Master of Social Work / Master of Public Health Dual Degree Program

(Behavioral Health Concentration)*

Public Health Core Courses	12 hrs.
PHC 6000 Epidemiology PHC 6050 Biostatistics I PHC 6102 Principles of Health Policy and Management PHC 6357 Environmental and Occupational Health	3 3 3 3
Behavioral Health Concentration Core Courses	12 hrs.
MHS 7740 Survey of Mental Health Planning, Evaluation & Accountability PHC 6542 Epidemiology of Mental Disorders PHC 6543 Foundations in Behavioral Health Systems (Distance Learning course) PHC 6544 Children’s Mental Health Services (Distance Learning course)	3 3 3 3
Suggested Elective Courses	9 hrs.
PHC 6401 Homelessness: Implications for Behavioral Healthcare PHC 6413 Family & Community Violence in Public Health PHC 6534 Cultural Competency in Children’s Mental Health (Distance Learning course) (or SOW 6348 Perspectives on Race & Culture) PHC 6545 Evaluation in Mental Health PHC 6547 Case Management in Community Mental Health PHC 6550 Community-Based Prevention in Behavioral Health (Distance Learning course) PHC 6934 Co-Morbidity of Mental and Physical Disorders PHC 6934 Evidence-Based Practice in Behavioral Health PHC 6934 Mental Health Informatics (Distance Learning course) PHC 6934 Women’s Mental Health PHC 6934 Financing, Economics, & Policy in Behavioral Health NEW!!! Leadership within Systems of Care for Children’s Mental Health NEW!!! Financing in Children’s Mental Health Services (Distance Learning) NEW!!! Behavioral Health Measurement (Distance Learning)	3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
PHC 6977 Special Project ( Combined with Social Work Project )	3 hrs.
PHC 6945 Supervised Field Experience	1-12 hrs.
Core Comprehensive Exam	no credit
Concentration Comprehensive Exam	no credit
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS (excluding prerequisite courses & supervised field experience)	39 hrs.

^* Prerequisite Courses: HSC 4203 Introduction to Public Health & HSC 4554 Survey of Human Diseases. 4/06