Program Overview

Introduction to the Social Work Program

The School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago offers an Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in Social Work, providing students with a comprehensive education in social work principles, practices, and policies. This program allows students to complete their undergraduate degree in four years and their Master's degree in just one year.

Program Overview

The Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in Social Work is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in social work theory, research, and practice. The program focuses on preparing students for careers in social work, with an emphasis on promoting social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability.

Curriculum

The curriculum for the Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in Social Work includes a combination of undergraduate and graduate coursework. Students will take courses in social work theory, research methods, human behavior, and social policy, as well as specialized courses in areas such as child welfare, mental health, and healthcare.

Course List

The following courses are required for the Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in Social Work:

• SOWK 200: Introduction to Social Work
• SOWK 301: Practice Skills with Individuals and Families
• SOWK 303: Group Work Practice in Social Work: Micro/Mezzo/Macro
• SOWK 305: Life Span Development, Human Behavior, Trauma, & Theory
• SOWK 307: Social Work Policy and Community Intervention
• SOWK 308: Integrated Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practice
• SOWK 330: Internship I and Simulated Experience
• SOWK 340: Internship II and Simulated Experience
• SOWK 350: Preparation for Practice
• SOWK 362: Integrative Seminar
• SOWK 370: Power, Oppression, Privilege, and Social Justice
• SOWK 380: Assessment of Client Concerns in Context
• SOWK 390: Research and Evaluation in Social Work Practice
• SOWK 680: Advanced Micro-Level Practice
• SOWK 682: Advanced Mezzo and Micro Practice
• SWII 632: Internship Instruction III & Simulated Experiences
• SWII 632S: Integrative Seminar
• SWII 633: Internship Instruction IV & Simulated Experiences

Specializations and Tracks

The Master of Social Work program offers two specializations: Micro Practice and Leadership, Mezzo, and Macro Practice (LMMP). Each specialization has several tracks, including:

• Micro Practice Specialization:
  • Advanced Clinical Practice Track
  • Certified Alcohol and Other Drugs Counselor Training Program (CADC) Track
  • Migration Studies Track
  • Schools/Professional Educator License (PEL) Track
• Leadership, Mezzo, and Macro Practice (LMMP) Specialization:
  • Leadership, Community, Advocacy, and Policy (LCAP) Track

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in Social Work requires:

• A declared undergraduate major in Social Work
• Completion of approximately 90 credit hours
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• A minimum major GPA of 3.0
• Completion of designated coursework for evaluation of student readiness in their discipline

Program Learning Outcomes

The Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in Social Work is designed to prepare students to:

• Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
• Advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice
• Engage in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in practice
• Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice
• Engage in policy practice
• Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

MSW Program Generalist Learning Outcomes

The MSW program is designed to prepare students to:

• Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
• Advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice
• Engage in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in practice
• Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice
• Engage in policy practice
• Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

MSW Program Specialized Micro Learning Outcomes

The MSW program with a Micro specialization is designed to prepare students to:

• Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
• Advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice
• Engage in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in practice
• Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice
• Engage in policy practice
• Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

MSW Program Specialized LMMP Learning Outcomes

The MSW program with an LMMP specialization is designed to prepare students to:

• Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior
• Advance human rights and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice
• Engage in anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in practice
• Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice
• Engage in policy practice
• Engage with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities
• Evaluate practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities

Conclusion

The Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's program in Social Work at Loyola University Chicago provides students with a comprehensive education in social work principles, practices, and policies. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in social work, with an emphasis on promoting social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability.