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Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Social Work at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

An add-on certificate for students already enrolled in the Master of Science in Social Work. It provides coursework and practical experience to incorporate and facilitate human-animal interaction programmes and interventions in ethically sound ways. Offered at the Knoxville and Nashville campuses and by distance education.

Faculty: College of Social Work  |  Department: College of Social Work  |  Duration: 24 graduate credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

SOWK 557 Principles and Techniques of Mediation, SOWK 567 Veterinary Social Work, SOWK 577 Veterinary Social Work Capstone, a 3-credit concentration course with a veterinary social work assignment (Clinical Practice or Organizational Leadership), and 12 credit hours in a field placement with a veterinary social work component.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be enrolled in the MSSW programme, meet Graduate Admission requirements for a certificate, and submit a departmental application at the time of MSSW admission with a brief personal statement (reasons, professional career goals, and acknowledgement of additional credit hours beyond the MSSW). Students must then be formally admitted through the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 24 graduate credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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