Course Sequence

SOCIALWORK@SIMMONS

The online Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) program consists of 48 credits and can be completed on a full-time or part-time basis. The full-time program can be completed in as few as 23 months, and the part-time program can be completed in as few as 32 months. Your course sequence will be determined by your faculty mentor. Please note that not all courses are offered each term.

Select from the options below to view a sample course schedule by term:

Full-Time
Part-Time

To learn more about each course, visit our Course Descriptions page.

Full-Time

Term 1

SWO-701 Transformation, Inspiration, and Inclusion: Social Work Leadership for the Future

SWO-702 The Inner Life of the Adult Learner: Introduction to Theory and Practice

SWO-704 Deconstruction and Development of Clinical Social Work Knowledge and Practice

Term 2

SWO-703 Seminar in Ethics and Social Justice

SWO-706 Theories to Advance Practice

SWO-708 The Fundamentals of Inclusive Course Design and Effective Instruction

Term 3

SWO-707 The Research-Informed Practitioner

SWO-705 Power, Passion, & Social Change

SWO-709 Strategies for Decolonized Clinical Supervision & Management

Term 4

SWO-711 Complex/Diverse Populations

SWO-712 Interdisciplinary Social Work

SWO-713 Adaptive Leadership: Implementing Leadership Through a Social Justice Lens

Term 5

SWO-710 Complex Learning Environments

SWO-714 Integrative Seminar

Term 6

SWO-715 Capstone

Part-Time