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Linner W.
Griffin, Interim Dean, 134 Ragsdale
Linner W. Griffin, Master
in Social Work Program Chairperson, 112 Ragsdale
Mary S. Jackson, Master in
Criminal Justice Program Chairperson, 200-A Ragsdale
The goal of the master’s program in criminal justice is to prepare students to become highly skilled and competent professionals, who are equipped to seek advancements in the criminal justice profession. Students must complete 21 s.h. of core courses, 12 s.h. of specified electives, and 6 s.h. of non-criminial justice cognate courses. Courses numbered at the 5000 level may be taken to satisfy cognate requirements.
Students must complete successfully 27 s.h. in the criminal justice studies program before enrolling in JUST 6991 (professional paper). The admissions committee may require some students to enroll in JUST 6602, 6990 (directed study and field practicum) as electives.
Minimum degree requirement is 39 s.h. of credit as follows:
Electives (Choose from
the following.) 12 s.h.
JUST 6006, 6012, 6202,
6400, 6501, 6602, 6700, 6990
Part-time Study
A student may elect to attend the program on a part time basis. In order to qualify for part time status a student must take a minimum of two courses per semester. It is recommended that at least one core course be taken each of the semesters that the student is enrolled in the program.
Admission
Applicants for admission must fulfill the general admission requirements of the Graduate School and the Criminal Justice program.
Admission Requirements
Each applicant is reviewed individually by the admissions committee. One criterion does not determine acceptance or rejection. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution with a minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale is required. Satisfactory entrance examination scores on GRE or MAT and TOEFL as established by the Graduate School are required. Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work since graduating from high school will be required. Three current letters of reference and a written narrative regarding a specific criminal justice issue are also required. A personal interview may be requested. A student receiving one F and or three Cs as a final grade is subject to termination from the program.
Transfer Students
Students will be allowed to transfer a maximum of 6 s.h., subject to the approval of the program’s admission committee.
6000. Criminal Justice Principles (3) Introduction to the systemic nature of current crime control efforts in the criminal justice system.
6006. Seminar in Corrections (3) Provides an analytical perspective of history, development, current practices, and future of corrections. Addresses detention, institutional, and community-based correctional issues in the local, state, and federal systems.
6012. Seminar in Law Enforcement (3) Police culture in American society with emphasis on discussions of territorial control, solidarity vs. the code of silence, issues of morality, and the price of misconduct.
6201. Applied Criminology (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in criminal justice. Theories and systems of criminological thought. Analysis of conceptual foundations of contemporary institutions and policies, formulation of crime prevention strategies, and development of responses to practical problems, which arise in the delivery of criminal justice.
6202. Advanced Criminology (3) Prerequisite: JUST 6201. Criminological theory applied to crime in North Carolina, the US, and other countries.
6211. Statistics in Criminal Justice (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in criminal justice or consent of instructor. Use of social science statistics for data analysis in criminal justice research.
6300. Principles of Criminal Justice Management (3) Blends theoretical and practical analysis of the management principles of criminal justice organizations. Analyzes organizational structure, leadership strategies, strategic planning, and performance evaluation.
6400. Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice (3) Focus on violent juvenile offenders, female offenders, and the juvenile system.
6500. Legal Aspects of the Criminal Justice System (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in criminal justice or consent of instructor. Examines substantive and procedural law. Includes survey of judicial process, criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure, rights of prisoners, and juvenile law.
6501. Civil Liability in Criminal Justice (3) Overview of the liability issues of criminal justice personnel in the US. Analysis of strategies to reduce the risk of exposure to liability. Students will acquire a working knowledge of their legal role and responsibilities as a criminal justice practitioner.
6601. Special Topics (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in criminal justice or consent of instructor. Study of contemporary criminal justice issues.
6602. Directed Study in Criminal Justice (3) May be repeated for a maximum of 6 s.h. credit with consent of program chairperson. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Independent study for advanced students under faculty supervision.
6700. Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice (3) Impact of America's changing demographics with specific attention given to women, elderly, and minorities. Focus on criminal justice professionals and clients.
6800. Program Evaluation (Applied) (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in criminal justice or consent of instructor. Introduction to program evaluation methods that provide students an understanding of qualitative research methods.
6990. Field Practicum (3) Prerequisite: Successful completion of a minimum of 30 s.h. in the criminal justice graduate program; corequisite: JUST 6602. Practical application of criminal justice knowledge in community settings.
