Social Work and Public Health, Joint

Public health social work is a contemporary, integrated, trans-disciplinary approach to preventing, addressing, and solving social health problems. This collaborative program with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) enables you to tailor your dual degree, combining one of the Fordham M.S.W. concentrations with one of ISMMS’ eight Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree tracks. Students who are interested in the M.S.W. and M.P.H. program will take two years to complete each degree, however, by entering a dual program, students are expected to graduate in three years completing 99 credits. If you were to pursue both degree programs separately, you would need to complete 111 credits and it would take four years.

• Academic Transcripts: All transcripts from previously attended post-secondary institutions MUST be submitted in English, or be accompanied by a certified English translation. Transcripts and credentials conversion information is available on the GSAS International Students page.
• Letters of Recommendation: When communicating with your recommendation letter writers, please provide them with at least one month’s advance notice to submit their recommendations. You will enter each recommendation provider’s name and email address directly into the online application. They will be notified electronically of your request. Please note: you may submit your application even if the submission of your recommendation letters is still in progress.
   
• Statement of Purpose/Intent: Can be submitted directly in the online application. Requirements for the statement may vary by program. Please see individual program requirements.
   
• Resume/CV: Can be submitted directly in the online application
   
• Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE scores): Due to the impact of COVID-19 on standardized testing, submission of GRE scores is optional/not required for select GSAS programs for the 2022-2023 application. However, some programs are still requiring the GRE. Please see the admissions information/requirements page on the individual program pages to determine if the GRE is optional/not required, required, or not accepted at all for your chosen program. Students who do not submit GRE scores will not be at any disadvantage in the process.

• Health Educator
• Health Promotion Program Coordinator
• Director, Family Health Services
• Communications Director, Health agency
• Social Marketer, Health agency
• University Administrator, MPH program
• Director, Office of Minority Health
• President and CEO, Agency on Aging
• Mental Health Researcher
• Social Work Director in hospital
• Health Advocacy Director
• Health Legislative Assistant
• Public Health Lobbyist
• Program Evaluator
• Grant Writer
• Program Officers
• Director of a Professional Association
• Health Commissioner
• Technical Advisor, Global Health
• International Programs Managers
• NGO Founder/Director
• Urban Planner
• Hospital Administrator

Thank you for your interest in Fordham University's graduate programs. Please note that in addition to the application found here, each program has its own admission requirements. Please check the webpage of the program to which you are applying, or consult with the program director, to be sure you are including the proper documentation with your application.

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