Public Health

The Master of Public Health

The MSW-MPH Program

Temple University's Department of Public Health (PH) and the MSW program in the School of Social Administration (SSA) offer a dual degree program that affords full-time students the opportunity to earn the MSW and MPH degrees in three years, part-time students in four years. The primary goal of this degree program is to prepare professionals to assess, understand, and address health-related concerns that impact the well being of individuals, populations, and communities.

Field experiences, which are integral to both programs, provide dual degree students opportunities to apply theories and skills from both professions to health-related practice and to explore numerous and exciting career options. MSW-MPH graduates may seek employment as administrators, policy and program planners and evaluators, counselors or clinicians, educators, and/or researchers.

Temple's MPH is fully accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) and the MSW is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The dual degree program meets the requirements of both accrediting bodies.

MPH Degree Requirements for Dual Degree Students in Social Work

The curriculum for the dual degree program consists of 81 semester hours in the Administration/Planning concentration of the MSW, and 78 semester hours in the Social Service Delivery concentration of the MSW. The dual degree program interleaves courses from both degree programs throughout the 3-4 years. Fieldwork requirements for each degree are integrated and there are "shared credits," making the dual degree program an efficient way to complete both degrees.