6991. Professional Paper (3) Prerequisite: Successful completion of a minimum of 27 s.h. in the criminal justice graduate program. Research in an area of interest to the student, culminating in a written report.
JUST Banked Courses
5000. Comparative Criminal Justice (3)
The master's degree program in social work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The master of social work curriculum is designed as a 60 s.h. program, which is organized by foundation, concentration, and area of specialization. The primary purpose of the program is to prepare students at the advanced level of social work practice. Students must complete the foundation curriculum, one of three available concentrations, one of three areas of specialization, and agency-based field placements in the foundation and advanced years of the program. The professional foundation includes curricula in human behavior and the social environment, social welfare policy and services, social work practice, social work research, and field practicum. Practice concentrations are direct and indirect services and both may be completed for combined concentrations; areas of specialization include health and aging, mental health, and family and children. Areas of specialization are offered as student enrollments warrant. The concentration and area of specialization are selected in the second semester of the foundation year by the full-time student and in the summer term by the advanced-standing student.
All graduate social work students, except for advanced standing students, are expected to take the following courses: SOCW 5001, 5900, 5910, 5920, 5940, 6701, 6702, 6711, 6730, 6940, 6950, 6960. Students in the direct practice concentration must take SOCW 6100, 6101, 6102, 6200. Students in the indirect practice concentration are required to take SOCW 6100, 6200, 6201, 6202. In addition to the above required 46 s.h., all graduate social work students must take 6 s.h. in their specialization and 8 s.h. of social work electives.
Students are expected to demonstrate proficiency on foundation content, concentration areas, and areas of practice by successful completion of a comprehensive examination.
Advanced standing is available for qualified graduates of CSWE accredited undergraduate social work programs. Advanced standing students who have satisfactorily completed professional foundation content requirements and liberal arts content within seven years of enrollment in the MSW program, will not be required to repeat the work. Deficiencies may be removed prior to admission to advanced standing and/or during the summer preceding the second year. The concentration and area of specialization must be selected upon admission to the advanced standing program. Advanced standing students must complete the following courses before entering the second year of full-time study: SOCW 6100, 6200, 6701, 6711. These courses may be completed during the regular academic year or the summer session prior to full-time study.
Advanced standing students are required to take SOCW 6702, 6730, 6950 and 6960. Students must also complete the direct or the indirect concentration and one area of specialization. Students in the direct practice concentration must take SOCW 6100, 6101, 6102, 6200. Students in the indirect practice concentration are required to take SOCW 6100, 6200, 6201, 6202. The required courses for the specialization areas are listed above.
In addition to the full-time program, the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Studies offers a portion of the program on a part-time basis for those employed professionals who wish to earn a master of social work degree from East Carolina University. This degree option is a combination of part-time and full-time study over a period not to exceed four years. Part-time students must take at least two courses per semester. The foundation year may be completed on a part-time schedule. The remaining credits are earned during the one year of full-time academic study. The student will select a concentration and an area of specialization prior to that year. For the foundation year, field education requirements may be met through two consecutive semesters or one semester of block field placement.
Students pursuing the MSW may complete concurrently a certificate program in one of the following: social work with the deaf and hard of hearing, graduate certificate in gerontology, or school social work. Certification can be secured by focused study associated with the program's three specializations. For additional Information contact the MSW program office or the ECU Center on Aging (for the gerontology certificate).
Social Work with the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Certificate Program
The certificate program will equip select MSW graduates with unique skills to work with the deaf and hard of hearing population, enabling sensitivity to the implications of various types of hearing loss in the provision of mental health care. Students will develop assessment and treatment skills with deaf children, adults, and elderly persons who seek services from mental health agencies, mental health units of hospitals, mental retardation facilities, and long-term care facilities. Courses for the 17 s.h. certificate program will be taken as electives in the MSW curriculum. Applicants for this certificate must possess some proficiency in American Sign Language, must be interested in acquiring skills and knowledge about working with the deaf, and must be physically able to use sign language.
Applicants to the certificate program who have completed the ECU sign language studies/pre-interpreting minor with a 3.0 GPA or who have completed courses in American Sign Language at other colleges and universities or who learned sign language in less formal settings are eligible to test out of the Advanced American Sign Language courses required for this certificate. An MSW who is proficient in ASL may be admitted to the program.
Required courses(17 s.h.): SOCW 6030, 6031, 6032, 6033, 6034, 6035.
Applicants for admission as degree candidates in social work must fulfill the general admission requirements of the Graduate School of the university and of the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice Studies.
