Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health

Merge a broad view of health and wellness with the practical knowledge you need to become an influential leader in social work when you pursue dual Master of Social Work and Master of Public Health degrees at Case Western Reserve, the #53 university in the country.

Our program, offered jointly through our top-ranked School of Medicine and the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, gives you the skills required to thrive in your field. Throughout your three years here, you’ll learn to assess the needs, strengths and resources of diverse communities and populations with a particular focus on prevention, program planning and leadership in health-related settings.

Plus, you’ll gain real-world training to prepare you for careers in community health and planning, policy change and development, public health education, epidemiology, and more. In your first year of our program, your graduate-level coursework will focus on fundamental Master of Public Health topics, including history, philosophy and statistical methods, as well as courses related to a chosen concentration:

Population Health Research
Global Health
Health Policy and Management
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health Informatics

During your second year, you'll primarily take Master of Social Work courses at the Mandel School with subjects focused on theories of human development and human diversity, community theory and practice and other social-work-based curricula.