MPH/MSW Program

The MPH/MSW provides you the opportunity to integrate two similar—yet still unique—perspectives in addressing social problems, particularly as they relate to health of the public. Both disciplines share orientations to prevention, the community and with vulnerable populations. The public health perspective you'll gain through the MPH complements the MSW, enabling public health social workers to understand and guide interventions from the individual level to the whole population.

The MPH curriculum provides a comprehensive understanding of public health principles and concepts, as well as the practical knowledge and skills needed to address current and emerging public health problems. You’ll complete 47-48 MPH credits, including coursework, field training and a culminating project.

You can share up to 9 MSW credits as MPH electives or field training experiences from:

• SW 542 Trauma and Human Rights
• SW 531 Crisis Intervention
• SW 570 Health and Disability
• Up to 6 credit hours of public health-related social work field instruction can be shared with the MPH field training experience with approval from the MPH concentration director

The MSW curriculum is rooted in an evidence-based practice approach to social work. You will complete 60 credits, including the foundation year and elective courses, and 6 MPH credits you will share with the MSW (CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior and EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization). You will learn the critical skills to evaluate your practice in your foundation year and then build on this core through your individualized advanced-year curriculum (electives).

You will need to submit separate applications to and be admitted to the School of Social Work and the School of Public Health and Health Professions.