Admission Requirements
Admission to the MSW program is selective and is determined by the academic preparation and individual qualifications of the applicant. The applicant must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, a minimum GPA of 2.5 (4.0 scale) on all undergraduate work or a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the senior year and a satisfactory entrance score on either the Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test. It is expected that the applicant will have a sound educational foundation with a liberal arts perspective. Intellectual maturity, emotional stability, motivation, and a capacity to work with people are essential qualifications. Prior work experience is highly valued. A personal interview may be required when requested or deemed helpful.
Students seeking admission to advanced standing status must have earned a baccalaureate degree in social work from a CSWE accredited program. The baccalaureate degree must have been earned within seven years prior to the year the student enrolls in the MSW program. Applicants must possess a minimum GPA of 2.5 (4.0 scale) on all undergraduate work and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the major and satisfactory entrance scores on either the Miller Analogies Test or Graduate Record Examination.
It is possible to be accepted as a transfer student from another graduate social work program under the following conditions: social work transfer credit must be graduate-level course work taken after earning a baccalaureate degree; course work must have been completed at a graduate school of social work accredited by the CSWE within five years prior to the application; and the student must have received a minimum grade of B on transferred course work. Transfer students must meet any foundation requirements they have not already completed by taking the required courses or by passing proficiency examinations. They must meet all of the distribution requirements in their concentration and specialization in the advanced curriculum. Courses applied toward another degree cannot be used for credit toward the MSW; likewise, previous experience working in the field of social work or a related field cannot be used as course credit toward the MSW. Transfer students must take a minimum of 30 s.h. in residence at East Carolina University.
Students enrolled in the MSW program are expected to adhere to the following program standards.
Students whose behavior does not comply with the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) are subject to termination. Regardless of academic performance, students who do not demonstrate intellectual maturity, emotional maturity, motivation, or a capacity to work effectively with people are subject to termination.
Students who earn a grade of F in any course are ineligible to continue in the MSW program. Students may earn only two Cs in the MSW program. A third C in any course makes a student ineligible to continue. A 3.0 GPA is required for graduation.
5001. Human Behavior and Social Environment for the Human Service Professions (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Designed to assist the student in the development of a social systems concept of the bio-psycho-social elements of man's being. Emphasis is given to deeper self-awareness of one's own behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and values as they relate to professional practice.
5007. Women as Clients (3) The study of women as clients in the human service system; issues and corrective measures to counteract gender bias in service delivery; strengths and vulnerabilities of women as clients.
5008. Supervision in Social Welfare Agencies (3) Prerequisite: Consent of dean. A study of supervision intervention. An examination of the role of supervision in the social welfare system, the functions it performs, the process of supervising, and the problems and issues concerning the supervisor. Special emphasis will be given to the supervision of social work and criminal justice students who are in field placement, beginning supervisors, and supervisors of beginning workers.
5011. Perspectives on Death and Dying (3) Same as GERO 5011, NURS 5011. Prerequisite: Admission to the Graduate School or consent of instructor. Assists the student in understanding the conditions and problems facing death, dying, an survivorship and to affect awareness, values, and attitudes as they relate to professional practice.
5400. Seminar in Aging Studies (3) Same as GERO 5400 and CDFR 5400. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Serves as an entry point for the graduate certificate in gerontology and an exit course for the undergraduate minor degree in gerontology. Topics for discussion include an historical perspective on aging issues, normal aging and pathology, aging program administration, aging policy development, research in gerontology, rural aging, and aging and ethnicity.
5900. Foundations of Social Work and Social Welfare (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Introduces students to the social work profession. Students learn the problem-solving model as it applies to the continuum of practice at all levels.
5901, 5902, 5903. Readings in Aging Studies (1,2,3) Same as GERO 5901, 5902, 5903 and CDFR 5901, 5902, 5903. A maximum of 3 s.h. may count toward the baccalaureate minor in gerontology or the graduate certificate in gerontology. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and chair of instructor's home unit. Selected readings taken from monographs or journals in gerontology or aging studies. The focus is on specialized areas in which the student has already taken one or more courses in either the baccalaureate minor degree or the graduate certificate in gerontology.
5910. Foundation Skills in Social Work Practice (4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students with an understanding of the basic practice skills used in social work and serves as a foundational course preparing students for internships.
5920. Social Welfare Policy (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of dean. The historical development and current status of social welfare policies and programs.
