School of Social Work has instituted three dual degree programs with other graduate units of Boston College, and one dual degree program with the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences and the Lynch School of Education. A description of the programs is available from the respective admission offices. Candidates must apply to, and be accepted by, each of the relevant schools independently. Established in 1980, the M.S.W./M.B.A. Program, in cooperation with the Carroll Graduate School of Management, involves three full-time years one each in the foundation years of both schools, and the third incorporating joint class and field education. The four-year M.S.W./J.D. Program, inaugurated in 1988 with Boston College Law School, requires a foundation year in each school followed by two years of joint class and field instruction with selected emphasis on such areas as family law and services; child welfare and advocacy; and socio-legal aspects and interventions relating to poverty, homelessness, immigration, etc. The three-year M.S.W./M.A. (Pastoral Ministry) in conjunction with the Boston College Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry was begun in 1989 and consists of a foundation year in each curriculum with a third year of jointly administered class and field instruction. Areas of focus include clinical work in hospitals and prisons, organizational services/administration, and parish social ministry. In cooperation with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Lynch School of Education, the Graduate School of Social Work has instituted an Accelerated B.A./M.S.W. Program that enables Psychology, Sociology, and Human Development majors to complete the Social Work foundation curriculum during their junior and senior years. Students receive the B.A. at the end of four years, then enroll formally in the Graduate School of Social Work for a final year of study in the M.S.W. Program. For sophomore prerequisites and application information, undergraduates should call the Graduate School of Social Work Director of Admissions at 617-552-4024. The School also offers an upper-division introductory course that is not applicable to the M.S.W. degree: SW 600 Introduction to Social Work is cross-listed with the departments of Psychology and Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program with a Major in Social Work The School offers a research oriented Ph.D. program that prepares scholars committed to pursue knowledge that will advance the field of social welfare and social work practice. Students master a substantive area of scholarship and gain methodological expertise to excel as researchers and teachers in leading academic and social welfare settings throughout the world. Grounded in core values of human dignity and social justice, the program nurtures independence and originality of thought in crafting innovative research and policy agendas for constructive social change. Program of Study Research training is at the core of the program. Students acquire expertise in applied social and behavioral science research methodologies that are especially appropriate for investigating critical policy and practice questions. This set of courses emphasizes analytic skills needed to understand, appraise and advance knowledge in social work. The learning process involves more than classroom instruction. Students are expected to work closely with faculty mentors in their roles as scholars and researchers. Besides required courses, students can select from an array of elective academic courses, independent studies, research internships and teaching labs. A total of fifty-one (51) credit hours are required to complete the degree: forty-five (45) credits for academic courses and six (6) credits for the dissertation. Among the eighteen (18) elective credits, six (6) are specified to be advanced social or behavioral science theory courses and twelve (12) are open electives. Students must also pass a written comprehensive examination and produce a manuscript that is fitting for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Before beginning research on the dissertation, the student must complete all required courses and pass an oral qualifying examination based upon the publishable paper requirement. Required courses include the following: SW 951 Survey of Research Methods in Social Behavioral Science SW 952 Tools for Scholarship in Social Behavioral Science SW 953 Cross-Cultural Issues in Social Behavioral Research SW 954 Models for Social Work Intervention Research SW 959 Doctoral Publishable Writing Project SW 967 Statistical Analyses for Social Behavioral Research SW 968 Multivariate Analysis Statistical Modeling SW 980 History and Philosophy of Social Welfare in the U.S. SW 983 International and Comparative Social Welfare SW 992 Theories and Methods of Teaching in Professional Education SW 994 Integrative Seminar for Doctoral Students Advanced Social or Behavioral Science Theory Courses (6 credits) Total Credits: The fifty-one (51) credits is a minimal requirement. The actual number of courses taken by an individual student varies according to prior educational background and course work. Combined M.S.W./Ph.D. The School provides an option whereby those doctoral students without a master of social work degree can engage in a program of study that leads to both the M.S.W. and the Ph.D. degrees. The combined M.S.W./Ph.D. program provides an integrated educational program for exceptionally talented students to embark on their doctoral course work before fully completing all of the requirements for the M.S.W. program. Financial Aid There are five major sources of funding available for students in the doctoral program in social work at Boston College: Up to six University Fellowships awarded each year on a competitive basis to full-time doctoral students in social work. Full tuition and a stipend are provided for three years as long as the student maintains good academic standing and demonstrates progress toward the Ph.D. One Diversity Fellowship awarded each year on a competitive basis to full-time doctoral students in social work. Full tuition and a stipend are provided for five years as long as the student maintains good academic standing and demonstrates progress toward the Ph.D. Graduate Assistantships provided by Boston College. SOCIAL WORK 374 The Boston College Catalog 2006-2007

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