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Academic Catalog 2020-2021
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Social Work

  • Applied Data Analysis Using SAS, Graduate Certificate
  • Applied Gerontology, Graduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work)
  • Social Welfare, PhD
  • Social Welfare, PhD/​Criminal Justice, MS
  • Social Work, BS
  • Social Work, MSW
  • Social Work, MSW/​Criminal Justice, MS
  • Social Work, MSW/​Public Health, MPH
  • Social Work, MSW/​Social Welfare, PhD
  • Social Work, MSW/​Women's and Gender Studies, MA
  • Trauma Informed Care, Graduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work)
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Helen Bader School of Social Welfare

Social Work, MSW/Public Health, MPH

  • Overview
  • Requirements

The Zilber School of Public Health and the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare collaboratively offer a program designed to provide students with theoretical, research- based policy and practice knowledge and accompanying skill sets, to address health inequities and inequalities and respond to the health and well-being needs of communities at the local, regional, national and international arenas.

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  • Admission Requirements 
  • Credits and Courses
  • Additional Requirements

Admission Requirements 

Application Deadlines

Application deadlines vary by program, please review the application deadline chart for specific programs. Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the One Stop calendars.

Admission

Students are admitted to each graduate program separately and based on admission requirements which are consistent with those specified by the UWM Graduate School, the MPH program in the Zilber School of Public Health, and the MSW program of the Department of Social Work.

Credits and Courses

Students accepted into this MPH/MSW program complete the following courses:

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Required Common Core Courses (24 Credits)
Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Common Core Courses
PH 702Introduction to Biostatistics3
PH 703Environmental Health Sciences3
PH 704Principles and Methods of Epidemiology3
PH 705Principles of Public Health Policy and Administration3
PH 706Perspectives on Community & Behavioral Health3
PH 708Health Systems and Population Health3
PH 790Field Experience in Public Health (4 cr)4
PH 800Capstone in Public Health (2 cr)2
Total Credits24
Students specialize in one of five tracks of study:
  • Biostatistics *
  • Community and Behavioral Health Promotion
  • Environmental Health Sciences
  • Epidemiology *
  • Public Health Policy and Administration *

* These tracks are currently not available in the Coordinated MPH/MSW

Biostatistics Track (22 credits)

In addition to the common MPH core classes, students complete:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses13
PH 710
Seminar in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics (1 cr)
PH 711
Intermediate Biostatistics
PH 712
Probability and Statistical Inference
PH 713
Analyzing Observational and Experimental Data
PH 718
Data Management and Visualization in R
“S”electives – Choose three (9 credits minimum)9
PH 707
Introduction to Statistical Computing
PH 709
Public Health Informatics
PH 714
Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology
PH 715
Applied Categorical Data
PH 716
Applied Survival Analysis
PH 717
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis
PH 720
Special Topics in Biostatistics:
PH 721
Introduction to Translational Bioinformatics
PH 723
Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials
Total Credits22
Community and Behavioral Health Promotion Track (24 credits)

In addition to the common MPH core classes, students complete:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses15
PH 701
Public Health Principles and Practice
PH 725
Theories and Models of Health Behavior
PH 726
Community Health Assessment
PH 727
Program Planning & Implementation in Public Health
PH 728
Program Evaluation in Public Health
Methods “S”electives- choose two6
PH 729
Survey Research Methods in Public Health
PH 776
Qualitative Approaches in Public Health Policy and Administration
PH 831
Community Engagement and Participatory Research Approaches in Public Health
Electives3
Total Credits24
Environmental Health Sciences Track (23 Credits)

In addition to the common MPH core classes, students complete:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses11
PH 701
Public Health Principles and Practice
PH 743
Environmental Risk Assessment
PH 750
Seminar in Environmental Health Sciences (1 credit x 2)
PH 762
Environmental Epidemiology
Built Environment “S” elective – Choose one3
ARCH 790
Special Topics:
GEOG 520
Physical Geography of the City
GEOG 880
Urban Sustainability
or URBPLAN 880
Urban Sustainability
GEOG 945
The Internal Structure of the City
IND ENG 580
Ergonomics
URBPLAN 791
Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems for Planning
Other classes as approved by advisor
Chemical Environment “S” elective- Choose one3
PH 741
Environmental Public Health Microbiology
PH 744
Environmental Toxicology
PH 745
Developmental Toxicology
Biological Environment “S” elective- Choose one3
PH 741
Environmental Public Health Microbiology
PH 745
Developmental Toxicology
PH 775
Mechanisms of Infectious Disease
Elective – Choose one additional course3
Total Credits23
Epidemiology Track (24 credits)

In addition to the common MPH core classes, students complete:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses15
PH 700
Structures of Inequality and Population Health
PH 758
Social Epidemiology
PH 759
Intro to Regression for Understanding the SDOH
PH 761
Epidemiology Field Methods
PH 763
Epidemiology for Equity
“S”electives – Choose one3
PH 762
Environmental Epidemiology
PH 768
Cancer Epidemiology
PH 769
Critical Perspectives on Nutritional Epidemiology and the Food System
Other classes as approved by advisor
Electives – Choose two6
Total Credits24
Public Health Policy and Administration Track (24 credits)

