Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Two electives chosen from 500-600 level courses within social work; courses outside the discipline require approval of MSW Program Director.  For MSW/MPA dual degree students, both electives will be PA courses.

Two-year advanced-standing MSW students (those with a BSW degree) receive credit for foundation 500-level courses, with remaining 600-level listed courses required for the MSW degree (36 hours).

Choose one of the following:

SOCW 605, SOCW 610, SOCW 611 and SOCW 671 (13 credits) apply to both MSW and MPA degrees, with 61 hours applying to the MSW and 37 hours toward the MPA.  For advanced-standing BSW degreed students, 36 hours apply to the MSW and 37 to the MPA.  Students must complete the MPA comprehensive examination in order to graduate with the MPA degree, taken towards the end of their coursework.  Students must also complete SOCW 605 - Practice Evaluation and affiliated capstone project, cross-listed with PA 697 - Capstone Seminar in Public Administration, in order to graduate with both degrees.  For the MSW degree, both the field placement (SOCW 611) and the capstone (SOCW 605) must include administrative practice experiences.

For more information about the MSW program, visit www.usi.edu/libarts/socialwork/msw-degree.  For more information about the MPA program, visit www.usi.edu/mpa.

¹ The MPA curriculum only requires two electives, with the option to take both during the summer semester of the first year, or one during the summer semester of the first year and one during the fall semester of the second year.