Public Health, M.P.H. and Social Work, M.S.W. Dual Degree

Program Overview

Saint Louis University offers a dual-degree program that combines an M.S.W. in Social Work with an M.P.H. in Public Health. Students can specialize in clinical work or community and organization practice within the Social Work component and public health practice in the Public Health component. The program emphasizes integrated practice, preparing graduates to address complex health and social issues.

Program Outline

and Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) is a dual-degree program offered jointly by the School of Social Work and the College for Public Health and Social Justice. This integrated program necessitates the completion of both the M.S.W. and M.P.H. degree requirements. The program includes concentrations within each degree, such as clinical and community and organization concentrations for the M.S.W. and a public health practice concentration for the M.P.H.

Outline:

Year One

• Fall:
• SWRK 5702 Social Policy (3 credits)
• SWRK 5725 Human Behavior & the Social Environment (3 credits)
• SWRK 5750 Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, & Groups (3 credits)
• SWRK 5751 Social Work Practice with Communities & Organizations (3 credits)
• Spring:
• SWRK 5819 Foundation Integrative Practice Seminar (1 credit)
• SWRK 5841 Master of Social Work Foundation Practicum (2 credits)
• SWRK 5736 Advanced Clinical Practice with Families and Groups (3 credits)
• PUBH 5010 Mission and Practice of Global Public Health (2 credits)
• Summer:
• SWRK 5700 Values & Ethics in Social Work (3 credits)
• SWRK 5762 Diagnosis & Assessment in Clinical Practice (3 credits)

Year Two

• Fall:
• PUBH 5040 Generating Evidence from Public Health Data (3 credits) - Counts as an MSW elective
• BSH 5400 Assessment, Intervention Development, and Evaluation I (3 credits)
• BST 5400 Applied Data Management (3 credits)
• Spring:
• PUBH 5030 Methodological Approaches to Understanding Population Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 5060 Environmental and Biological Determinants of Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 5070 Translating Evidence and Theory for Community Practice (3 credits) - Counts as an MSW elective
• PUBH 5050 Health Care Across the Life Course: From Policy to Practice (3 credits)
• BSH 5320 Public Health Advocacy (3 credits)
• Summer:
• SWRK 5820 Integrative Practice Seminar (1 credit)
• SWRK 5842 Clinical Practicum I (2 credits)
• SWRK 5733 Advanced Clinical Practice with Individuals (3 credits)

Year Three

• Fall:
• SWRK 5708 Research and Evaluation in Social Work Practice (3 credits)
• SWRK 5843 Clinical Practicum II (3 credits)
• HMP 5300 Management of Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
• MPH Elective chosen in consultation with mentor (3 credits)
• Spring:
• HMP 5390 Ethical Leadership in Health Management and Policy (3 credits)
• PUBH 5960 Capstone in Public Health Practice (3 credits)
• PUBH 5950 Special Study for Examinations (0 credits)
• MPH Elective chosen in consultation with mentor (3 credits)

Total Credits:

77

Community and Organization Concentration

Year One

• Fall:
• SWRK 5702 Social Policy (3 credits)
• SWRK 5725 Human Behavior & the Social Environment (3 credits)
• SWRK 5750 Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, & Groups (3 credits)
• SWRK 5751 Social Work Practice with Communities & Organizations (3 credits)
• Spring:
• SWRK 5819 Foundation Integrative Practice Seminar (1 credit)
• SWRK 5721 Community Theory & Practice (3 credits)
• SWRK 5841 Master of Social Work Foundation Practicum (2 credits)
• PUBH 5010 Mission and Practice of Global Public Health (2 credits)
• Summer:
• SWRK 5700 Values & Ethics in Social Work (3 credits)

Year Two

• Fall:
• PUBH 5040 Generating Evidence from Public Health Data (3 credits) - Counts as an MSW elective
• SWRK 5785 Organizational & Program Planning (3 credits)
• BSH 5400 Assessment, Intervention Development, and Evaluation I (3 credits)
• BST 5400 Applied Data Management (3 credits)
• Spring:
• PUBH 5030 Methodological Approaches to Understanding Population Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 5060 Environmental and Biological Determinants of Health (3 credits)
• PUBH 5070 Translating Evidence and Theory for Community Practice (3 credits) - Counts as an MSW elective
• PUBH 5050 Health Care Across the Life Course: From Policy to Practice (3 credits)
• BSH 5320 Public Health Advocacy (3 credits)
• Summer:
• SWRK 5820 Integrative Practice Seminar (1 credit)
• SWRK 5832 Community & Organization Practicum I (2 credits)

Year Three

• Fall:
• SWRK 5833 Community & Organization Practicum II (3 credits)
• HMP 5300 Management of Health Care Organizations (3 credits)
• SWRK 57XX Elective chosen in consultation with mentor (3 credits)
• MPH Elective chosen in consultation with mentor (3 credits)
• Spring:
• SWRK 5708 Research and Evaluation in Social Work Practice (3 credits)
• HMP 5390 Ethical Leadership in Health Management and Policy (3 credits)
• PUBH 5960 Capstone in Public Health Practice (3 credits)
• PUBH 5950 Special Study for Examinations (0 credits)

Other:

• SWRK 5820 Integrative Practice Seminar (1 credit), SWRK 5832 Community & Organization Practicum I (2 credits), and SWRK 5833 Community & Organization Practicum II (3 credits) fulfill the MPH Practice Experience CEPH core requirement PUBH 5910 Practice Experience in Public Health if approved by the MPH practice experience advisor.
• A minimum of 240 total hours is required for the MPH Practice Experience.
• Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
• Students must earn a B- or better in all required M.P.H.
courses. Elective M.P.H. courses may be passed with a C or better.