पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program is designed for individuals who have graduated within the last six years from an undergraduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). If students have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, this may be an opportunity for students to earn their MSW degree in a summer and one year. Policy Practitioners must know and understand communities and organizations and about how decisions are made. Other areas of content include knowledge and skill development in the areas of policy analysis, problem definition, needs assessment, formulation and comparison of alternative policy recommendations, adoption of policy, implementation, and evaluation of policy and programs and forecasting future needs. Specialized knowledge and specific skills are developed in funding for policies and programs including sources of funds and systems of transfer, use of large data sets, and cutting edge theories, advanced quantitative analysis, grant writing, use of the media and public relation strategies, designing political strategies, professional leadership, reducing oppression as a goal of policy making, value and ethical dilemmas along with creativity and innovations in policy work. A policy practice graduate holds many different jobs in Connecticut and around the country in both public and private agencies and organizations. Some examples include working as a lobbyist, advocate for a variety of organizations, working as aides to elected officials, program officers for foundations, serving as legislative staff, and working in the policy and legislative sections of state agencies. Graduates also work for large private agencies as program evaluators and researchers as well as elected officeholders.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The modules are Advanced Standing courses: Advanced Concentration Course 3, Advanced Concentration Courses 9, Skills Laboratory 1, Advanced Research (Fall) 2, Special Populations 1, Advanced Field Education III 4, Advanced Field Education IV 4, Advanced Field Advising Seminar 1, Electives 9. Policy Practice Concentration: POPR 5301 Policy Practice: Process and Finances 3, POPR 5310 Program Planning, Development and Evaluation 3, CORG 5312 Political Advocacy 3, POPR 5302 Policy Practice: Careers, Contexts and Quantitative Analysis 2.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students must hold a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from a regionally accredited college or university with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 for the entire undergraduate record or a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the last two undergraduate years. Students should have the test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) minimum overall score of 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test.

योग्यता

स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

विभागको नाम

School of Social Work