PDF version of this chapterDual Degree Programs
Master of Planning/Master of Social Work
The dual degree program between social work and urban planning and development 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 obtain a grounding in direct service in the first year so that planning course work is supplemented by a knowledge of consumers, service delivery, and so on. Courses for both schools are taken simultaneously so that social work and planning content are intermingled throughout. Two years of field practicums in social work provide in-depth exposure to social service issues from both planning and direct service angles, thus satisfying some of the planning laboratory/workshop requirements and making a separate planning internship requirement unnecessary.
Requirements
Requirements for completion of the M.S.W./M.Pl. degree are 83 units including 51 units in social work and 32 units in planning. Students must select the community organization, planning and administration concentration in the second year of their social work program.| Social Work | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| SOWK 503 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment I | 3 |
| SOWK 505 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II | 3 |
| SOWK 533 | Social Welfare I | 3 |
| SOWK 543 | Social Work Practice I | 3 |
| SOWK 545 | Social Work Practice II | 3 |
| SOWK 562 | Social Work Research | 3 |
| SOWK 586ab | Field Practicum I | 4-4 |
| SOWK 587ab | Field Education Seminar I | 1-1 |
| SOWK 609 | Human Behavior in Groups and Organizations | 3 |
| SOWK 649ab | Seminar in Community Organization | 3-3 |
| SOWK 679 | Social Planning and Administrative Processes | 3 |
| SOWK 686ab | Field Practicum II | 4-4 |
and any one of: | ||
| SOWK 634 | Social Policy: Family and Children | 3 |
| SOWK 635 | Social Policy: Mental Health | 3 |
| SOWK 636 | Social Policy: Health Care | 3 |
| SOWK 637 | Social Policy: The World of Work | 3 |
| Policy, Planning, and Development | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| PPD 500 | Cross-Sectoral Governance | 4 |
| PPD 524 | Planning Theory | 2 |
| PPD 525 | Statistics and Arguing from Data | 2 |
| PPD 526 | Comparative International Development | 2 |
| PPD 527 | The Social Context of Planning | 2 |
| PPD 528 | The Urban Economy | 2 |
| PPD 529 | Legal Environment of Planning | 2 |
| PPD 628 | Urban Planning and Social Policy | 4 |
Laboratory/Workshops: PPD 531L (4) and/or PPD 532L (4) for 4 units.
Electives: 8 units of elective courses taken within the School of Policy, Planning, and Development.
Dual degree students, like all over M.Pl. students, must take a comprehensive examination and fulfill the internship requirement.