Master of City Planning + Master of Social Work Dual-Degree


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 500 City Planning History/Theory 1
CPLN 501 Quantitative Planning Analysis 1
CPLN 502 or 509 Urban Development and Infrastructure Finance or Law of Planning 1
CPLN 503 or 632 Modeling Geographic Objects or TBA 1
CPLN 506 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution or other breadth methods course 1
CPLN 600 Workshop 2
CPLN 7xx Planning Studio 2
CPLN xxx Concentration Course or Elective* 1
CPLN xxx Concentration Course or Elective* 1
CPLN xxx Concentration Course or Elective* 1
CPLN xxx Concentration Course or Elective* 1
CPLN xxx Elective 1
CPLN xxx Elective 1
    City Planning Internship 0
    CPLN-Only CUs 15

SOCIAL WORK COURSES
SWRK 601 History & Philosophy of Social Work and Social Welfare 1
SWRK 602 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 1
SWRK 603 American Racism and Social Work Practice 1
SWRK 604 Foundations of Social Work Practice I + Field Placement 1
SWRK 614 Foundations of Social Work Practice II + Field Placement 1
SWRK 615 Introduction to Social Work Research 1
SWRK 704/708 Advanced Clinical/Macro Social Work Practice I + Field Placement* 1  
SWRK 714/718 Advanced Clinical/Macro Social Work Practice II + Field Placement* 1
SWRK 713 Understanding Social Change 1
SWRK 7xx MSW Policy Option 1
SWRK 760 or 7xx MSW Practice Elective: Mental Health Diagnostics (clinical students) or Macro Elective (macro students) 1
SWRK xxx MSW Elective #2 (must be taken at SP2, but can be in MSW, MSSP, or NPL) 1
SWRK xxx 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

*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.