Dual Degree Master of Social Work and Juris Doctor

The MSW/JD program is particularly suited for students with an interest in the law as well as social work. Graduates may work in forensic social work, juvenile justice, corrections, child advocacy, legislative advocacy and public policy. It is a plan of study that will give you outstanding interdisciplinary skills to apply to critical social issues. Students who plan to primarily practice law benefit from a social work education in working with families and couples, victims of domestic violence, and other groups and individuals whose legal issues have strong psychosocial correlations. A legal education gives social work professionals many of the tools they need to effect change essential to assisting their clients. Similarly, a social work background provides attorneys with the tools needed to understand their clients and work collaboratively with them and community resources to address needs.