5940. Research Methodology for Social Workers (2) Prepares social work students to evaluate published social work research. Students will interpret findings of research articles which employ common statistical measures and identify basic limitations of research methodology.
6000. Advanced Social Work Methods with Individuals (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Advanced knowledge and skill-building in clinical social work practice with individuals emphasizing the use of generative theoretical approaches.
6001. Advanced Social Work Methods with Small Groups (3) Advanced methods of social work practice with small groups.
6002. Advanced Social Work Methods with Families (3) Advanced methods of clinical social work practice for working with distressed and dysfunctional family systems.
6003. Social Work Intervention with Dyadic Systems (3) Designed to help students gain an understanding of contemporary theories of dyadic functioning and social work practice with intimate dyadic relationships, such as marriages and intimate, affectively bonded associations.
6004. Social Work Services in Schools (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides an introduction and orientation to social work practice in school settings.
6029. Advocacy Within Deaf Communities (2) Cross-cultural strategies used in various work settings with deaf and hard of hearing individuals and their families. Topics include cross-cultural communication, interpreting, TTY etiquette, the deaf-blind, deaf with minimal language skills, and assistive listening devices.
6030. Advanced American Sign Language Studies in Human Services I (3) Prerequisite: SCPI rating of intermediate or consent of the instructor. Builds upon introductory courses in American Sign Language. Emphasizes gestural-visual medium of communication, syntax, and an in-depth orientation to deaf culture. Focuses on human services vocabulary.
6031. Advanced American Sign Language Studies in Human Services II (3) Prerequisite: SOCW 6030 or SCPI rating of intermediate plus or consent of the instructor. Continuation of the study of American Sign Language (ASL). Includes the development of receptive and expressive signing skills, study of the in-depth structure and syntax of ASL, and an in-depth orientation to deaf culture.
6032. Deaf Culture and Community for Human Services (3) Prerequisite: SOCW 6030 or consent of the instructor. Orientation to the social, cultural, linguistic, and psychological effects of deafness. Examines relationships between the human services and deaf culture communities.
6033. Deaf Culture Immersion (3) Prerequisites: SOCW 6030, 6032; or consent of instructor. Provides opportunity to experience everyday life activities in the world of the deaf. Attendance is required at a non-verbal weekend retreat designed to enhance American Sign Language skills, internalize various deaf culture behaviors, and develop respect for diversity.
6034. Health Care Perspectives on Deafness (3) Pathological/medical perspectives and issues/controversies presented by deaf and hard of hearing communities. Promotes collaborative relationships with deaf and hard of hearing individuals and health care professionals.
6035. Law and Deaf Communities (2) Prerequisite: SOCW 6034 or consent of instructor. Examines how state and federal laws empower the deaf and hard of hearing to eliminate barriers in various aspects their lives.
6050. Ethics in Social Work Practice (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Affords students the opportunity to examine the values ad ethics of social work practice with emphasis on ethical decision-making and the resolution of ethical dilemmas.
6051. Qualitative Evaluation and Research in Social Work (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students with an understanding of qualitative methods used in social work evaluation and research.
6053. Specialized Social Work Services for Families and Children (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students with a conceptual and practice perspective regarding intensive and specialized services for families and children.
6054. Play Therapy with Children: A Social Work Perspective (2) Prerequisite: SOCW 6422 and graduate standing in social work. An overview of the use of play therapy in social work with children. Approaches, techniques, and materials used for assessment and intervention with children will be studied and the use of case studies will be included.
6100. Social Work Practice with Individuals (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Contemporary theories of practice used in clinical social work treatment with individuals.
6101. Social Work Practice with Groups (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Integration of theory and practice in small group treatment from a social work perspective. Provides advanced knowledge and skills in group development, approaches to intervention, and leadership.
6102. Social Work Practice with Families (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Study of contemporary theories of clinical social work practice with families in the social environment.
6200. Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Concepts, methods, and theories related to social work practice with communities or organizations.
6201. Program Management in Social Work (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Concepts, methods, and theories related to the management of social work programs.
6202. Program Development in Social Work (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Concept, tools, and methods for the development of social work programs.
6222. Group Work with the Aged (3) Same as GERO 6222. Prerequisite: Graduate School admission. Examines case management, group work, and other techniques and approaches used in working with older people.
6322. Practice in Health and Aging (3) The study of social work intervention skills and the application of theoretical concepts to practice in health settings.
6324. Social Work Practice with Developmental Disabilities (3) Examines practice with the developmentally disabled from a social work perspective.
