Offered in collaboration with the Iliff School of Theology, a Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Theological Studies (MTS) will allow you to combine your academic interests in religious studies with your vocational interests in social work. You’ll enrich your social work career with a full understanding of religious traditions and their impact on global society and individual lives. This dual-degree program is ideal for individuals who intend to pursue a doctoral degree.
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Your Career Options
With an MSW and MTS dual degree, you’ll graduate with a competitive, cross-disciplinary skill set that will give you an advantage in the job market. Career options include:
- Working as an educator in faith communities
- Leading government programs and nonprofit agencies
- Working as a journalist or author
- Conducting public service research
- Serving as a scholar-activist in a variety of settings
- Teaching at a college or university
- Serving in higher education administration roles, including senior leadership, student affairs and admission
Featured Social Work Courses
SOWK 4555
Spirituality and Social Work Practice
About this Course
This course provides students with a nondiscriminatory knowledge framework to respond competently and ethically to populations with diverse spiritual perspectives and religious cultures in social work practice. This social justice-informed course underlines and respects the diversity of all spiritualities with special attention to spiritual populations historically marginalized and neglected by Eurocentric assumptions common to social work. It integrates theories of multiculturalism, human development, and identity development while exploring how individuals view spirituality and religion as they move through the life cycle. You will be asked to explore you own ideology of spirituality as it relates to your professional identity and practice effectiveness.
SOWK 4721
Existential Social Work
About this Course
The problems facing people can be understood in the context of situations and meanings they give to them. This course seeks to identify useful ways to clarify and validate the client's unique "world view", bypassing the many dangers and misuses of diagnostic categorization and empowering clients in relation to themselves and problem definition.
SOWK 4725
Mind–Body Connections in Social Work Practice
About this Course
This course teaches skills for implementing mind–body techniques, models for wellness assessments, and evidence-based mind–body strategies for intervention in client and community problems. An evidence-based approach creates a foundation for understanding the mind–body connection that influences an individual’s and community’s physical, emotional and social well-being. You will learn about the most efficacious methods for mind–body social work practice.
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