MSW/MPH Program

Joint Degree Admissions Contacts Heading link

Mandatory Applications Heading link

Dual Degree Requirements Heading link

Core (Generalist) Social Work Requirements (28 semester hours)

  • SocW 410 – Human Behavior and the Social Environment (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 411 – Critical Social Work in a Multicultural Society (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 420 – Policy I: Social Welfare Policy and Services (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 430 – Practice I: Generalist Practice with Individuals and Organizations (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 431 – Practice II: Generalist Practice with Families, Groups, and Communities (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 460 – Research I: Social Work Research (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 570 – Field Instruction I (5 semester hours)
  • SocW 571 – Field Instruction II (5 semester hours)

Advanced Social Work Courses (34 semester hours)

Select one specialization:

Organization and Community Practice

  • SocW 519 – Practice III: Organization and Community Practice (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 520 – Practice IV: Community Health and Urban Development (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 531 – Policy II: Community Health and Urban Development (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 572 – Field Instruction III (8 semester hours)
  • SocW 573 – Field Instruction IV (8 semester hours)
  • 6 semester hours of shared MPH electives.

The final 3 semester hours are shared from the following MPH school wide core-requirement.  You only need to take this course once:

  • IPHS 402 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health (6 semester hours)

Child and Family

  • SocW 552 – Policy II: Child and Family Policy (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 572 – Field Instruction III (8 semester hours)
  • SocW 573 – Field Instruction IV (8 semester hours)
  • SocW 582 – Practice III: Practice with Children and Families (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 583 – Practice IV: Practice with Children and Families (3 semester hours)
  • 6 semester hours of shared MPH electives

The final 3 semester hours are shared from the following MPH school wide core-requirement.  You only need to take this course once:

  • IPHS 402 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health (6 semester hours)

Mental Health

  • SocW 554 – Policy II: Mental Health Policy (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 572 – Field Instruction III (8 semester hours)
  • SocW 573 – Field Instruction IV (8 semester hours)
  • SocW 586 – Practice III: Mental Health (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 587 – Practice IV: Mental Health (3 semester hours)
  • 6 semester hours of shared MPH electives

The final 3 semester hours are shared from the following MPH school wide core-requirement.  You only need to take this course once:

  • IPHS 402 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health (6 semester hours)

School Social Work

  • SocW 555 – ?
  • SocW 565 – Research Seminars: Social Service Issues (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 572 – Field Instruction III (8 semester hours)
  • SocW 573 – Field Instruction IV (8 semester hours)
  • SocW 588 – Practice III: School Social Work (3 semester hours)
  • SocW 589 – Practice IV: School Social Work (3 semester hours)
  • SPED 410 – Exceptional Learners (3 semester hours)
  • 3 semester hours of shared MPH electives

School-Wide Core Requirements (18-20 semester hours)

  • PHS 401 – Determinants of Population Health (4 semester hours)
  • IPHS 403 – Public Health Systems, Policy and Management (4 semester hours)
  • IPHS 650 – Applied Practice Experience in Public Health (3 semester hours)
  • IPHS 698 – Integrative Learning Experience (1 semester hours)
  • IPHS 650 – Interprofessional Education (0 semester hours)

A total of six semester hours must be completed from the following courses:

  • IPHS 402 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health (onsite)  (6 semester hours)

or

  • IPHS 404 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health Part 1 (online)  (3 semester hours)
  • IPHS 405 – Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health Part 2 (online)  (3 semester hours)

Advanced Public Health Courses by Program

MPH in Community Health Sciences

  • CSHC 421 – Community Health 1: Assessing, Promoting and Improving Community Health
  • CHSC 422 – Community Health 2: Evidence-Informed Community Health Interventions
  • CHSC 423 – Community Health 3: Professional Development in Public Health Practice

MPH Programs with the MSW Joint Degree Heading link