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Whether you're beginning your undergraduate journey or advancing your career with a graduate degree, the Morrison Family College of Health offers programs designed to prepare you for meaningful work in health and well-being.
Grounded in a whole-person health approach to advance health equity, our programs prepare you to understand and address the factors that influence health — from clinical care to community and systems-level change.
Across nursing, social work, counseling psychology, public health, and health & exercise science, you'll gain the knowledge, skills, and real-world experience needed to make an impact.
Graduate Programs
Our graduate programs prepare professionals to lead, practice, and innovate across health care and community settings. Each program combines academic rigor with hands-on experience and a focus on whole-person health and health equity.
Master of Social Work (MSW)
School of Social Work
Prepares graduates for clinical social work practice.
Offered in on-campus and hybrid formats, expanding access to students in outstate Minnesota and surrounding areas where the mental health workforce gap is greatest.
Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
School of Social Work
Prepares social work professionals for teaching and leadership in higher education.
This fully online program focuses on education as practice and prepares graduates for faculty roles in teaching-intensive institutions.
Juris Doctor & Master of Social Work (J.D./MSW)
School of Social Work
Combines legal and social work training to address complex social and legal challenges.
This dual degree allows you to earn both degrees in less time than completing them separately.
Master’s in Counseling Psychology
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Provides a foundation in psychological theory and practical counseling skills, including practicum experience.
Offers multiple licensure pathways, including LPC/LPCC, LADC with LPC/C, and LMFT.
MA with Direct Admission to the PsyD
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Prepares practitioner-scholars for professional counseling and psychological services.
Students earn a master’s degree while gaining guaranteed progression into doctoral-level training.
Doctorate in Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.)
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
Prepares professionals to deliver psychological assessment and psychotherapy across clinical and community settings.
Grounded in a practitioner-scholar model, the program integrates research with hands-on training and prepares graduates for licensure.
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Susan S. Morrison School of Nursing
Prepares students with a non-nursing bachelor’s degree to enter the nursing profession.
Focused on clinical excellence and ingenuity, the program prepares graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN® licensure exam.
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Public Health
Prepares graduates for careers in public health practice, policy, and program leadership.
Delivered fully online with flexible asynchronous coursework and opportunities for live engagement, the program aligns with national accreditation standards.
Undergraduate Programs
Build a strong foundation in health and well-being through programs that combine classroom learning with hands-on experience in labs, clinics, and communities.
Undergraduate programs include:
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