Combined Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) and Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention (Post-baccalaureate graduate certificate)
Dungee-Anderson, Elizabeth
Director, M.S.W. Program
eddungee@vcu.edu
(804) 828-1043
See the individual program pages for admission requirements specific to the separate degrees.
The certificate in Gender Violence Intervention is a collaborative effort between the Department of Sociology and other departments and programs at VCU, as well as community advocates working in the area of sexual and domestic violence. The certificate requires a total of 18 credit hours comprised of five required courses in the Department of Sociology and one elective.
Through a cooperative arrangement with VCU’s Department of Sociology, M.S.W. students may simultaneously earn this graduate certificate by completing two certificate-specific courses that also satisfy the elective requirements in the M.S.W. program: SOCY 510 Sexual and Domestic Violence in Social Context and SOCY 635 Theorizing Gender Violence. M.S.W. courses satisfy the other certificate requirements as follows:
| Certificate requirement | Satisfied by M.S.W. requirement |
| SOCY 593 Internship in Sexual and Domestic Violence Practice and Research | SLWK 693-694, 695 or 793-794, 795: a social work field practicum (6 credits) in an agency providing sexual or domestic violence services |
| SOCY 601 Advanced Methods of Social Research | SLWK 706 and 707 or 714 and 715: clinical or social work planning administrative and policy practice research course (6 credits) |
| PADM 650 Principles of Nonprofit Management | SLWK 602 and SLWK 606 Policy, Community and Organizational Practice I and II (6 credits) |
Students must meet the admission requirements of the Master of Social Work program of the School of Social Work and the Certificate in Gender Violence Intervention in the Department of Sociology.
Additional information may be obtained from the School of Social Work Web site at www.vcu.edu/slwweb or by writing:
School of Social Work
Virginia Commonwealth University
1001 West Franklin Street
P.O.Box 842027
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2027
Attention: M.S.W.-Gender Violence Intervention Certificate Adviser