SW at Wayne State University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SW coursework.

• SW 3020Social Work Practice Method II Cr. 3opens 7 courses (2 directly)
• SW 8315Integrative Theories and Practice Approaches for Interpersonal Social Work Practice Cr. 3opens 5 courses (4 directly)
• SW 4995Practicum Practice in Social Work Cr. 5opens 4 courses (3 directly)
• SW 4010Social Work Group Theory and Practice Cr. 3opens 2 courses (2 directly)
• SW 7055Social Work Practice with Groups Cr. 3opens 2 courses (1.5 directly)
• SW 9992Doctoral Candidate Status II: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 1-18opens 2 courses (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate SW work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 61 SW and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 59 more SW courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on SW, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in SW. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 5 courses deep, ending at SW 4997

  1. SW 3010Social Work Practice Method I Cr. 4
  2. SW 3020Social Work Practice Method II Cr. 3
  3. SW 4995Practicum Practice in Social Work Cr. 5
  4. SW 4996Practicum Practice in Social Work Cr. 5
  5. SW 4997Integrative Seminar in Social Work Cr. 3

• 4 courses deep, ending at SW 4020

  1. SW 3010Social Work Practice Method I Cr. 4
  2. SW 3020Social Work Practice Method II Cr. 3
  3. SW 4010Social Work Group Theory and Practice Cr. 3

• 4 courses deep, ending at SW 8999

  1. SW 7160DSM in Clinical Social Work Practice Cr. 3
  2. SW 8315Integrative Theories and Practice Approaches for Interpersonal Social Work Practice Cr. 3
  3. SW 8325Cognitive Behavioral Interventions in Social Work Practice Cr. 3

• 4 courses deep, ending at SW 9994

  1. SW 9991Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 3-9
  2. SW 9992Doctoral Candidate Status II: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 1-18
  3. SW 9993Doctoral Candidate Status III: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 7.5

Grade medians

Professors

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Clubs & organizations

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Department events

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