The MSW/MBA joint degree is designed to educate leaders who are prepared to effectively implement financial strategies, transform organizational behavior, and activate marketing strategies to sustain and improve human services organizations. As the demand for social workers increases with the privatization of social services, so does the need for social workers to be prepared to serve as leaders of human service organizations. The Master of Social Work program prepares students to work with individuals, communities, and society through specializations in clinical and community practice. The Masters in Business Administration program prepares students to serve as leaders in generalist business roles. The joint degree will groom social work and business administration graduates to serve as administrators, executive directors, and innovators in human service organizations. In addition, the MSW/MBA will equip and encourage graduates to develop human service organizations nationally and internationally, serving in developing countries or underserved urban areas where human needs are great and resources are scarce.

Admission

Prospective students will be required to separately fulfill admission and application procedures for both the Waco campus Master of Social Work at the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work and the Master of Business Administration programs. 

Requirements

Master of Business Administration education plan for the joint degree is 33 credit hours. The Hankamer Business School will waive 20 hours of elective courses while maintaining the core business courses equaling 33 hours. The Garland School of Social Work will credit 9 hours of business elective courses (6 hour elective credit and 3 hour substitution for SWO 5323 Administrative Practice in Social Work) for the standard MSW level education plan; therefore, students entering the foundation level of the MSW joint program will complete 51 social work credit hours. The Garland School of Social Work will also credit 6 hours of business elective courses (3 hour elective credit and 3 hour substitution for SWO 5323 Administrative Practice in Social Work) for the MSW Advanced Standing level of the education plan; therefore, students entering the Advanced Standing program (total=29 hours) will complete 26 hours of social work credit hours. Joint degree students should verify MBA requirements with the Hanmaker Business School.

MSW Core and Elective Course Foundation Level

Standard (first year-foundation) Core Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SWO 5221	Introduction to the Profession	2
SWO 5561	Professional Practice with Individuals and Families	5
SWO 5362	Professional Practice with Groups	3
SWO 5491	Foundation Internship I	4
SWO 5381	Research for Social Work Practice	3
SWO 5463	Professional Practice with Communities and Organizations	4
SWO 5322	Social Policy For Social Work Practice	3
SWO 5492	Foundation Internship II	4

Foundation Master Social Work students will select an area of specialized practice upon completion of the above core courses. Specialization areas are: Clinical practice or Community practice. Courses for each area of specialized practice are listed below:

MSW Core and Elective Courses Advanced Level

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Clinical Practice
SWO 5282	Evaluation of Practice I	2
SWO 5337	Advanced Clinical Theories and Models	3
SWO 5379	Advanced Clinical Practice: Individuals, Families, and Groups	3
SWO 5377	Advanced Clinical Practice: Children and Families	3
or SWO 5376	Advanced Clinical Practice: Health Settings
SWO 5494 & SWO 5490	Part I Advanced Internship and Part II Advanced Internship	8
SWO 5283	Evaluation of Practice II	2
SWO 5298	Capstone	2
Community Practice
SWO 5335	Frameworks and Perspectives for Community Practice	3
SWO 5375 & SWO 5378	Advanced Practice I: Community Practice and Advanced Practice II: Community Practice	6
SWO 5494	Part I Advanced Internship	4
SWO 5283	Evaluation of Practice II	2
SWO 5490	Part II Advanced Internship	4
SWO 5298	Capstone	2

Electives: 3 hours from MBA program = 3 elective + 3 hours substitute for SWO 5323 Administrative Practice in Social Work

Total Hours: 26

Master of Business Administration

Plan of Study Grid

First Semester		Hours
ACC 5121	Accounting Planning	1
ACC 5122	Accounting Implementation	1
ECO 5115	Pricing and Economic Analysis	1
ECO 5116	Economics of Strategic Interaction	1
FIN 5161	Corporate Finance-Planning	1
FIN 5162	Corporate Finance-Implementation	1
MGT 5132	Operations Strategy: Structuring the Operating System	1
QBA 5131	Quantitative Methods for Decision Making: Part I	1
BUS 5390	Management Communication	3
BUS 5050	Graduate Business Colloquium	0
Required Flexible Courses 1		6
	Hours	17
Second Semester
ACC 5123	Accounting in a Changing Environment	1
ECO 5117	Managerial Macroeconomics	1
FIN 5163	Financial Control	1
MGT 5131	Operations Strategy: Concepts and Fundamentals	1
MGT 5133	Operations Strategy: Managing Operational Focus	1
QBA 5132	Quantitative Methods for Decision Making: Part II	1
QBA 5133	Quantitative Methods for Decision Making: Part III	1
BUS 5395	The Focus Firm	3
BUS 5050	Graduate Business Colloquium	0
Required Flexible Courses 1		6
	Hours	16
	Total Hours	33

