Electives
Asbury University's Master of Social Work program offers more than 70 elective options through which our students can fulfill their nine elective hours. Among the elective options are courses at the world-renowned Asbury Theological Seminary and courses in Asbury University's distinguished Graduate Education program. Classes can be taken in wide variety of subjects such as social work, counseling, intercultural studies, ethics, leadership, education, theology, religion, and biblical studies.
Ethics and Social Justice
CD/CS670 Discipling for Evangelism & Social Justice
CO 610 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling
CS 601 Christian Ethics
CS 652 Ethics of Hospitality & Contemporary Challenges
CS 654 Morality at the End of Modernity
CS 6XX Ethics of Community
CS 680 Bioethics: Death and Dying
CS 681 Bioethics: Technology & Culture
MS 672 Values and Ethics in Cross-Cultural Perspective
School Social Work
EDG505 Learning Theories and Performance Assessment
SEG520 Special Education Populations
SEG630 Behavioral Interventions of Students with Learning & Behavior Disabilities
SEG632 Collaboration and Advocacy for Special Populations
SEG634 Early Childhood Education of Special Populations
SEG638 Introduction to Students with Learning & Behavior Disabilities
CO 623 Play Therapy: Theory, Technique & Theology
Mental Health & Clinical Practice
SWG720 Multidimensional Assessment
SWG 733 Family Violence
CO 515 Forgiveness in the Counseling Process
CO 601 Counseling Theories & Techniques
CO 610 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling
CO 615 Discipleship Development in the Home
CO 622 Theories of Personality Development
CO 623 Play Therapy: Theory, Technique & Theology
CO 625 Recognizing & Treating Addictive Disorders
CO 655 Counseling Relations: Process & Skills
CO 660 Crisis Counseling
CO 675 Group Counseling Theories & Techniques
CO 730 Advanced Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling
CO 740 Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapy
International Social Work & Missions
SWG710 International Social Work
MS 671 Anthropology for Christian Mission
MS/CL 655 The Change Agent in Mission
MS670 Urban Leadership and Mission
MB 780 Cross Cultural Discipling
MI 605 Making of a Missionary
MI 630 Biblical Theology of Mission
MI 728 Mission and Gender
MI 735 Wesleyan Theology of Mission
Church Social Work
CD/CS670 Discipling for Evangelism & Social Justice
CS 610 Women in Church & Society
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church & World
PC 515 Pastoral Crisis Intervention
PH 600 Suffering, Tragedy & Christian Faith
SF 501 Introduction to Spiritual Formation
YM 510 Foundations of Youth Ministry
YM 610 Communicating the Gospel to Youth
YM 632 The Life of the Youth Pastor
Leadership
MS653 Cross Cultural Leadership
MS654 Developing Emerging Leaders
MS670 Urban Leadership and Mission
ML 705 Transformative Leadership Theory
ML 720 Leading the Non-Profit Organization
Multicultural Perspectives
CO 730 Advanced Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling
CS 610 Women in Church & Society
CS 640 Sociology of Religion
MB 780 Cross Cultural Disciplining
MI 728 Mission and Gender
MS 653 Cross Cultural Leadership
MS 672 Values and Ethics in Cross-Cultural Perspective
ST 753 The Human Person: Multidisciplinary Perspective
Christian Theology
CD 615 Discipleship Development in the Home
DO 501 Basic Christian Theology
DO 630 The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
DO 650 The Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
DO 660 Christian Doctrine of Holiness
DO 690 John Wesley’s Theology Today
MI 630 Biblical Theology of Mission
MI 715 Contextual Theology
MI 735 Wesleyan Theology of Mission
PH 501 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
ST 501 Method & Praxis in Theology
Religious Traditions
CH 600 History of Methodism
CH 660 Survey: History & Thought of the Holiness Movement
CH 710 Pietism in the Christian Tradition
CS 640 Sociology of Religion
MI 600 History of the Christian Movement
MS 673 Contemporary Cults & New Religious Movements
MS 674 Introduction to World Religions
MW 728 Understanding Religion
PH 501 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Biblical Studies
BS 503 Introduction to Inductive Bible Studies
BS 504 Introduction to Biblical Studies: Old Testament
BS 505 Introduction to Biblical Studies: New Testament
NT 510 The Gospel of Matthew
NT 511 The Gospel of Mark
NT 520 New Testament Introduction
