Coordinated Master of Social Work/Master of Public Health Program
Master of Public Health/Master in Social Work Coordinated Degree
The MPH/MSW degree program is coordinated between the School of Social Work at the University of Alabama (MSW) and the UAB School of Public Health. MPH focus courses may be customized to the experience and needs of the student.
Curriculum
Students must complete 30 credit hours in the School of Public Health in addition to the required MSW curriculum requirements. Twelve credit hours from the MSW curriculum are credited toward the MPH degree for a total of 42 MPH credit hours. Students may complete the MPH degree program totally online or through a mix of online and in class experiences.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MPH Core Requirements: (14 hours) | ||
| PUH 601 | This is Public Health | 3 |
| PUH 602 | Community Assessment | 3 |
| PUH 603 | Quantitative Methods in Public Health | 3 |
| PUH 604 | Programs and Policies | 3 |
| PUH 607 | Public Health Professional Passport | 1 |
| ENH 690 | Environmental Health Perspectives | 1 |
| Population Health Degree Requirement: (3 hours) | ||
| PUH 610 | Population Health | 3 |
| Approved Electives: (7-8 hours) | ||
| Select 7-8 credit hours of Public Health 600-699 level courses | 7-8 | |
| Applied Practice Experience: (3 hours) | ||
| PUH 688 | Public Health Internship | 3 |
| Integrative Learning Experience: (2-3 hours) | ||
| HB 689 | Health Behavior Integrative Learning Experience | 2 |
| or ENH 689 | Environmental Health Sciences Integrative Learning Experience | |
| or HPO 689 | HPO Integrative Learning Experience | |
| Total SOPH Hours: | 30 | |
| Traditional Track Shared Hours from MSW Curriculum: (12 hours) | ||
| SW 502: Foundations of Social Welfare Policy | 3 | |
| SW 503: Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 3 | |
| SW 504: Social Work Practice with Groups | 3 | |
| SW 543: Social Work Practice in Communities and Orgs | 3 | |
| OR | ||
| Advanced Track Shared Hours from MSW Curriculum: (12 hours) | ||
| SW 502: Foundations of Social Welfare Policy | 3 | |
| SW 580: Advanced Policy Analysis | 3 | |
| SW 584: Social Work Practices in Leadership and Mgmt | 3 | |
| SW 576: Diversity, Oppression, and Anti-Racism | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours for MPH: | 42 | |