Dual degree students may be able to complete the MCP/MSW program in three years, but this depends on course scheduling and students may benefit from taking summer classes or adding additional time to the degree. Academic Advisors in both the MCP and MSW programs will collaborate to review course choices and create an individual academic plan for each dual-degree student.
Total CUs for the Dual-Degree: 28
Students completing the MCP/MSW dual-degree need 28 total CUs, plus two (2) MSW field placements and one (1) City Planning internship. Completed on their own, the MCP requires 18 CUs and the MSW requires 16 CUs. Note: a minimum of 15 course units are required within the MCP degree under the PAB accreditation.
MCP/MSW Program Requirements
| CITY PLANNING COURSES | ||||
| CPLN | 5000 | City Planning History/Theory | 1 | |
| CPLN | 5010 | Quantitative Planning Analysis | 1 | |
| CPLN | 5020 or 5090 | Urban Development and Infrastructure Finance or Law of Planning | 1 | |
| CPLN | 5030 or 6320 | Modeling Geographic Objects or TBA | 1 | |
| CPLN | 6000 | Workshop | 2 | |
| CPLN | 7xxx | Planning Studio | 2 | |
| CPLN | xxxx | Concentration Course or Elective* | 1 | |
| CPLN | xxxx | Concentration Course or Elective* | 1 | |
| CPLN | xxxx | Concentration Course or Elective* | 1 | |
| CPLN | xxxx | Concentration Course or Elective* | 1 | |
| CPLN | xxxx | Elective | 1 | |
| CPLN | xxxx | Elective | 1 | |
| CPLN | xxxx | Elective | 1 | |
| City Planning Internship | 0 | |||
| CPLN-Only CUs | 15 | |||
SOCIAL WORK COURSES |
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| SWRK | 6010 | History & Philosophy of Social Work and Social Welfare | 1 | |
| SWRK | 6020 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment | 1 | |
| SWRK | 6030 | American Racism and Social Work Practice | 1 | |
| SWRK | 6040 | Foundations of Social Work Practice I + Field Placement | 1 | |
| SWRK | 6140 | Foundations of Social Work Practice II + Field Placement | 1 | |
| SWRK | 6150 | Introduction to Social Work Research | 1 | |
| SWRK | 7040/7080 | Advanced Clinical/Macro Social Work Practice I + Field Placement* | 1 | |
| SWRK | 7140/7180 | Advanced Clinical/Macro Social Work Practice II + Field Placement* | 1 | |
| SWRK | 7130 | Understanding Social Change | 1 | |
| SWRK | 7xxx | MSW Policy Option | 1 | |
| SWRK | 7600 or 7xxx | MSW Practice Elective: Mental Health Diagnostics (clinical students) or Macro Elective (macro students) | 1 | |
| SWRK | xxxx | MSW Elective #2 (must be taken at SP2, but can be in MSW, MSSP, or NPL) | 1 | |
| SWRK | xxxx | MSW Elective #3 (must be taken at SP2, but can be in MSW, MSSP, or NPL) | 1 | |
| MSW-Only CUs: | 13 | |||
TOTAL CUs REQUIRED FOR THE MCP/MSW: 28 |
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*Refer to the CPLN concentration details in the Penn Catalog and/or the MCP program website for information about which and how many concentration courses are needed. Note: for the 2021-2022 Academic Year, the MCP program website supercedes the Penn Catalog if any details between the two sources do not align. For this reason, please be sure to reference the MCP program page.