6326. Advanced Policy in Health and Aging Settings (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Focuses upon health care policies and aging system policies and organizational structures. Problems and issues of social work service delivery in health and aging are emphasized.
6380. Interdisciplinary Practice: Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances and Their Families (3) Same as CDFR 6380, NURS 6380, PSYC 6380. Overview of a system of care model to be used across disciplines in mental health services for children with serious emotional disturbances and their families. Prepares professionals to participate in holistic, interdisciplinary team practice in a variety of settings.
6392. Social Work Practice in Mental Health (3) The knowledge and skills needed to practice social work in a range of mental health settings.
6394. Advanced Policy in Mental Health: A Social Work Perspective (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides an advanced understanding of federal, state, and local policies related to social work practice in mental health settings. Emphasizes the professional’s role as client advocate in policy decision making and program development.
6422. Social Work Practice in Family and Children Services (3) Theory and modalities of intervention with children and families in various child welfare settings.
6426. Advanced Policy in Family and Children’s Services (3) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Informs students about the current status of families in American society, social welfare policies and practices that address family needs, and means of advocating for needed changes.
6701. Psychopathology: A Social Work Perspective (3) Provides a theoretical and practice perspective regarding psychopathology and how the social worker can impact the client’s life
6702. Social Work’s Response to Human Differences (2) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Incorporates knowledge of human difference and variation into strategies for social work practice. Integrates knowledge of cultures, race, gender, class, rural living, ethnicity, disabilities, human variation, and sexual orientation.
6711. Conducting Social Work Research (3) Prerequisite: SOCW 5940 or advanced standing. Equips students to engage in social work research. Students will demonstrate ability to state research questions, develop literature reviews, design research studies, analyze data, and draw appropriate conclusions from information collected.
6730. Evaluating Social Work Practice (2) Prerequisite: SOCW 6711. Provides an opportunity to employ research methods in a practice evaluation project on client outcomes which examine performance information for a given social work program or intervention.
6732, 6734. Professional Paper (3,3) Formulation of a social work case study. Historic or field work-related research project which is of professional importance to social work.
6802. Law and Social Work (3) Prelegislative and legislative development and major provisions of laws are examined. Interpretation of the laws will be examined from the perspective of significant court opinion related to constitutional rights.
6803. Selected Topics in Human Behavior: A Social Work Perspective (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in human difference from a social work perspective.
6804. Selected Topics in Direct Practice in Social Work (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in direct social work practice.
6805. Selected Topics in Indirect Practice in Social Work (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in indirect social work practice.
6806. Selected Topics in Social Work with Families and Children (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in social work with families and children.
6807. Selected Topics in Health and Aging (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in the area of health and aging.
6808. Selected Topics in Mental Health: A Social Work Perspective (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in social work practice in mental health settings.
6809. Selected Topics in Social Work Research (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in social work research.
6810. Selected Topics in Social Welfare Policy (2-4) Prerequisite: Graduate standing in social work. Provides students the opportunity to study new or advanced topics in social welfare policy.
6824. Social Service Policy and Delivery Strategies for Rural and Small Communities (3) Social problems, social processes, and the manner in which social services are delivered in the rural setting.
6901, 6902, 6903. Independent Study (1,2,3) Selected readings, research, or studies related to professional practice. Faculty conferences to be arranged. Student-faculty contract must be approved by MSW program chair.
6940. Field Instruction II (4) Prerequisite: SOCW 6930. The second semester of a two-semester sequential course which emphasizes the application of social work knowledge, values, and skills.
6950. Field Instruction III (4) Prerequisite: Admission to MSW program or consent of dean. The development and integration of advanced social work practice, knowledge, and skills as well as leadership skills.
6960. Field Instruction IV (4) Prerequisite: SOCW 6950. The development and integration of advanced social work practice, knowledge, and skills as well as leadership skills.
7000. Thesis (3) May be repeated. May count a maximum of 6 s.h. toward the degree.
SOCW Banked Courses
5000. Organization and Management
of Social Service Agencies (3)
5003. Processes of Group
Intervention (3)
5005. Community Programming
and Development in Social Welfare (3)
5006. Planning Within Social
Welfare Agencies and Institutions (3)
6424. Children’s Rights and
Social Work (3)
6522. Social Work Practice
with the Aging (3)
6524. Social Work Perspectives
on Aging (3)
6622. Social Work Practice
in Criminal Justice (3)
6624. The Criminal Justice
System (3)
6736. Information Processing
Models for Social Work Practice (3)