Community Organizing and Advocacy Specialization
Note: Students may take up to 3 credits outside of the department, but are not required to do so.
Official course descriptions are available in the Graduate School Catalog. http://www.catalogs.umn.edu/grad
Concentration Anchor - 3 credits required:
SW 8505 Advanced Community Organizing and Advocacy (3 credits)
Take concurrent with or before field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
Syllabus Term usually
offered: Fall
Practice with Diversity - required course:
SW 8702 Advanced Practice with Diverse Populations (2 credits)
Take concurrent with or before field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
Syllabus Term usually
offered: Summer or Fall
Advanced Research - 2 credits required:
SW 8603 Program Evaluation (2 credits)
Take concurrent with or before field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
Syllabus Term usually
offered: Fall
Advanced Policy - 3 credits required:
Take concurrent with or before field SW 8020 / SW 8030.
- SW 8101 Social Policy and Delivery Systems for Child Welfare & Family Services (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 8103 Health & Mental Health Policy (3 credits) Term usually offered: Spring
- SW 8105 Social Policy & Economic Security of Disadvantaged Poplulations (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Varies- SW 8525 Global Perspectives on Social Welfare, Peace & Justice (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring
Pool Courses -
2 courses required
- OR -
1 class and at least 2 of the 1-credit modules in 5810 - Resource
Development
- SW 5810 Resource Development: Grant Writing and Fund Raising (1 credit)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Fall- SW 5810 Resource Development: Developing & Managing an Agency Budget (1 credit)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 5810 Resource Development: Risk Management in Agencies (1 credit)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 5810 Special Topics: Supervision and Consultation (2 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Summer- SW 5810 Special Topics: Planning, Marketing and Program Development (3 credits)
Term usually offered: Fall- SW 8502 Resource Development and Management (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Varies- SW 5519/8519 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Varies- SW 8313 Professional Practice in Interdisciplinary Teams and Collaboratives (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- Public Affairs 8203 Strategies of Neighborhood Revitalization (4 credits)
Term usually offered: Fall
Proseminar - required course:
SW 8507 Proseminar - Integration of HSM and COA (1 credit)
Term usually offered: Spring
Field -
6 credits required for Full Program
8 credits required for Advanced Standing Program
Terms offered in Fall, Spring and Summer.
3-4 credits in Fall and Spring or 6-8 credits in Summer.
Electives -
Up to 2 credits for Full Program
Up to 9 credits for Advanced Standing
Pool courses listed above can be used as electives.
All classes listed under Direct Practice can be used as electives.
- SW 8525 Global Perspectives on Social Welfare, Peace and Justice (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 5813 Child Welfare and the Law (2 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Spring- SW 8301 Advanced Child Welfare Practice (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Fall- SW 8801 Social Work Ethics and Legal Issues (3 credits)
Syllabus Term usually offered: Fall- Sociology 5301 Social Movements (3 credits)
Term usually offered: Varies- Public Affairs 5034 Community Analysis & Planning Techniques (1.5 credits)
Term usually offered: Varies- Public Affairs 5511 Community Economic Development(3 credits)
Term usually offered: Varies