Social work and public health dual degree programs

Learn more about the Doctoral Program. Bauer College of Business offer a concurrent degree program that enables students to prepare for a career in which knowledge and skills in both social work and business administration are critical. Examples include nonprofit management, organizational development, and employee assistance programs. Bauer College of Business should occur within a period of one calendar year. The general GRE exam is the accepted graduate school entrance exam for both programs and applicants will need to plan ahead to ensure their scores are submitted before application deadlines.

It is preferred that the student spend their first year focused on MSW coursework, with the last two years being spent in both programs. Learn more about the MBA Program. The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and the University of Texas School of Public Health offer a concurrent degree program that enables students to prepare for careers in which knowledge and skills in both social work and public health are critical.

Examples include policy analysis, hospital administration and research. Learn more about the MPH Program. The Graduate College of Social Work and the Law Center at the University of Houston offer a concurrent degree program that prepares students for professional practice in arenas where law and social work intersect and complement each other. Students applying to the MSW program can signal an interest in the DP or CMPP concentration during the application process and then formally declare their intention at the start of the fall semester.

The first year of the dual degree program is completed within the School of Social Work. This program is available to students in either the 2-year or 3-year MSW program. Please note, this dual degree program is not available to students completing the Advanced Standing program. Alternatively, students may choose to take additional courses beyond what they need for the two degrees. Students will have the opportunity to work with their academic advisor to discuss their plans along the way.

The MPH program requires hours of field experience in a public health i. Students in the dual degree program will consult with their Capstone Mentor and the Director of MSW Field Education when planning the advanced social work field internship such that the hours required by the MPH fieldwork can be included in the social work internship, provided that the internship has a public health focus.

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