The combined Bachelor's + Master's in Social Work degree programs allow students to complete 12 graduate credit hours while still enrolled as undergraduates. This option is available to Sociology majors at DePaul University. These 12 graduate credit hours can count as elective courses in their senior year as an undergraduate and they comprise the first year of the MSW degree in Social Work. Combined degree participants will be awarded their bachelor's degrees upon completion of their undergraduate degree requirements. The MSW degree will be awarded upon completion of the graduate degree requirements.
The degree requirements to complete the MSW can be found here.
The following undergraduate courses should be taken in the Junior Year. They fulfill Sociology (BA) elective requirements and basic requirements of the Social Work (MSW). MSW 311 is a requirement for formal application to the combined Program.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SWU 311 | HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
| SWU 312 | HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II | 4 |
| SWU 331 | SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY | 4 |
The following classes fulfill both general elective credit hour requirements for the Sociology (BA) and core requirements for Social Work (MSW). They should be taken on the 4th Year of studies. Students are officially part of the Graduate Program while these classes.
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MSW 401 | PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| MSW 481 | FOUNDATION PRACTICE I | 4 |
| MSW 491 | FOUNDATION FIELD EDUCATION I | 4 |
| MSW 421 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH | 4 |
| MSW 482 | FOUNDATION PRACTICE II | 4 |
| MSW 492 | FOUNDATION FIELD EDUCATION II | 4 |
| MSW 483 | FOUNDATION PRACTICE III | 4 |
| MSW 493 | FOUNDATION FIELD EDUCATION III | 4 |