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Sep 12, 2024
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USC Catalogue 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]
Social Work (DSW)
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The Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) program at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work offers an advanced practice doctorate in social change and innovation for agency and community leaders and entrepreneurs. The DSW program prepares experienced professionals to develop practical, applied solutions to large-scale social challenges that directly impact vulnerable, marginalized or otherwise disadvantaged populations. The foundation for the DSW curriculum rests on three pillars: (1) problem definition within the Grand Challenges for Social Work; (2) innovative design; and (3) executive leadership in human service organizations and community contexts. Students are required to complete a minimum of 42 units of coursework beyond their first master’s degree in social work or another allied field from an accredited institution. The core DSW curriculum consists of 14 courses. There are no specializations available. Students may complete this accelerated advanced practice doctorate in seven or more semesters culminating with an independent capstone project, representing a substantive advance in practice or policy related to one of the Grand Challenges for Social Work.
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Required Courses
DSW students are required to take the following courses: - SOWK 704 Strategic Innovations for the Grand Challenges Units: 3
- SOWK 705 Leading Public Discourse Units: 3
- SOWK 706 Leading and Managing Large Complex Systems Units: 3
- SOWK 707 Financial Management for Social Change Units: 3
- SOWK 711 Design Laboratory for Social Innovation I Units: 3
- SOWK 713 The Application of Implementation Science Units: 3
- SOWK 714 Executive Leadership: Leaders as Maestros Units: 3
- SOWK 720 Communication and Influence for Social Good Units: 3
- SOWK 721 Data Driven Decision Making in Social Services Units: 3
- SOWK 723 Design Laboratory for Social Innovation II Units: 3
- SOWK 790 Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
(6 units are required) - SOWK 725a Preparatory Scholarship for Capstone Units: 2
- SOWK 725b Preparatory Scholarship for Capstone Units: 2
- SOWK 725c Preparatory Scholarship for Capstone Units: 2
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