This document outlines the requirements for a dual degree program earning a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). The MSW requires 61 credit hours including foundation and advanced courses, a field placement, and a thesis or non-thesis substitute. The MBA requires 48 credit hours including foundation, required, and elective courses and a capstone course. Students can apply up to 12 credit hours of joint coursework towards both degrees, reducing the total required hours to 109. The program of work lists the specific courses required for each degree and designation of joint and elective courses.
This document outlines the requirements for a dual degree program earning a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). The MSW requires 61 credit hours including foundation and advanced courses, a field placement, and a thesis or non-thesis substitute. The MBA requires 48 credit hours including foundation, required, and elective courses and a capstone course. Students can apply up to 12 credit hours of joint coursework towards both degrees, reducing the total required hours to 109. The program of work lists the specific courses required for each degree and designation of joint and elective courses.
This document outlines the requirements for a dual degree program earning a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). The MSW requires 61 credit hours including foundation and advanced courses, a field placement, and a thesis or non-thesis substitute. The MBA requires 48 credit hours including foundation, required, and elective courses and a capstone course. Students can apply up to 12 credit hours of joint coursework towards both degrees, reducing the total required hours to 109. The program of work lists the specific courses required for each degree and designation of joint and elective courses.
College of Business ID #: Dual Degree Program of Work: MSW/Direct Practice (Traditional)/ MBA (Flexible Format)
MSW (Traditional) MBA Flexible Format Dual Degree
(Program 1) (Program 2) Guidelines FOUNDATION COURSES Combined Joint Hours FOUNDATION PATHWAY COURSES 1. SOCW 5304 Hours Allowed (Generalist Micro Practice) 1. BSTAT 5301 60 6 2. SOCW 5306 (Statistics) >60, ≤ 72 6-12 (Generalist Micro Practice) 2. ACCT 5301 (Financial) >72 6-18 3. SOCW 5301 (Accounting Analysis I) (Human Behavior in Social Environment) 3. ECON 5311 (Micro & Macro) Program Hours 4. SOCW 5307 (Economic Analysis) MSW 61 (Human Behavior and the Diverse Populations) 4. MANA 5312 MBA (Flex) 48 5. SOCW 5303 (Managing the Enterprise) Combined 109 (Foundations of Social Policy and Services) Less: REQUIRED COURSES 6. SOCW 5308 Joint Savings 0 (Research and Evaluation Methods in Social Work) 1. MARK 5311 Net Dual 109 7. SOCW 5681 & 5281 (Marketing) Exclusive of deficiency courses ↑ (Generalist Practice Field Placement - SPLIT) OR 2. OPMA 5361 or BSTAT 5325 8. SOCW 5685 & 5285 (Operations Mngt)/(Advanced Stats) Notation Reference (Generalist Practice Field Placement - BLOCK) 3. FINA 5311 W- Waived Course ADVANCED PROGRAM (Business Financial Management) J# - Joint Course (Required Breadth Coursework) 4. BLAW 5330 or MANA 5337 Add # - Additional course to 1. SOCW 5312 (Legal Envmt of Business) or (Ethics & Bus Envmt) complete 2nd degree (Community and Administrative Practice) 5. ECON 5313 2. SOCW 5311 (Decisions and Strategy) *** - Concentration requires Advanced Micro Practice 6. ACCT 5302 (Managerial) 3-course minimum in one 3. SOCW 53xx (Accouting Analysis II) discipline, with the exception Direct Practice Option (5342, 5343, or 5362) 7. INSY 5375 of Accounting & Busi Analy 4. SOCW 5327/MANA 5312 (Management of Information Technologies) which requires a min of 4. (Human Behavior in Macro Environments) 8. MANA 5360 5. SOCW 53xx (Leadership and Teams) Corresponding Policy Option (5343, 5353, or 5363) ELECTIVE COURSEWORK*** 6. SOCW 5313 (May select Concentration Option, if desired) (Research and Evaluation Methods in Social Work II) 9. Advanced Elective 7. SOCW 53xx Integrated Theory & Practice Option - 5314, 5316, or 5318 10. Advanced Elective GBS Signature 8. SOCW 53xx Integrated Theory & Practice Option - 5314, 5316, or 5318 11. Advanced Elective 9. SOCW 5482 and 10. SOCW 5483 (Applied Social Work Practice II) REQUIRED COURSEWORK In lieu of SOCW 5485 and SOCW 5486 (Capstone) the student can take SOCW 5882. 12. MANA 5336 (last semester) 9. SOCW 5485 & 5486 (Strategic Management) (Applied Social Work Practice II) PLUS MBA Advisor Approval NONTHESIS SUBSTITUTE Signature: 10./11. SOCW 5395 (Integrative Seminar) Date: OR THESIS SUBSTITUTE Student Approval & Acknowledgement 10./11. SOCW 5396 & SOCW 5398 Signature: (Integrative Seminar) Date: Social Work Advisor Approval (1) I acknowledge that I must follow this POW to maximize my joint Signature: courses; I will notify Graduate Business Services if I would like to make any changes. I acknowledge that any changes must be approved by both advisors for this to be a valid POW (2) I acknowledge that I must Date: complete the 2nd degree plan within 3 years of completing the first degree plan