Online option
Binghamton University now offers an exclusively online part-time MSW program. Learn more here.
Part-time students complete the MSW program in 3.5 years, taking 6 or 7 credits each semester, including summer sessions. The part-time program is offered as a blended program, allowing students the opportunity to complete half of their classroom experiences online. The program offers one online course each semester where students meet in a virtual classroom for discussions, presentations and group work.
Part-time Curriculum
Generalist Year
Fall — Year 1
SW 504 Foundations of Scientific Inquiry with Social Systems
SW 510 Generalist Social Work Practice I
Spring — Year 1
SW 503 Diversity and Oppression
SW 506 Psychopathology and Pharmacology
Summer — Year 1
SW 505 Human Behavior in the Social Environment
SW 511 Generalist Social Work Practice II
Fall — Year 2
SW 515 Social Welfare Policy and Programs
SW 591 Field Instruction I
Spring — Year 2
SW 512 Generalist Social Work Practice III, 3 credits
SW 592 Field Instruction II, 4 credits
Advanced Generalist Year
Summer — Year 2
SW 523 Advanced Social Work Practice with Groups
SW XXX Elective
Fall — Year 3
SW 521 Advanced Social Work Practice with Individuals
SW 522 Advanced Social Work Practice with Organizations
Spring — Year 3
SW 525 Advanced Social Work Practice with Communities
SW XXX Elective
Summer — Year 3
SW 524 Advanced Social Work Practice with Families
SW 593 Field Instruction III
Fall — Year 4
SW 520 Evaluation of Social Work Practice
SW 594 Field Instruction IV