Dual Degree Program in Social Work and Public Health

Please note: The GRE is required of all students applying to the School of Public Health for the dual degree program.

The dual degree program in Social Work and Public Health, established at Boston University in 1981, is a three-year course of study leading to both the Master of Social Work (MSW) and the Master of Public Health (MPH) degrees. The program may be pursued on a full- or part-time basis.

This program recognizes the emerging and varied roles of social workers in the contemporary health care system, and trains students to participate as dually-trained professional public health social work leaders in health policy, research, prevention, administration, and clinical practice.

Students are generally admitted to one of the two schools and complete that school’s basic coursework. Before the end of the first year, application is made to the other school. Students in each school are held to the same admission standards as other students. Tuition and financial aid are based on the school in which the student is taking the majority of credits (the current primary school of residence).