Specialization in Health Care
The program's hybrid curriculum is designed with two options: a 16-month (four trimesters, 55 units) program for students with any undergraduate degree, and a 12-month (three trimesters, 32 units) advanced standing option for students with a BSW from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The curriculum is full-time and cohort-based, with significant embedded experiential learning and interprofessional education opportunities.
See the curricular plans below and course descriptions in the University Catalog.
Accelerated Hybrid Program — 16 months (55 units)
Trimester 1 (Fall) |
Trimester 2 (Spring) |
| Social Work Theory & Practice I (SOCW 201, hybrid, 3 units) |
Social Work Theory & Practice II (SOCW 211, hybrid, 3 units) |
| Research-Informed Practice (SOCW 203, hybrid, 3 units) |
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SOCW 213, online, 3 units) |
| Policy & Advocacy in Social Work Practice (SOCW 205, online, 3 units) |
Social Work in Health Settings (SOCW 215, hybrid, 3 units) |
| Diversity and Social Justice (SOCW 207, hybrid, 3 units) |
Generalist Practice Field Seminar (SOCW 225, classroom, 2 units) |
| Virtual Social Work Skills Lab (SOCW 209, classroom, 3 units) |
Generalist Practice Field Placement 24 hours/week (360 hours over 15 weeks) (SOCW 287A, internship, 3 units) |
| Total: 15 units |
Total: 14 units |
Trimester 3 (Summer) |
Trimester 4 (Fall) |
| Clinical Interventions in Health (SOCW 217, hybrid, 3 units) |
Advanced Policy in Health Systems (SOCW 221, online, 3 units) |
| Social Determinants of Health (SOCW 219, online, 2 units) |
Practice Informed Research in Health Settings (SOCW 223, hybrid, 3 units) |
| Practice-Informed Research 1 (SOCW 222, 1 unit) |
Required Elective (hybrid, 3 units) |
| Required Elective (hybrid, 3 units) |
Specialized Field Seminar II (SOCW 229, hybrid, 1 unit) |
| Specialized Field Seminar I (SOCW 227, hybrid, 1 unit) |
Specialized Practice Field Placement II 24 hours/week (384 hours over 16 weeks) (SOCW 287C, internship, 3 units) |
| Specialized Practice Field Placement I 24 hours/week (360 hours over 15 weeks) (SOCW 287B, internship, 3 units) |
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| Total: 13 units | Total: 13 units |
Sample Elective Courses
- Trauma-Informed Social Work (course under development, hybrid, 3 units)
- Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment
- Loss and Grief Across the Lifespan (SOCW, hybrid, 3 units)
- Gerontological Social Work (SOCW 233, hybrid, 3 units)
- Social Work and Diabetes Care
Advanced Standing Program — 12 months (32 units)
Trimester 1 (Spring) |
Trimester 2 (Summer) |
| Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SOCW 213, online, 3 units) |
Clinical Interventions in Health (SOCW 217, hybrid, 3 units) |
| Social Work in Health Settings (SOCW 215, hybrid, 3 units) |
Social Determinants of Health (SOCW 219, online, 3 units) |
| Required Elective (hybrid, 3 units) |
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| Specialized Field Seminar I (SOCW 227, hybrid, 1 unit) |
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Specialized Practice Field Placement I 24 hours/week (360 hours over 15 weeks) (SOCW 287B, internship, 3 units) |
| Total: 6 units | Total: 13 units |
Trimester 3 (Fall) |
| Advanced Policy in Health Systems (SOCW 221, online, 3 units) |
| Practice Informed Research in Health Settings (SOCW 223, hybrid, 3 units) |
| Required Elective (hybrid, 3 units) |
| Specialized Field Seminar II (SOCW 229, hybrid, 1 unit) |
| Specialized Practice Field Placement II 24 hours/week (384 hours over 16 weeks) (SOCW 287C, internship, 3 units) |
| Total: 13 units |
1One of the two required electives may be taken in Trimester 1 from another program in the School of Health Sciences if available.
Sample Elective Courses
- Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment (SOCW 231, hybrid, 3 units)
- Gerontological Social Work (SOCW 233, hybrid, 3 units)
- Trauma-Informed Social Work (course under development, hybrid, 3 units)
