Curriculum
Curriculum Information – Community Health Promotion MPH (PDF)
Curriculum Information – Maternal and Child Health MPH (PDF)
Community Engagement Component
MSW/MPH students complete a 420-hour foundation practicum at an approved community agency during their first year of graduate study. MSW/MPH students complete a second 420-hour specialized practicum, which satisfies the MSW practicum requirement and the MPH applied practice requirement.
Through these practicum opportunities, students apply knowledge from the classroom to work in the community, with an emphasis on health equity. Students learn how to apply classroom concepts to solving real-life problems from knowledgeable experts.
Dual Degree Shared Credits
MSW/MPH students can substitute the following MPH courses for required MSW course requirements. Please meet with your MSW advisor to make these changes in your GPAS before it is submitted. The MSW/MPH dual degree program allows up to 18 shared/transfer credits. Students enrolled in this program are allowed to use social work courses as electives to satisfy total credit requirements.
| Public Health Course Substitution | Social Work Requirement |
|---|---|
| PubH 6034: Evaluations I: Concepts (3cr) | SW 8842 or SW 8843 (total of 3 credits) |
| PubH 6050: Community Health Promotion I or PubH 6630: Foundations of MCH Leadership or PubH 6320: Fundamentals of Epidemiology (3cr) | 2nd Anchor Course Requirement (3cr) |
| Public Health classes | 5 credits of elective credits* |
*Please note that any Public Health class being used to substitute elective credit requirements do not receive any clinical clock hours. Please check with the Social Work program for more information regarding your clinical clock hours.
The Advanced Practicum requirement (SW 8020/8030 6cr) can be combined with the Applied Experience requirement (PubH 7096 1cr) so the placement counts for both practicum experiences (you will be required to register for the required amount of credits for both programs).
Year 1 Public Health: Fall
- PubH 6050: Community Health Promotion I: Integrating Theory, Evidence, and Context
- PubH 6320: Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Or
- PubH 6341: Epidemiologic Methods I
- PubH 6414: Biostatistical Literacy
Or
- PubH 6450: Biostatistics I
- PubH 6078: Public Health as a Prevention Strategy
Select one course from the Public Health Core list or Health Behavior, Policy and Interventions List
Year 1 Public Health: Spring
- PubH 6051: Community Health Promotion II: Developing, Implementing, and Justifying Interventions
- PubH 6034: Evaluation I: Concepts
- PubH 6045: Skills for Policy Development
- PubH 6741: Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
And/Or
- PubH 6751: Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
Select two or more courses from the Health Behavior, Policy and Interventions list
Year 2 Public Health: Fall
- PubH 6035: Evaluation II: Applications
- PubH 7096: Applied Practice (Combined with SW Placement)
Select one or more credits from the Health Behavior, Policy and Interventions
Year 2 Public Health: Spring
- PubH 7094: Integrative Learning Experience
Complete any remaining requirements from the Health Behavior, Policy and Interventions list
Shared/Transfer Courses
- SW 8841 is a shared course that applies to Evaluation Methods requirements.
- SW 8551 is a shared course that applies to the Health Behavior, Policy and Interventions requirement
Year 1 Public Health: Fall
- PubH 6630- Foundations of MCH Leadership
- PubH 6320- Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Or
- PubH 6341- Epidemiologic Methods I
- PubH 6450: Biostatistics I
Or
- Pubh 6414- Biostatistics Literacy
- PubH 6250- Foundations of Public Health
Year 1 Public Health: Spring
- PubH 6020: Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral
- PubH 6102: Issues in Environmental and Occupational Health
- PubH 6741: Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
- PubH 6751: Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
Meet with the Graduate Program Coordinator for program-specific course selection.
Year 2 Public Health: Meet with Program Coordinator to plan remaining requirements
Notes:
- SW 8806 and/or SW 8807 is shared as a Management, Communications, Advocacy and Policy requirement
- SW 8841 is a shared course that applies as a Research Methods and Analytics requirement
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