Mar 28, 2024  
USC Catalogue 2018-2019 
    
USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Master of Planning/Master of Social Work (MPl/MSW)


 

The dual degree program between the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and the USC Price School of Public Policy offers unique opportunities for students who want to devote their professional careers to social policy, social planning or social services delivery. Students with a dual degree will have broader employment options beyond those in traditional planning or social work.

The schedule of courses allows students to experience direct service in the first year so that course work planning is supplemented by a knowledge of consumers, service delivery, etc. Courses for both schools are taken simultaneously, intermingling social work and planning content. Two years of field practicums in social work provide in-depth exposure to social service issues from both planning and direct service perspectives, thus satisfying some of the planning laboratory/workshop requirements and eliminating the need for a separate planning internship requirement.

Requirements

Requirements for completion of the MSW/MPl degree are 83 units including 51 units in social work and 32 units in planning. Students must select a community organization, planning and administration concentration in  the second year of their social work program.

Social Work


Contact the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work  for Social Work requirements.

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*Students who have taken a leadership course in PPD are not required to take SOWK 611 .

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2-unit courses may be offered in seven-and-a-half week blocks.

Additional Requirements


Planning Studios: PPD 531  (4) for 4 units.

Electives: 8 units of elective courses taken within the Price School of Public Policy.

Dual degree students, like all other MPl students, must take a comprehensive examination and fulfill the internship requirement.