Required Units of Field Education
All Berkeley Social Welfare MSW students must complete a prescribed sequence of required, concurrent field practicum and integrative seminar courses, totaling 25 units of field education, to be eligible for degree conferral:
Semester | Course | Units |
---|---|---|
1 (Fall) |
SOC WEL 290A: Foundation Field Integration Seminar |
2 |
2 (Spring) |
SOC WEL 290B: Foundation Field Integration Seminar II |
1 4 |
3 (Fall) |
SOC WEL 292A: Advanced Field Integration Seminar |
1 6 |
4 (Spring) |
SOC WEL 292B: Advanced Field Integration Seminar II |
1 6 |
Total Units Earned in Field Education | 25 |
Required Hours of Field Practicum
As shown below, all Social Welfare MSW students must successfully complete a total of 1,120 hours of agency-based field practicum in two distinct, academic year-long field placements, under the supervision of an approved, qualified field instructor:
Generalist Field Practicum Completed in First Year
Field Practicum Course | Usual Schedule | Total Hours |
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SOC WEL 410A (Fall Term, 4 units) | 16 hours/week for 12 weeks | 192 |
SOC WEL 410B (Spring Term, 4 units) | 16 hours/week for 13 weeks | 208 |
TOTAL GENERALIST FIELD PLACEMENT HOURS | 400 |
Specialized Field Practicum Completed in Second Year
Field Practicum Course | Usual Schedule | Total Hours |
SOC WEL 412A (Fall Term, 6 units) | 24 hours/week for 14 weeks | 336 |
SOC WEL 412B (Spring Term, 6 units) | 24 hours/week for 16 weeks | 384 |
TOTAL SPECIALIZED FIELD PLACEMENT HOURS | 720 |
Students pursuing the MSW degree with advanced standing status at Berkeley must have completed 400 hours of field education at the baccalaureate level. Advanced standing students are required to complete 720 hours of specialized field placement practicum in the Berkeley MSW Program to be eligible for degree conferral.