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2 3-hour Required Flexible Courses

Optional Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BUS 5111	Professional Career Development for First Semester Graduate Students	1
BUS 5112	Professional Career Development for Second Semester Graduate Students	1

Total Hours 33

Total Hours Foundational Level: 84
Total Hours Advanced Level: 62

Sample MSW/MBA Standard Degree Plan

Minimum 84 semester hours (51 MSW, 33 MBA core):

Foundation Year

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1
Fall Pre-Term		Hours
SWO 5221	Introduction to the Profession	2
	Hours	2
Fall Semester
SWO 5561	Professional Practice with Individuals and Families	5
SWO 5362	Professional Practice with Groups	3
SWO 5491	Foundation Internship I	4
	Hours	12
Spring Semester
SWO 5381	Research for Social Work Practice	3
SWO 5463	Professional Practice with Communities and Organizations	4
SWO 5322	Social Policy For Social Work Practice	3
SWO 5492	Foundation Internship II	4
	Hours	14
	Total Hours	28

Specialized Year: Clinical Practice

Plan of Study Grid

Year 2
Fall Semester		Hours
SWO 5379	Advanced Clinical Practice: Individuals, Families, and Groups	3
SWO 5494	Part I Advanced Internship	4
SWO 5282	Evaluation of Practice I	2
SWO 5337	Advanced Clinical Theories and Models	3
	Hours	12
Spring Semester
SWO 5377	Advanced Clinical Practice: Children and Families	3
SWO 5490	Part II Advanced Internship	4
SWO 5283	Evaluation of Practice II	2
SWO 5298	Capstone	2
	Hours	11
	Total Hours	23

Specialized Year: Community Practice

Plan of Study Grid

Year 2
Fall Semester		Hours
SWO 5375	Advanced Practice I: Community Practice	3
SWO 5494	Part I Advanced Internship	4
SWO 5282	Evaluation of Practice I	2
SWO 5335	Frameworks and Perspectives for Community Practice	3
	Hours	12
Spring Semester
SWO 5378	Advanced Practice II: Community Practice	3
SWO 5490	Part II Advanced Internship	4
SWO 5283	Evaluation of Practice II	2
SWO 5298	Capstone	2
	Hours	11
	Total Hours	23

9 hours from MBA program = 6 elective + 3 hours substitute for SWO 5323 Administrative Practice in Social Work taken in year 3.

Plan of Study Grid

Year 3
First Semester		Hours
ACC 5121	Accounting Planning	1
ACC 5122	Accounting Implementation	1
ECO 5115	Pricing and Economic Analysis	1
ECO 5116	Economics of Strategic Interaction	1
FIN 5161	Corporate Finance-Planning	1
FIN 5162	Corporate Finance-Implementation	1
MGT 5132	Operations Strategy: Structuring the Operating System	1
QBA 5131	Quantitative Methods for Decision Making: Part I	1
BUS 5390	Management Communication	3
BUS 5050	Graduate Business Colloquium	0
Required Flexible Courses 1		6
	Hours	17
Second Semester
ACC 5123	Accounting in a Changing Environment	1
ECO 5117	Managerial Macroeconomics	1
FIN 5163	Financial Control	1
MGT 5131	Operations Strategy: Concepts and Fundamentals	1
MGT 5133	Operations Strategy: Managing Operational Focus	1
QBA 5132	Quantitative Methods for Decision Making: Part II	1
QBA 5133	Quantitative Methods for Decision Making: Part III	1
BUS 5395	The Focus Firm	3
BUS 5050	Graduate Business Colloquium	0
Required Flexible Courses 1		6
	Hours	16
	Total Hours	33

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2 3-hour Required Flexible Courses

Optional Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BUS 5111	Professional Career Development for First Semester Graduate Students	1
BUS 5112	Professional Career Development for Second Semester Graduate Students	1

Total Hours 33

Required Flexible Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MKT 5310	Seminar in Marketing Strategy	3
MGT 5385	Strategic Management and Business Policy	3
MGT 5310	Management of Organizational Behavior	3
Select one course from the following:
MIS 5342	Business Intelligence
MIS 5346	Data Warehousing (spring only)
MIS 5355	Management of Information Systems
MIS 5345	Decision Making Using Excel