Global Master of Social Work with a Concentration in Community, Corporate and Organizational Development
The foundation year begins in Taipei via distance learning followed by the concentration year in Los Angeles.
Summer 2010, Taipei
• One-week seminar: Comparative Cultures and the Profession of Social Work (mid-August)
Fall 2010, Taipei
• SOWK 503: Human Behavior & Social Environment I (3 units)
• SOWK 534: Policy & Practice in Social Service Organizations (3 units)
• SOWK 562: Social Work Research (3 units)
• SOWK 505: Human Behavior & Social Environment II (3 units)
• SOWK 535: Social Policy (3 units)
15 units
Spring 2011, Taipei
• SOWK 543: Social Work Practice with Individuals (3 units)
• SOWK 586A & B: *Block Field Practicum (3 units each)
• SOWK 587A & B: Integrative Learning Seminar for Social Work Practice (2 units each)
• SOWK 545: Social Work Practice with Families, Groups and Complex Cases (3 units)
16 units
* GMSW students must complete 37.5 hours per week in a block field practicum. Students will be required to speak both English and Mandarin at their assigned agencies.
Summer 2011, Los Angeles
• Concentration Orientation and Community immersion (July)
• Field Placement Selection
Fall 2011, Los Angeles
• SOWK 648: Management of Community and Social Services (3 units)
• MOR 599: Strategies for Mission-based Businesses (Marshall Society & Business Lab) (3 units)
• SOWK 611: Leadership in the Social Work Profession and Organizations (3 units)
• SOWK XXX Selective 1: (please see selective options below) (3 units)
• SOWK 686A: *Field Practicum II (4 units)
16 units
* GMSW students must complete 20 hours per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for their field practicum. Students will be required to speak in English at their assigned agencies.
Spring 2012, Los Angeles
• SOWK 639: Social Policies for Managers, Planners and Community Organizers (3 units)
• SOWK 699: Corporate Social Responsibility (3 units)
• SOWK 629: Evaluation of Research: Community Organization, Planning and Administration (3 units)
• SOWK XXX Selective 2: (please see selective options below) (3 units)
• SOWK 686B: *Field Practicum II (4 units)
16 units
* GMSW students must complete 20 hours per week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for their field practicum. Students will be required to speak in English at their assigned agencies.
Selectives
• SOWK 665: Program Development and Grant Writing for Social Workers (3 units)
• SOWK 664: Consultation, Coaching and Entrepreneurship (3 units)
• SOWK 669: Managing Change and Organization Development (3 units)
• SOWK XXX: Global Dimensions in Social Policy and Social Work Practice (3 units)
