Dual Majors and Minors
Social Work Major and Global Public Health Co-Major
The Major in Social Work and Co-Major in Global Public Health provides a truly interdisciplinary public health education by addressing the world’s most pressing health problems and supporting cutting-edge and collaborative research on public health issues nationally and internationally.
Global public health and social work graduates will be well prepared for exciting careers in a variety of settings, including community and governmental organizations, clinical healthcare settings, social service agencies, and educational/research institutions.
Social Work Major/Global Public Health Co-Major Requirements
This plan of study requires 56 Liberal Arts credits and 72 Major/Co-Major Program credits.
Please note: The Global Public Health co-major is not a standalone major and must be combined with a degree-granting bachelor's program within CAS, GLS, Meyers, Silver, or Steinhardt.
Liberal Arts Core Requirements
- EXPOS-UA 1 Writing the Essay (4 credits)
- EXPOS-UA 17 Writing in Community OR ACE-UAE 110 Advanced College Essay (4 credits)
- PSYCH-UA 1 Introduction to Psychology (4 credits)
- SOC-UA 1 Introduction to Sociology (4 credits)
- UNDSW-US 113 Human Biology (4 credits)
Liberal Arts Distribution
- Three Humanities Courses (12 credits total)
- Three Social Science Courses (12 credits total)
- Three Unrestricted Elective Courses (12 credits total)
Social Work Requirements
- UNDSW-US 1 – Society and Social Welfare
- UNDSW-US 13 – Social Welfare Programs & Policies
- UNDSW-US 12 – Social Work Research
- UNDSW-US 21 – Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
- UNDSW-US 31 – Social Work Practice I
- UNDSW-US 32 – Social Work Practice II
- UNDSW-US 55 – Diversity, Racism, Oppression, Privilege
Global Public Health Requirements
- UGPH-GU 10 – Health and Society in a Global Context
- UGPH-GU 20 – Biostatistics for Public Health
- UGPH-GU 30 – Epidemiology for Global Health
- UGPH-GU 40 – Health Policy in a Global World
- UGPH-GU 50 – Environmental Health in a Global World
Field Instruction and Internship
- UGPH-GU 60 – Experiential Learning in Global Public Health or UNDSW-US 40 – Field Experience Lab
- UNDSW-US 41 – Field Instruction I
- UNDSW-US 42 – Field Instruction II
Two Global Public Health and/or Social Work Electives
- UNDSW-US/UGPH-GU__ – GPH/SW Elective
- UNDSW-US/UGPH-GU __ – GPH/SW Elective
Major/Co-Major Sample Curriculum by Year
First Year
| Fall | Spring |
|---|---|
| First Year Impact Seminar I* | |
| Society and Social Welfare* | Health and Society in a Global Context** |
| Writing the Essay | Writing in Community or Advanced College Essay |
| Introduction to Psychology | Introduction to Sociology |
| Unrestricted Elective | Unrestricted Elective |
| *Social Work Course | **Global Public Health Course |
Second Year
| Fall | Spring |
|---|---|
| Social Work Elective* | Epidemiology for Global Health** |
| Biostatistics for Public Health** | Social Science |
| Human Biology | Humanities |
| Social Science | Social Science |
| *Social Work Course | **Global Public Health Course |
Third Year
| Fall | Spring |
|---|---|
| Human Behavior I* | Experiential Learning in Global Public Health** or Practicum Experience* |
| Diversity, Racism, Oppression & Privilege* | Environmental Health in a Global World** |
| Health Policy in a Global World** | Humanities |
| Humanities | Unrestricted Elective |
| *Social Work Course | **Global Public Health Course |
Fourth Year
| Fall | Spring |
|---|---|
| Social Work Practice I* | Social Work Practice II* |
| Practicum Instruction I* | Practicum Instruction II* |
| Social Welfare Programs & Policies* | Social Work Research* |
| Social Work Elective* | |
| *Social Work Course |
Social Work Minors
Undergraduate students across NYU may take courses at the Silver School of Social Work and explore our three minor programs. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of many of today’s complex social problems, occurring domestically and internationally, and what can be done to alleviate and address these problems. Students can formally declare a minor in Albert and are required to take specific courses for a total of 16 - 18 credits as noted in the minor descriptions below.
Social Work Minor Requirements
This minor requires 16 credits.
UNDSW-US 1 - Society and Social Welfare - required for all minors (4 credits)
AND
Any THREE Social Work Electives. (4 credits each) Recent offerings are:
- Social Justice and Peacemaking
- Homelessness
- Services to Children and Families
- Social Work and Substance Abuse
- Social Work and Family Violence
- Society and Mental Health
- Social Deviance & Taboos
- Mindfulness
- Diversity for Non-Social Work Majors
OR
TWO Social Work Electives (4 credits each) AND any TWO Service Learning Courses (2 credits each) Recent offerings are:
- Service Learning with Immigrant Youth
- Service Learning Through Visits with Holocaust Survivors
To learn more about the Minor in Social Work, students are welcome to contact the School’s Undergraduate Program office for guidance and academic planning: silver.bs@nyu.edu
This program will help you understand the complex problem of inequality and its consequences as it affects children, families, the homeless, the disabled, and many other disenfranchised members of our communities. Gain first-hand knowledge of the conditions faced by these populations and the impact of political and economic factors on the day-to-day realities of service provision.
Inequality Studies Minor Requirements
This minor requires 18 credits.
One required course - either:
UNDSW-US 1 – Society and Social Welfare (4 credits)
OR
UNDSW-US 11 – Agencies & Organizations (4 credits)
AND
UNDSW-US 110 Strategies to Reduce Inequality (4 credits)
UNDSW-US 85 Service Learning and Food Insecurity (2 credits)
UNDSW-US xx An approved Social Work Elective (4 credits)
An External Elective from CAS, Tisch, or Steinhardt related to Inequality as approved by the program office (4 credits)
The minor in Leadership, Spirituality, and Social Change is built around a commitment to social justice, the practice of relational change, and an ethic of religious literacy. Religious literacy is an understanding of the historic and contemporary interconnections of religion with cultural, political, and social life and the ability to use this knowledge to promote allyship and engage in dialogue on issues of religious or spiritual concern.
Offered jointly between the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and the NYU Silver School of Social Work, this interdisciplinary program molds scholar-practitioners. Students develop competencies to navigate the religious, spiritual, and secular dimensions of various fields, preparing students for careers in community development, healthcare, education, social work, policymaking, journalism, law, human rights, religious leadership, and more.
For help planning your schedule or questions about the minor requirements, please contact Chelsea Garbell, Associate Director, Global Spiritual Life. She can be reached at chelsea.garbell@nyu.edu.