Course Schedule and Degree Information

Degree Requirements

DSW degree requirements include a 48 credit curriculum with two praxis experiences and an independent dissertation within seven years of enrollment.


COURSE SCHEDULE

The Millersville University DSW program is offered in the following program sequence. The program is designed to be completed in 3 years but 4 & 5 year plans are possible with the approval of the DSW Coordinator/Director.

 

Fall

Spring

Summer

Year I

700 Transformative SW  Leadership 

704 Foundations for SW Educators

 

701 Leadership for Organizational Change 

705 Innovative Praxis for SW Educators

 

710 Research Methodology

720 Theorizing Change for SW

 

Year II

725 Intervention Research

730 Qualitative Analysis

774 Leadership Seminar for Practitioner-Scholars

715 Multivariate Statistical Analysis

721 Transformative SW Policy & Practice

775 Dissertation Seminar

Year III

776 Dissertation I

Graduate Elective

777 Dissertation II

Graduate Elective

 

 PROGRAM CONSTRUCT

  • Part-time, eight session program - two courses per session for fall, spring, and summer terms
  • Cohort model
  • Online instruction and coursework
  • Face-to-face learning component (one weekend) per session, located at Millersville University

COURSE OFFERINGS

DSW courses include four theory-based courses in Leadership, Education, and Teaching; four research courses; two semesters of Leadership and/or Teaching Praxis; a comprehensive seminar and a dissertation seminar. Each course is specifically developed to provide student learning experiences that allow graduates to demonstrate mastery of the program's learning outcomes.