Degree: Master of Business Administration
Business Administration (MBA) Program Information

Degree: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Social Work (MSW) Program Information

Program Overview

The MBA/MSW dual-degree program is offered in partnership with the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Mandel School) and Weatherhead School of Management. The MBA/MSW dual-degree program is designed for candidates who wish to prepare for advanced social work practice in a variety of direct practice and community practice settings/organizations while developing the skills to assume management responsibility within those settings. Candidates must apply separately to each program.

Dual-degree students receive both the MSW and MBA degrees simultaneously upon completion of degree requirements. After completion of both degree programs, two separate diplomas are awarded. Coursework for both programs must be completed within six years of initial enrollment in either program

Admission

Students must apply separately to the Mandel School and Weatherhead School of Management admission into each program. Admission to one program is not a guarantee that the student will gain admission to the other, and application to both programs should be made simultaneously. A joint committee of the two programs will meet and review the joint degree applications. 

Program Requirements

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Weatherhead School of Management offer a dual-degree program leading to the Master of Social Work (MSW) with the Master of Business Administration (MBA). The program is designed for candidates who wish to prepare for advanced social work practice in a variety of direct practice and community and social development settings, while developing the skills to assume management responsibility within those settings. Candidates must apply separately to each program.

MSW/MBA students may begin the dual-degree in either Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences or Weatherhead School of Management. Students will continue to register in the school at which they began the program, regardless of the school they are attending. There are 102 credit hours in the dual MSW/MBA Program (51 credit hours at Mandel School, 51 credit hours at Weatherhead), compared with 124 credit hours if both degrees were completed separately. By integrating the course work, completing some course work over the summer, and reducing the elective requirements in each program, dual-degree students may complete the MSW/MBA in three years, instead of the four years required if both degrees were to be completed separately.  Dual-degree students must receive the MSW and MBA degrees simultaneously to be granted credit for specific courses taken in the other program.