MSW/MPA Dual Degree Plan

Students may pursue a Master of Public Administration simultaneously with a Master of Social Work. Students must be admitted to both programs.

Required Courses

Seventy-two credits

• PA 520 Foundations of Public Management
• PA 660 The Nonprofit Sector: History & Ethics
• SW 601 Foundations of Social Work Practice *
• SW 690 Social Research I
• PA 611 Research Methods
  OR SW 693 Social Research II
• PA 612 Human Resources in Organizations
• SW 600 Cultural Competency for Social Work
• PA 614 Organization Theory
• SW 620 Human Behavior & Social Environment
• SW 622 Psychopathology and Social Deviance
• PA 662 Nonprofit Resource & Financial Mgmt.
• PA 535 Grant Writing
  OR SW 660 Grantwriting & Resource Development
• SW 678 Human Services Administration
• SW 679 Program Planning, Monitoring, & Eval.
• PA 663 Nonprofit Organization & Public Policy
• SW 610 Social Welfare Policy and Services I
• SW 603 Integrated Methods
• SW 672 Social Work Practice with Groups
• SW 662 Substance Abuse & Social Work Practice
• SW 650/651 Field Education / Seminar I
• SW 652/653 Field Education / Seminar II
• SW 654/655 Field Education / Seminar III
• PA 619 Management Seminar
  OR SW 640 Advanced Generalist Seminar

* Students with a CSWE accredited BSW degree or Child Welfare Grantees are not required to take SW 601

Elective Courses

Six credits, with at least three credits from a PA course.

• PA 643 Strategic Management and Planning
• PA 644 GIS in Public Service
• PA 665 Nonprofit Boards, Trustees, & Governance
• SW 616 Law, Ethics, and Social Welfare
• SW 619 Comparative Social Welfare Policy
• SW 630 Social Work: Global Service Learning