Both departments in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare collaboratively offer a program designed to provide students with theoretical and practical exposure to evolving professional practice in the field of criminal justice, or social work with a focus on criminal justice (e.g., corrections, juvenile justice, probation and parole, etc).

 

Admission Requirements

Application Deadlines

Application deadlines vary by program, please review the application deadline chart for specific programs. Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the One Stop calendars.

Admission

Students are admitted to both graduate programs separately and admission requirements are consistent with those specified by the UWM Graduate School, the MS in Criminal Justice and the MSW program in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.

Credits and Courses

Students accepted into this MS/MSW program complete the following courses:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Criminal Justice
CRM JST 773	Criminological Perspectives (G)	3
CRM JST 743	Proseminar: Administration of Criminal Justice Systems (G)	3
CRM JST 756	Proseminar: Analysis of Criminal Justice Research (G)	3
Select 12 additional credit hours of courses within the criminal justice program		12
Select 12 credit hours of Social Work courses with the consent of the student’s advisor		12
Students must complete the requirements of the Essay Option or Non-Essay Option as the degree capstone
Social Work Foundation Curriculum
SOC WRK 604	Social Systems and Social Work Practice (U/G)	3
SOC WRK 662	Methods of Social Welfare Research (U/G)	3
SOC WRK 665	Cultural Diversity and Social Work (U/G)	3
SOC WRK 705	Individual Behavior and Social Welfare (G)	3
SOC WRK 708	Social Work Methods I: Individuals and Families (G)	3
SOC WRK 709	Social Work Methods II: Groups, Organizations and Communities (G)	2
SOC WRK 721	Field Instruction I (G)	3
SOC WRK 750	Social Welfare Policy Development and Implementation (G)	2
Social Work Advanced Practice Curriculum
SOC WRK 722	Field Instruction II	3
SOC WRK 821	Field Instruction III	4
SOC WRK 822	Field Instruction IV 1	4
Select one of the following options:		8
Option 1:
SOC WRK 711	Direct Social Work Practice I
SOC WRK 811	Direct Social Work Practice II: 2
Select one additional practice course
Option 2:
SOC WRK 713	Community Organization, Planning and Human Service Administration I
SOC WRK 915	Human Services Administration II
Select one additional practice course
SOC WRK 793	Evaluation of Practice	2
SOC WRK 794	Evaluation of Programs	2
Concentration
SOC WRK 851	Social Issue and Policy Analysis: 2	2
Select one of the following (depending on area of concentration):		3
SOC WRK 685	Social Gerontology
SOC WRK 753	Adult Psychopathology
SOC WRK 771	Development of the Family Over the Life Span
Electives
Select 6 credits of electives 3		6
Total Credits		89

1	The capstone requirement is satisfied by SOC WRK 822.
2	Requires sections to be selected from within the specialized concentration area.
3	Electives selected from among successfully completed CJ courses in consultation with faculty advisor.

Total Credits for Coordinated Degree: 71 (without a BSW) or 49 (with a BSW).

The total credits for the coordinated program would typically be completed in both programs at the same time, rather than one program after the other. Degrees will be awarded simultaneously.

A student not completing the requirements for the coordinated degree program would need to complete all requirements for an individual program in order to receive a degree.

Program Requirements

Time Limit

Students in the coordinated MS/MSW degree program must complete all degree requirements within seven years of the first enrollment semester as a degree student.