Nine (9) credits of electives are required for completion of the MSW program.  Various electives are offered each semester.  Elective courses add different perspectives enhancing your general knowledge and allow you to study topics that interest you.  Often electives are taken during your concentration year and are outlined in you individualized learning plan.  Be sure to choose electives that compliment an area of emphasis you are interested in and approved by your advisor. 

Keep in mind that a maximum of 6 elective credits at the 400 level will count toward graduation and only if they are approved for graduate use.  Three credits need to be completed within the School of Social Work and three elective credits must be completed at the 500 level or above.  For more information please review the MSW Student Handbook and talk with your advisor.

Social Work

Micro-Practice Emphasis

SW 491 Social Justice in Indian Country

SW 553 Social Work Addictions

Social Work

Macro-Practice Emphasis

SW 455 Social Gerontology (fall)

Psychology

PSYX 442-01B Counseling Theories in Context

PSYX 532 Advanced Psychopathology

Sociology

SOCI 443 Sociology of Poverty

SOCI 446 Prostitution and Human Trafficking

Public Administration

PUAD 501 Public Administration

PUAD 522 Human Resource Management

PUAD 526 Issues in State Government

PUAD 529 Intro to Nonprofit Organizations

PUAD 547 Legislation

Native American Studies

NASX 430 American Indian Education

NASX 464 History of American Indian Affairs to 1776

Mathematics-Statistics

STAT 421 Probability Theory

STAT 451 Statistical Methods I- MWF

STAT 457 Computer Data Analysis

STAT 549 Applies Sampling

Economics

ECNS 403 Introduction to Econometrics

Counseling

COUN 484 Counseling Theories in Context

COUN 511 Theories & Tech of Counseling

COUN 512 Counseling Fundamentals

Communications

COMX 412 Communication and Conflict

COMX 415 Intercultural Communication

COMX 421 Communication in Non-Profit Organizations

COMX 449 Rhetoric of Women’s Activism