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MPH/MSW Dual Degree
2019 Social Work Young Alumni Panel
As part of our MPH/MSW program you'll incorporate a public health perspective into social work practice to address health disparities and create change in individuals' lives and healthcare policy.
Our curriculum statement articulates our commitment to the promotion of social justice, the protection of human rights, and the necessity of addressing structural oppression and inequities in power and resources.
Why UB for your MSW? [3:50]
Our MPH/MSW program enables students to earn both a Master in Public Health (MPH) and a Master of Social Work (MSW). This collaborative program with the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions reduces the amount of time and credits compared to completing both programs separately. While there is a reduction in total credit hours for the dual degree program, you must meet all other requirements for both degree programs.
We offer two MPH/MSW programs: Traditional and Advanced Standing.
Both MPH/MSW course of study options are full-time and on-campus only and incorporate our signature trauma-informed and human rights perspectives.
Choose your Public Health area of focus
As part of the MPH/MSW, you have two concentration options for public health:
Health Services Administration explores how to assess population health needs, formulate policies and interventions, and assure the effectiveness of community programs and services.
Community Health and Health Behavior explores the actions of individuals, groups and organizations from a scientific perspective to promote health.
Traditional MPH/MSW Program
- For students with a bachelor's degree in any undergraduate major
- 900 total field placement hours (420 hour foundation placement + 480 hour advanced placement)
- Full-time (3 years) and on-campus only
- The curriculum below shows the program beginning in the School of Social Work, however, students can begin the program in the School of Public Health and Health Professions if they wish, in which case, the first and second years would be switched.
The curriculum shown below is effective for all students matriculating Fall 2020 and later.
Health Services Administration Concentration Curriculum
First Year
Fall Semester
SW 500 Social Welfare History and Policy
SW 505 Theories of Human Behavior and Development
SW 510 Scientific Methods in Social Work
SW 520 Interventions I
SW 550 Field Instruction I
SW 555 Field Seminar (0.5 credit)
Spring Semester
SW 503 Diversity and Oppression
SW 506 Theories of Organizational Behavior and Development
SW 514 Evaluation in Social Work
SW 521 Interventions II
SW 551 Field Instruction II (4 credits)
SW 555 Field Seminar (0.5 credit)
Second Year
Fall Semester
EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology (or EEH 500 Intro to Epidemiology in the spring semester)
EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization*
STA 527 Statistical Analysis I
CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior*
EEH 536 Healthcare Policy in the U.S.
EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health (2 cr.)
CHB 507 Public Health Interprofessional Teamwork and Practice
(2 cr., take fall or spring)
Spring Semester
EEH 500 Intro to Epidemiology (or EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology in the Fall semester)
EEH 520 Biological Basis of Public Health
EEH 538 Introduction to Healthcare Economics
EEH 550 Environmental Health
CHB 590 Contemporary Issues in Public Health (1 cr.)
CHB 507 Public Health Interprofessional Teamwork and Practice
(2 cr., take fall or spring)
MPH Elective
Third Year
Fall Semester
SW 542 Perspectives on Trauma and Human Rights
SW 552 Field Instruction III, 4 credits*
SW 564 Administration and Management*
Advanced Interventions (Choose one)
Spring Semester
SW 553 Field Instruction IV
SW 569 Community Social Work*
EEH 630 Culminating Project
EEH 544 Field Training
SW Elective (choose one)
*These courses count towards the degree requirements for both the MPH and MSW degrees.
Community Health and Health Behavior Concentration Curriculum
First Year
Fall Semester
SW 500 Social Welfare History and Policy
SW 505 Theories of Human Behavior and Development
SW 510 Scientific Methods in Social Work
SW 520 Interventions I
SW 550 Field Instruction I
SW 555 Field Seminar (0.5 credit)
Spring Semester
SW 503 Diversity and Oppression
SW 506 Theories of Organizational Behavior and Development
SW 514 Evaluation in Social Work
SW 521 Interventions II
SW 551 Field Instruction II (4 credits)
SW 555 Field Seminar (0.5 credit)
Second Year
Fall Semester
EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology (or EEH 500 Intro to Epidemiology in the Spring semester)
EEH 530 Introduction to Health Care Organization*
STA 527 Statistical Analysis I
CHB 501 Study of Health Behavior*
EEH 590 Leadership, Collaboration and Negotiation in Public Health (2 cr.)
CHB 525 Health Disparities
Spring Semester
EEH 500 Intro to Epidemiology (or EEH 501 Principles of Epidemiology in the Fall semester)
CHB 502 Health Behavior Change
CHB 505 Applied Statistics for Public Health
EEH 520 Biological Basis of Public Health
EEH 550 Environmental Health
CHB 590 Contemporary Issues in Public Health (1 cr.)
CHB 507 Public Health Interprofessional Teamwork and Practice
(2 cr.)
Third Year
Fall Semester
SW 542 Perspectives on Trauma and Human Rights
SW 552 Field Instruction III, 4 credits*
SW 564 Administration and Management*
Advanced Interventions (Choose one)
MPH Elective
Spring Semester
SW 553 Field Instruction IV
SW 569 Community Social Work*
CHB 630 Culminating Project
CHB 544 Field Training
SW Elective (choose one)
*These courses count towards the degree requirements for both the MPH and MSW degrees.
MPH/MSW Tuition Structure
MPH/MSW students will be billed the full-time MPH tuition rate during the semesters they are only taking MPH courses, and the full-time MSW rate when they are only taking MSW courses.
During the semesters in which students take coursework from both departments, the full-time tuition rate of the school in which the student has registered for the majority of their credits will be used.
