Admissions

MBA/MSW Dual Degree Program

The School of Management and the School of Social Work offer a three-year program leading to both the M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration) and M.S.W. (Master of Social Work) degrees. This collaborative program reduces by one year the usual pattern of a two-year MBA program and a two-year MSW program. Each candidate must meet all the degree requirements of each program, except for the reduction in total credit hours over the two degree programs as described in this document. Students will complete a total of 96 credit hours, which will consist of 48 in Management and 48 in Social Work.

Course of Study

First Year

Fall

MGA 603 Financial Accounting for Managers (2 cr.)
MGB 610 Organizational Behavior (2 cr.)
MGB 611 Team Skills (1 cr.)
MGF 611 Financial Analysis for Managers (2 cr.)
MGG 601 Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability (1.5 cr.)
MGG 635 Management Communications (1.5 cr.)
MGM 615 Marketing for Managers (2 cr.)
MGQ 608 Statistical Analysis for Managers (2 cr.)
MGQ 609 Analytics for Managers (2 cr.)

Spring

MGA 605 Accounting for Mgt. Decision Making (2 cr.)
MGE 604 Business Economics (2 cr.)
MGO 620 Operations Management (2 cr.)
MGO 640 Business Strategy (2 cr.)
MGS 605 IT Management (2 cr.)
MGT XXX MBA Electives (6 cr.)

Second Year

Fall

SW 500 Social Welfare Policy and History
SW 505 Theories of Human Behavior and Development
SW 510 Scientific Methods in Social Work
SW 520 Interventions I
SW 544 Foundation Seminar I (0.5 cr.)
SW 550 Field I

Spring

SW 503 Diversity and Oppression
SW 506 Theories of Organizational Behavior and Development
SW 514 Evaluation in Social Work
SW 521 Interventions II
SW 545 Foundation Seminar II (0.5 cr.)
SW 551 Field II
MGO 642 Integration of Business Functions (1 cr.)
MGO 644 Business Practice (1 cr.)

Third Year

Fall

SW 542 Perspectives on Trauma and Human Rights
SW 552 Field III (4 cr.)
SW XXX Advanced Interventions
MGT XXX MBA Electives (6 cr.)

Spring

SW 543 Professional Development Seminar (1 cr.)
SW 569 Community Social Work
SW 553 Field IV (3 cr.)
MGT XXX MBA Electives (9 cr.)

Curriculum Total: SOM Total Credits = 48 + 12 SSW = 60 credits
(Accepts 12 credits from SSW towards MBA degree) and SSW Total Credits = 48 + 12 SOM = 60 credits (Accepts 12 credits from SOM towards MSW degree)

Application Process

To help you plan for your MBA/MSW application, please note that the School of Management has a CALCULUS PREREQUISITE (one semester of calculus with a grade of "B" or better, or two semesters of calculus with grades of "C" or better), and applicants are required to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT).

For more detailed MBA program information, please contact:

Meghan P. Felser
Associate Director of Admissions and Marketing
School of Management Graduate Programs
203 Alfiero Center
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
phone: (716) 645-3204
fax: (716) 645-2341
e-mail: mgt-ub-recruiter4@buffalo.edu
Web: www.mgt.buffalo.edu

For an application to the MSW program and more detailed information, please contact:

Kathryn Kendall Ed.D., LCSW-R
Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment
School of Social Work
685 Baldy Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
phone: (716) 645-1265
fax: (716) 645-3456
e-mail: kkendall@buffalo.edu
Web: www.socialwork.buffalo.edu/msw/