The School of Social Welfare and the School of Public Health have joined resources to offer students an opportunity to combine the M.S.W. (MACRO Concentration) and M.P.H. (Department of Health Policy, Management & Behavior: Management and Health Policy track) for a strong specialization in health policy, management and administration. The M.S.W. course work includes generalist and advanced social work MACRO practice that prepares students to work in health care and health related settings. In the advanced curriculum, students select courses in social work and health, aging, human services management, program development and policy areas, including mental health, rural social work and child welfare. The M.P.H. course work includes core courses in health policy, health care management and administration, strategic planning and leadership applications in health care as well as environmental and biological principles of health. Both degrees count courses in the other program as meeting course requirements. The program is fully accredited as: (1) a Council on Social Work Education M.S.W. program under the School of Social Welfare’s current accreditation and (2) a Council on Education for Public Health accredited M.P.H. program under the School of Public Health’s current accreditation.
The total number of credits required in fulfillment of the dual M.S.W./M.P.H. degree is 93 credits: 54 credits (of 60) in the Master of Social Work program and 39 credits (of 51) in the Master of Public Health. Students take 13 of the 15 courses required toward the Social Work degree (39 credits) and 4 semesters of internships (15 credits). Students take 12 of the 13 courses required (36 credits) toward the public health degree and 1 required internship (3 credits).
Program of Study (93 credits)
Social Welfare Course Component:
- SSW 600 Social Welfare Policy and Services (3)
- SSW 610 Human Behavior and Social Environment I (3)
- SSW 611 Human Behavior and Social Environment II (3)
- SSW 620 Micro Practice in Social Work I (3)
- SSW 621 Micro Practice in Social Work II (3)
- SSW 630 Macro Practice in Social Work I (3)
- SSW 631 Macro Practice in Social Work II (3)
- SSW 650 Field Instruction I (3)
- SSW 651 Field Instruction II (4)
- SSW 660 Introductory Research Methodology (3)
- SSW 665 Research Methods in Program Evaluation for Social Welfare Management (3)
- SSW 752 Field Instruction III (4)
- SSW 753 Field Instruction IV (4)
- SSW 792 Community Building (3)
- SSW 793 Leadership in Human Service Organizations (3)
- SSW 7xx Advanced MACRO course (3)
- SSW 7xx Elective (3)
Public Health Course Component:
- BMS 505 Biological Basis of Public Health (3)
- EHS 590 Introduction to Environmental Health (3)
- EPI 501 Principles and Methods of Epidemiology I (3)
- EPI 551 or 552 Principles of Statistical Inference I (3)
- HPM 500 Health Care Organization, Delivery and Financing (3)
- HPM 501 Health Policy Analysis (3)
- HPM 525 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (3)
- HPM 550 Financial Management of Healthcare Institutions; or HPM 635 Economic Evaluation; or HPM 647 Program Evaluation; or
- EPI 553 Principles of Statistical Inference II (3)
- HPM 612 Applications in Health Policy Analysis and Evaluation OR SSW Advanced Policy course (counts as MPH elective and
- SSW advanced policy requirement) (3)
- HPM 641 Principles of Healthcare Organization Management (counts for SSW 791) (3)
- HPM 650 Strategy and Leadership Applications in Health Management (counts for SSW 790) (3)
- SPH 681 Professional Practice in Public Health (3)
- SPH 69X Public Health Internship (3)
- Integrative Learning Experience
Please note: This program requires an internship, field experience, study abroad component, or clinical experience requirement. Students who have previously been convicted of a felony are advised that their prior criminal history may impede their ability to complete the requirements of certain academic programs and/or to meet licensure requirements for certain professions. If you have concerns about this matter please contact the Dean’s Office of your intended academic program.
Federal Licensure/Certification Disclosure
Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. State where the institution is located and the U.S. States where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program, as well as U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the U.S. State where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified.
The Social Work MSW program at the University at Albany is registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York State. Through a good faith effort, and for the purpose of complying with the federal regulation, we have determined that Social Work MSW program at the University at Albany meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the additional following U.S. States: none.
It is important to note that the University at Albany is not the licensure/certification authority in other U.S. States and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in other U.S. States and instead it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. State for any further guidance on the requirements for licensure/certification requirements and application processes.