Executive MPA-MSW
As someone with experience delivering public services on the front lines, you face complex challenges every day. But you see them as opportunities to make a difference. You’re ready to develop and implement new alternatives to meet the needs of the underserved. And our Executive Master of Public Administration-Master of Social Work dual degree, offered jointly with NYU's Silver School of Social Work, can help you do just that—with broad, lasting impact.
Our dual-degree program helps seasoned professionals like you become strategic leaders by complementing a rigorous course of study in social work with additional expertise in management, finance, and policy. This multi-disciplinary approach means you’ll walk away with the tools to take your compassion and amplify it through strong, sustainable organizations and relevant, life-changing programs.
Advisement
An important aspect of the dual-degree academic experience is the extensive, tailored, and coordinated advisement support from both schools. Students will work with advisors from both schools to carefully choose coursework that takes into consideration their unique academic and professional goals. The many sources of advisement that each school offers include faculty advisors, offices of career services, program administrators, and peer advisors.
Students leave the dual-degree program well supported and equipped with the frameworks and analytical skills that will serve them in the complex and changing intersection of sectors and roles their careers may span.
Your MSW coursework will reduce the total number of credits you will need for the MPA to 24, from the standard 30 for Executive students. These 24 MPA credits will be comprised of:
- 9 Core credits (3 credits each)
- 15 General Elective credits
- Wagner courses carry 1.5 or 3 credits based on the course's duration. This means that EMPA-MSW students have room for 5 to 10 elective courses.
- You can use electives to deepen your learning in management and leadership, explore other areas of the Wagner curriculum, or even take approved coursework outside of Wagner.
First Year
| FALL RESIDENCY: SILVER | CREDITS (18.5) |
|---|---|
| Silver: Social Work Practice I | 4 |
| Silver: Social Welfare Programs & Policies I | 3 |
| Silver: Diversity, Racism, Oppression, and Privilege | 3 |
| Silver: Practicum Instruction I | 4 |
| Wagner: Strategic Leadership | 3 |
| Wagner: MPA Elective | 1.5 |
| SPRING RESIDENCY: SILVER | CREDITS (16) |
|---|---|
| Silver: Social Work Practice II | 3 |
| Silver: Social Work Research I | 3 |
| Silver: Human Behavior in the Social Environment I | 3 |
| Silver: Practicum Instruction II | 4 |
| Wagner: Leadership Confronted | 3 |
| SUMMER RESIDENCY: WAGNER | CREDITS (9) |
|---|---|
| Silver: Practice with Groups | 3 |
| Silver: Human Behavior in the Social Environment II | 3 |
| Wagner: MPA Elective | 3 |
Second Year
| FALL RESIDENCY: SILVER | CREDITS (16) |
|---|---|
| Silver: Social Work Practice III | 3 |
| Silver: Social Work Research II | 3 |
| Silver: Human Behavior in the Social Environment III | 3 |
| Silver: Practicum Instruction III | 4 |
| Wagner: Financial Management and Decision Making | 3 |
| SPRING RESIDENCY: WAGNER | CREDITS (17.5) |
|---|---|
| Silver: Social Work Practice IV | 3 |
| Silver: Advanced Social Policy | 3 |
| Silver: Practicum Instruction IV | 4 |
| Silver: Social Work Elective | 3 |
| Wagner: MPA Elective | 3 |
| Wagner: MPA Elective | 1.5 |
| SUMMER RESIDENCY: WAGNER | CREDITS (6) |
|---|---|
| Wagner: MPA Elective | 3 |
| Wagner: MPA Elective | 3 |
Admissions
Applicants are required to apply to each school. Executive MPA applicants should have a minimum of eight years of work experience, with increasingly progressive management and leadership responsibility. Once admitted to both schools, a student will qualify for the dual-degree program.
Students apply separately to each school and join the Executive MPA-MSW dual-degree program once they are admitted to both schools. Students enrolled in dual master's degree programs with other NYU schools are not eligible for NYU Wagner Named Fellowships and merit-based scholarships.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Visit NYU Wagner's admissions page for the EMPA application and NYU Silver's admissions page for the MSW application.
If you have any program-related or curricular questions, please contact contact Scott Statland (scott.statland@nyu.edu), Associate Director of Adivsement & Student Services at NYU Wagner, and/or Hannah Levy (hannah.levy@nyu.edu), Academic Advisor, MSW Program.