University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Dept. of Health Administration

MSW-MPH

Dual Degree in Social Work and Public Health

Typical Curriculum

Each course is 3 hours.

• Year 1
• Fall Semester
• SOWK 712, Family Development and Interaction
• SOWK 705, Foundations of Social Work Practice
• SOWK 741, Social Welfare Problems and Policy
• SOWK 791, Social Work Research Methodology
• SOWK 781, Field Instruction (2 days per week)
• Spring Semester
• SOWK 716, Social Functioning
• SOWK 722, Foundations of Micro methods
• SOWK 732, Foundations of Micro methods
• SOWK 792, Implementation of Social Research
• SOWK 782, Field Instruction (2 days per week)
• Summer Sessions
• ENHS 660, Concepts of Evironmental Health Sciences
• HPRE 700, Public Health Education
• Year 2
• Fall Semester
• HADM 700, Approaches and Concepts for Health Administration
• BIOS 700, Biostatistics
• HADM 712, Health Care Economics
• HADM 714, Perspectives in Community Health Care Organizations
• Spring Semester
• HADM 730, Financing of Health Care
• HADM 716, Quantitative Methods for Health Administration
• EPID 700, Epidemiology
• Year 3
• Fall Semester
• SOWK 733, Advanced Macro Practice I: Social Planning
• SOWK 785, Macro Field Instruction (In an approved health-related setting)
• SOWK 734, Advanced Macro Practice II: Issues in Community Social Work
• SOWK 747, Management Concepts for Social Work
• Spring Semester
• HADM 798, Public Health Residency (In an approved health-related setting)
• SOWK 735, Advanced Macro Practice III: Administrative Skills
• SOWK 793, Evaluation of Social Work Practice
• SOWK 742, Social Welfare Policy Analysis