See also: Online MSW FAQ
All courses must be completed within 2 years of first enrollment of the certificate. If courses are not completed within this timeframe, a learner would need to pay again and begin the courses all over to pursue the certificate.
You can expect to spend between 3 and 4 hours per week on a MasterTrack course.
The first step is to try to change sessions yourself. When you are in the course, you may see a button at the top that says "Reset my deadlines". If you have access to that button, you can click it and manually move yourself to the session that begins on a date that better suits your schedule. If you do not have the option to reset you can either just wait until the new session becomes available and then enroll or you can email ssw-mtc-support@umich.edu for assistance.
If a learner took the free version of Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change and then enrolls in the MasterTrack Certificate, they will need to re-enroll in SWMT 101: Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change (the first certificate course) and then the information from their past course completion will pull over into their certificate profile.
The certificate program allows learners to explore the content covered in foundation courses covered at the University of Michigan School of Social Work. It could provide for advancement within a current position or it could be used to add to a resume in hopes of obtaining a social work/social service position. The certificate can also allow qualified applicants to complete the MSW degree in less time. This will result in a cost savings for the MSW degree.
Coursera will offer several MasterTrack certificate cohort start dates throughout the year. Students can enroll in any cohort, but should align the ending of their cohort with the start of the MSW program, if they are planning to pursue the full MSW degree following certificate completion. To inquire about this, email ssw.msw.info@umich.edu.
Students may be able to enter a cohort up to two weeks following a published cohort date.
Learners should first post their questions in the course Discussion Forum. They can also plan to visit the planned Office Hours session for the course. Following these options, learners can email ssw-mtc-support@umich.edu.
Learners should first review the Coursera Learner Help Center. Following this, questions can be emailed to mastertrack-help@coursera.org.
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