Weekend Executive Schedule:
Fridays: 7:00 A.M. – 9:50 A.M.
Saturdays: 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
MASTER OF SOCIAL
WORK
HYBRID COURSES:
 Foundations in Human Behavior in the Social
Environment (SWK 400)
 Foundations of Social Welfare Policies
(SWK 455)
 Applied Family Policy & Family Service
Programs (SWK 555)
 Capstone Experience: Social Work & the
Family-In-Environment (SWK 595)
WEEKEND EXECUTIVE
SCHEDULE

TWO-YEAR DESIGN:
Students complete the traditional MSW curriculum
through a full-time study for two academic years
and engage in concurrent field experience.
THREE OR FOUR YEAR DESIGN:
Students have the option of completing the
advanced and foundation years part-time.
ADVANCED STANDING: 1 CALENDAR YEAR
Students with a Bachelor of Social Work from a
Council on Social Work-accredited program are
eligible to apply for advanced standing and
potentially complete the program in one year. In the
summer before they begin their advanced year,
advanced standing students engage in a full-time
practicum and seminar experience.
Kutztown University
Department of Social Work
P.O. Box 730
Kutztown, Pennsylvania 19530
Phone: 610-683-4235 or
E-Mail: Dr. John Vafeas, MSW Director
vafeas@kutztown.edu
website: http://socialwork.kutztown.edu
Department of Social Work
KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY
15200 Kutztown Road
P.O. Box 730
Kutztown PA 19530
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Executive Weekend Schedule
The Master of Social Work Program at
Kutztown University offers a schedule that
allows students to pursue a traditional MSW as
well as an advanced standing MSW in a hybrid
model of traditional classroom courses and
online delivery.
Classroom courses will take place on Friday
mornings and on Saturdays throughout the
semester. Hybrid courses will utilize a web
based program for ongoing communication
and course work submission.
Advanced Standing MSW1
Summer Bridge I
Tuesday & Thursday 7-10 a.m.:
Advanced Generalist Social Work Theory
& Practice I (SWK 492)
Off-Campus: 240 hours flexible schedule
Internship I (SWK 491)
Summer Bridge II
Tuesday & Thursday 7-10 a.m.:
Advanced Generalist Social Work Theory &
Practice II (SWK 494)
Off-Campus: 240 hours flexible schedule
Internship II (SWK 493)
1Advanced Standing MSW =
Year
Summer Bridge I, II, plus Advanced
Traditional MSW Course Schedule2
Foundation Year
Fall
Friday 7 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Saturday 8a.m.-5 p.m.
Foundation Internship I 8-11 Research Methods
(SWK 481-2*)
(SWK 460)
12-3 Practice with Individuals
(SWK 450)
3-5 Human Behavior
(SWK 400)
Spring
Foundation Internship II 8-11 Social Work with
(SWK 483-4*)
Groups & Families
(SWK 465)
12-3 Practice, Organizations
& Communities
(SWK 480)
3-5 Social Welfare Policies
(SWK 455)
Advanced Year
Fall
Friday 7 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
Saturday 8a.m.-5 p.m.
Advanced Internship I
8-11 Families in Social
(SWK 581-2*)
Environment
(SWK 500)
12-3 Applied Research
(SWK 560)
3-5 Policy & Program
Services (SWK 555)
Spring
Advanced Internship II 12-3 Capstone Experience
(SWK 583-4*)
(SWK 595)
3-5 **Electives (6-one
credit)
2Traditional
MSW = Foundation Year & Advanced Year
*Seminar and practicum are taken concurrently. Fieldwork (16
hours) is completed throughout the week each semester.
**6 one-credit elective courses are taken during the advanced year
of study. Elective courses are online or scheduled for 15 contact
hours per course, flexible days and times to be announced.
One Credit Elective Courses
A variety of one credit elective courses will be
offered on Saturdays and weekday mornings and
evenings:
 Treatment Modalities for Social Work with
Families (SWK 501)
 Social Work Crisis Intervention with Families
(SWK 502)
 Social Work with Family Groups (SWK 503)
 Short-Term Treatment Models with Families
(SWK 504)
 Psychopharmacology for Social Workers
(SWK 505)
 Differential Assessment Techniques for
Social Work (SWK 507)
 Maltreatment in the Family: Social Work
Practice (SWK 508)
 Social Work in Healthcare (SWK 516)
 Social Work & Qualitative Research
(SWK 519)
 Community Social Needs Assessment
(SWK 520)
 Program Evaluation & Social Work
(SWK 524)
 Information Technology & Social Work
Practice I, II (SWK 525, 526)
 Skills for Working with the New Immigrant
Family (SWK 536)
 Practice of Family Group Decision Making I,
II, III (SWK 538, 539, 540)
 Child Permanence & the Family-InEnvironment (SWK 545)
 Social Work Intervention with SubstanceAbusing Populations (SWK 559)
 Motivational Interviewing Strategies for
Gender, Addictions (SWK 561)
 Publishing & Professional Presentation in
Social Work (SWK 573)
 Clinical Supervision in Social Work
(SWK 575)
 Family Mediation (SWK 576)