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Admission to the Master of Social Work & Master of Public Health (MSW/MPH)

The Arnold School of Public Health and the College of Social Work offer the Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health (MSW/MPH) dual degree program to educate graduates in two complementary professions.  With the rapidly changing needs and expectations for service provision in health care, the demands being placed on social work practitioners are growing.  The gap between public health and social work has narrowed, and both disciplines are recognizing the immense value in preparing future public health and social work professionals to meet the increasingly complicated service development and provision needs of communities.  The MSW/MPH dual degree meets these needs by providing individuals with knowledge and expertise in both public health and social work.

Area of Emphasis

• MSW focus on communities and organizations and MPH focus on Health Services Policy and Management - MSW/MPH (Health Services Policy and Management).
  

 Admission Requirements

• Meet all admission requirements for both the College of Social Work and the Arnold School of Public Health

• Be accepted into the USC Graduate School

• Demonstrate satisfactory GRE scores or GMAT (Among accepted applicants for fall 2003, the mean GRE scores were 466 verbal and 522 quantitative.  Mean GMAT score total was 490).

• Provide an official transcript from each school/college previously attended

• Submit two letters of recommendation for the Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management (HSPM)

• Submit a detailed statement of career goals and areas of interest

• Submit an updated resume

• International applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a satisfactory score on the TOEFL or the University of Cambridge’s IELTS Academic Course Type 2 exam.  The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 230 computer-based or 570 paper-based.  The minimum acceptable overall band score on the IELTS exam is 6.5.
  

Program of Study

• Public Health Core – 15 hours

• Health Administration Core – 12 hours

• Public Health Residency – 3 hours

• Social Work Core – 51 hours
  Total Credit Hours – 81 hours
  

General Information

• The MSW/MPH dual degree program enables students to earn both the Master of Social Work and the Master of Public Health degrees in a shorter period of time without reducing requirements for either degree.

• The dual degree program is a three-year course of study.

• Students complete public health course work in the Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management.

• Year 1 and Year 3 are devoted to course work in the College of Social Work.

• Year 2 is devoted to course work in public health.

• Final authority for all decisions remains with The Graduate School and is based on the Graduate Studies Bulletin and published University policy.

Request an Application

Office of Student and Alumni Services
The Arnold School of Public Health
Health Sciences Building, Room 112
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone:  803-777-5031
Fax:  803-777-4783
E-mail:  sphstsrv@gwm.sc.edu
Web:  www.sph.sc.edu
Online Application:  http://web.csd.sc.edu/app/grad

For further information please contact:

Department of Health Services, Policy, and Management
Arnold School of Public Health
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Dr. Leon Ginsberg
College of Social Work
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Phone:  803-777-4210
Fax:  803-777-6290
E-mail:  leon.ginsberg@sc.edu
Web:  www.cosw.sc.edu

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