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USC Catalogue 2015-2016 
    
USC Catalogue 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Social Work and Gerontology (MSW/MS)


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The MS/MSW dual degree offers the student interested in direct service or community organization the credentials most valued in clinical and therapeutic practice. Taken in connection with the social work degree, the MS focuses course and fieldwork on the older person and prepares the student for social work with older persons and their families.

In the MS/MSW dual degree program, the student enrolls primarily in the first year program of the USC School of Social Work. During the summer session, courses are taken in the USC Davis School of Gerontology. Second year courses are taken in both schools and fieldwork during the second year is taken in the School of Gerontology. The research course is taken through the School of Social Work in the student’s concentration area. The School of Gerontology will waive  GERO 589 Case Studies in Leadership and Change Management  (4 units) and GERO 555 Integrating Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach  (4 units) because students enrolled in this program have a primary professional focus on social work.

Total units: 32


Total units: 31


In the second half of the social work program, students may enroll in one of four concentrations: Health; World of Work; Mental Health; or Community Organization, Planning and Administration (COPA). All students are required to take SOWK 611 Leadership in the Social Work Profession and Organizations: Theory and Practice . Required courses are selected based on the chosen concentration as follows:

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Course selection is done only with an academic adviser’s approval.

Program Adaptations


The School of Gerontology waives 12 units. The research course is taken through the School of Social Work in the student’s concentration area, and GERO 593 , the research course, and GERO 555  are waived as well as one elective. The School of Social Work waives 12 units.

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