Description

The dual degree program with public health focuses on macro practice and prepares social work students for program planning, management, evaluation, policy development, and advocacy in maternal and child health.

Admissions

Applicants to the dual degree program must apply for admission first to the School of Social Work. Students accepted into the MSW program are eligible to apply to the Maternal and Child Health department (MCH) of the School of Public Health in the first semester of their social work enrollment.

Maternal and Child Health Leadership Training Program

Requirements

86 credit hours

• 44 hours in the social work Foundation Curriculum and the Advanced Curriculum (health and mental health field of practice)
• 42 hours in public health

Program Schedule

Students register for social work courses their first year and courses in public health in their second year. During their final summer, they enroll in public health for first summer session and in social work for second summer session. The second year field practicum involves public health social work. Students work with the MCH department and the School of Social Work’s Field Office to plan the field experience.

If accepted by MCH into the dual degree program, students' curriculum in the second year shifts primarily to public health courses and requirements. If not accepted into the dual degree program, they continue a second year at SSW and receive the MSW degree. Dual degree students’ second year summer field placement focuses on social work in a public health setting, with an emphasis on policy and program development and evaluation.

For more information, contact:

Kathleen Rounds
Professor and Chair of the Doctoral Program
(919) 962-6429
karounds@email.unc.edu