In addition to the common MPH core classes, students complete:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Courses18
PH 700
Structures of Inequality and Population Health
PH 776
Qualitative Approaches in Public Health Policy and Administration
PH 777
Quantitative Research Methods for PH Policy & Administration
PH 781
Public Health Administration
PH 785
Principles of Public Health Economics
Content Elective- choose at least one3
PH 708
Health Systems and Population Health
PH 774
Violence and Health
PH 784
Social and Economic Policy as Health Policy
PH 769
Critical Perspectives on Nutritional Epidemiology and the Food System
PH 820
Maternal and Child Health Foundations, Policy and Practice
Methods and Practice Elective- Choose at least one3
PH 726
Community Health Assessment
PH 727
Program Planning & Implementation in Public Health
PH 728
Program Evaluation in Public Health
PH 729
Survey Research Methods in Public Health
PH 759
Intro to Regression for Understanding the SDOH
PH 763
Epidemiology for Equity
ED POL 601
Foundations of Community-Based Organizations
ED POL 602
Proposal Writing and Fundraising Skills for Community-Based Organizations
ED POL 711
Community Change and Engagement Strategies:
NONPROF 791
Nonprofit Advocacy and Public Policy
PUB ADM 630
Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector
URBPLAN 791
Introduction to Urban Geographic Information Systems for Planning
BUSMGMT 718
Concepts and Practice of Nonprofit Management
Other classes as approved by advisor
Total Credits24
 Total MPH Degree Credits Required: 46-48 Credit Hours

Comprehensive Examination

Not Required

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Course List
Code Title Credits
Foundation Curriculum20
SOC WRK 604
Social Systems and Social Work Practice
SOC WRK 662
Methods of Social Welfare Research
SOC WRK 665
Cultural Diversity and Social Work
SOC WRK 705
Individual Behavior and Social Welfare
SOC WRK 708
Social Work Methods I: Individuals and Families
SOC WRK 709
Social Work Methods II: Groups, Organizations and Communities
SOC WRK 721
Field Instruction I
Advanced Practice Curriculum
Practice courses (711 or 713; 811 or 915; 820)8
SOC WRK 711
Direct Social Work Practice I
SOC WRK 713
Community Organization, Planning and Human Service Administration I
SOC WRK 811
Direct Social Work Practice II:
SOC WRK 915
Human Services Administration II
SOC WRK 820
Seminar in Social Work Practice:
Field Courses11
SOC WRK 722
Field Instruction II
SOC WRK 821
Field Instruction III
SOC WRK 822
Field Instruction IV
Human Behavior Content (Choose one)3
SOC WRK 753
Adult Psychopathology
SOC WRK 771
Development of the Family Over the Life Span
SOC WRK 685
Social Gerontology
SOC WRK 774
Trauma Counseling I: Theory and Research
Research5
SOC WRK 793
Evaluation of Practice
PH 728
Program Evaluation in Public Health
Social Policy2-3
SOC WRK 851
Social Issue and Policy Analysis:
Electives selected from among successfully completed MPH courses6
Total Credits55-56
Total Degree Credits Required:
(1) With BSW: 34 cr.
(2) Without a BSW: 56cr.

Total Credits for Coordinated Degree Program:
(1) 65 - 82 cr. (with BSW)
(2) 87-104 cr. (non-BSW)

The credits for the coordinated program would typically be completed in both programs at the same time, rather than one program after the other. A student not completing the requirements for the coordinated degree program would need to complete all requirements for an individual program in order to receive a degree.

Additional Requirements

Faculty Advisor

All students will be assigned a faculty member to advise and supervise their studies as specified in Graduate School regulations. Students should develop, in consultation with the advisor, a written plan of study, including selection of the specialized concentration. Students may elect to change advisor contingent upon the new advisor’s appropriateness to the area of specialized concentration, the advisor’s acceptance of additional advisees, and formal notification to the MSW specialist in the MSW program.

Thesis

Not Required.

Comprehensive Examination

Not Applicable.

Time Limit

Students in the coordinated MPH/MSW degree program must complete all degree requirements within seven years of the first enrollment semester as a degree student. 

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Social Work

  • Applied Data Analysis Using SAS, Graduate Certificate
  • Applied Gerontology, Graduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work)
  • Social Welfare, PhD
  • Social Welfare, PhD/​Criminal Justice, MS
  • Social Work, BS
  • Social Work, MSW
  • Social Work, MSW/​Criminal Justice, MS
  • Social Work, MSW/​Public Health, MPH
  • Social Work, MSW/​Social Welfare, PhD
  • Social Work, MSW/​Women's and Gender Studies, MA
  • Trauma Informed Care, Graduate Certificate (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare, Department of Social Work)
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