Overview
Social Work and Public Health (Dual) from Thomas Jefferson University recognizes the long-standing synergy between social service/social work and public health. It accommodates the growing interest of professionals to seek advanced graduate training to enhance their skills in serving populations in need.
Careers
The dual degree prepares students to work across siloes and in collaboration with communities and multidisciplinary teams of practitioners, researchers, lawyers, educators, and policy makers working to improve health.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Healthcare Quality & Safety
- Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
- Applied Principles of Patient Safety
- Project Management Essentials
- Applied Policy & Advocacy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Social Work Public Health Health Sciences View 2293 other Masters in Health Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Transcripts
- English Language Proficiency
- Recent college graduates with majors in natural or social sciences, including pre-med or other pre-professional students seeking an educational experience during their gap or glide year
- Not-so-recent college graduates with relevant work experience wishing to enhance their health-related career or make a career change
- Students currently enrolled in a professional program (medicine, law, pharmacy, social work) who wish to earn an additional degree in public health as part of a dual degree program
- Health or related professionals working in government, community health organizations, non-profits, healthcare settings, health insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry and academic institutions
Tuition Fee
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International
33990 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1133 USD per credit during 24 months. -
National
33990 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1133 USD per credit during 24 months.
Living costs for Philadelphia
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Financing
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Funding
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