Master of Social Work (MSW)/Master of Public Health (MPH)

University of Illinois Chicago

Social work and public health take highly complementary and often overlapping approaches to advancing individual and community health and well-being. Public health social work emphasizes prevention, not just intervention after a problem has developed and it draws on multiple methods and systems to effect change including clinical interventions, education, research, advocacy, policy development, community organizing, and a range of other micro to macro interventions. Given these complementary approaches, it makes sense and adds value when the two degrees are pursued jointly with some shared course work. In light of this, the UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work (JACSW) and the School of Public Health (SPH) offer a joint program leading to the Master of Social Work/Master of Public Health (MSW/MPH). The joint MSW/MPH degree allows students interested in the field of public health social work to complete the degree in a shorter period of time and provides students more opportunities to integrate the respective competencies and perspectives of the two disciplines in a deliberate and coordinated way. Programs of study leading to joint MSW/MPH degrees are currently available to students in the following MSW specialization and MPH Divisions: MSW Specializations Child and FamilyOrganization and Community PracticeMental HealthSchool Social Work SPH Divisions Community Health SciencesEnvironmental and Occupational Health SciencesEpidemiologyHealth Policy and Administration

School of Public Health