Social Work, MPH/PhD

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The joint MPH/PhD program, is designed for social workers seeking administrative, policy, and/or academic positions. The overall training program clearly emphasizes leadership training rather than basic professional preparation. All trainees must possess a Masters of Social Work (MSWs) with at least two years of professional practice experience.

Students in the joint Master of Public Health/PhD program must be admitted to the Graduate School of Public Health as well as to the doctoral program in the School of Social Work. Course requirements for both programs must be fulfilled.

Requirements:

This joint degree requires the completion of a minimum of 81 credits, a comprehensive examination and successful defense of a dissertation. Graduate Students in the joint MPH/PhD program generally apply 12 credits from the MPH curriculum toward their elective course work for the PhD.

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