SWK 489 - Senior Field Practicum and Seminar I

Credit Hour(s): 3
The first of two parts of the senior field experience will be an introduction to the agency in which the student will spend two semesters. The agency experience will be supervised by a faculty liaison and a field instructor who has earned the MSW degree. Field placements are developed to fit the students’ career objectives. During this Fall semester senior experience the student will be in the agency for at least 75 hours along with a one hour weekly classroom seminar. The student will have the opportunity to be fully oriented to the agency’s services in preparation for more concentrated hours in the second practicum during spring semester. The agency will also provide the setting for the senior student to implement course projects for two required practice courses and the research course. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s). 75 Service Hour(s).

Prerequisite(s):

SWK 305 - Social Work Practice I

SWK 397 - Professional Preparation Seminar II

Course Session Cycle: Fall