{"id":225,"date":"2022-07-25T11:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T16:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?post_type=program&#038;p=225"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:49:35","slug":"social-work-msw-phd","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/social-work-msw-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Work MSW \/ Social Welfare PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"program-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-40\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Social Work MSW \/ Social Welfare PhD                    <div class=\"program-degree size-h3 uwm-u-mt-20\">MSW, PhD<\/div>\n            <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">The joint MSW and social welfare PhD program prepares students to make significant contributions to social work education and the knowledge base of the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"program-details-jump\">\n        <a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--s\" href=\"#program-details\" rel=\"\">Jump to Program Details <i class=\"uwm-u-pl-10 fa-solid fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-u-mt-50\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Type<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>Master&#8217;s, Doctoral<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-offset--2\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Format<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>On Campus<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n\n        <div class=\"uwm-mini-rfi uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--shadow\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Request Information<\/div>\n                    <div id='form_15c2a295-9f7c-4c2d-acd4-4db0beb065ea'>Loading&#8230;<\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left uwm-u-mt-40\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/applygrad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cost-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script async='async' src='https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=15c2a295-9f7c-4c2d-acd4-4db0beb065ea&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_15c2a295-9f7c-4c2d-acd4-4db0beb065ea'>\/**\/<\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\"><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-m-0\" \/><\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n<section id=\"program-details\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"details-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-tabs\" data-tabs-prefix-class=\"uwm-p-tabs\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-tablist\" data-hx=\"h2\"><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-x7uk-about\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-x7uk-msw-tracks\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">MSW Tracks<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-x7uk-joint-msw-phd-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Joint MSW-PhD Curriculum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent\">\n<div id=\"tab-x7uk-about\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<p>The goals and objectives of both the MSW and social welfare PhD programs reflect the department\u2019s concerns with urban social problems, social and economic equity and well-being, cultural diversity, and the empowerment of individuals, families, organizations and communities to effect change. However, the joint MSW\/PhD program extends preparation for practice in the MSW program into training for research in the PhD program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of rigorous PhD coursework and supervised PhD research, our doctoral graduates have gone on to succeed as independent scholars, policy analysts, and research scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The joint MSW\/PhD program offers two tracks \u2014 an advanced curriculum for students who hold a BSW earned within the past seven years from a CSWE-accredited program and a foundation track for those who do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-msw-and-social-welfare-phd-program-overview\">MSW and Social Welfare PhD Program Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives of the curriculum include:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Providing opportunities for advanced scholarship and research in social work, including partnerships with the wider community <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing scholars who demonstrate knowledge, skills, values, and ethics of the profession and who are able to serve as future leaders in social work academic and research settings <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing scholars competent in the development and advancement of knowledge in these disciplines, with particular emphasis on social work intervention as broadly defined<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outcomes and competencies expected of doctoral graduates include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Knowledge of theories underlying intervention approaches used in the student\u2019s discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to critically analyze theories and knowledge development related to a specific content area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding of how knowledge currently is and has historically been developed, disseminated and applied in each discipline and in relation to specific content areas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familiarity with relevant policies, their rationale and their implications for practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capacity to design and conduct intervention research appropriate to the student\u2019s area of interest, including the capacity to participate effectively in knowledge-building and in applying that knowledge to the development of effective interventions, programs or policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capacity to develop, utilize and disseminate quantitative, qualitative, mixed, epidemiological, and instrumentation research methods and statistical analysis with relevance to&nbsp;discipline-specific research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Furthering the knowledge base of the&nbsp;discipline by conducting research that addresses questions of direct practical relevance and questions involving broad theoretical issues, etiological and epidemiological concerns and large-scale social policy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge, values, ethics and skills essential to teaching and the preparation of future professionals, in addition to those relating to research, scholarship and leadership in the social work discipline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-x7uk-msw-tracks\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-advanced-curriculum\">Advanced Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/social-work-bs\/\">Bachelor of Social Work<\/a> (BSW) degree was earned from an accredited BSW program within the past seven years then you automatically begin in the advanced standing portion of the MSW curriculum and will have 34 credits to complete to earn the MSW degree. These 34 credits include a number of required courses. This includes three consecutive semesters of field placement. Courses that will satisfy MSW electives will be drawn from the PhD curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who qualify to begin in the advanced curriculum will complete all MSW requirements in the first year (three semesters), including one semester of summer study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-professional-foundation-curriculum\">Professional Foundation Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students admitted into the joint MSW\/PhD program who have not earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited social work program within the past seven years are required to fulfill 24 credits in the professional foundation prior to the advanced curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the professional foundation is to orient students to the profession and to provide a knowledge, values and skills base in preparation for the advanced curriculum. Coursework in the professional foundation is not included in the 34 advanced curriculum credits required for completion of the MSW degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who complete both the foundation and advanced curricula will fulfill all requirements for the MSW degree in two years (approximately six semesters), including two semesters of summer study. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-exemptions\">Exemptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who have, within the seven years of preceding admission, completed coursework that substantially duplicates professional foundation courses may apply to the MSW program coordinator for an <a href=\"https:\/\/milwaukee.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_0xHj2cGPia30Pno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exemption<\/a> from the relevant courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-x7uk-joint-msw-phd-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<p>In consultation with the major professor and as soon as possible after admission, each MSW-PhD student designs a program of study to gain the knowledge and skills appropriate to their educational goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-msw-program\">MSW Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Professional Foundation Curriculum<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>SOC WRK 640G<\/td><td>Social Systems and Social Work Practice<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 662G<\/td><td>Methods of Social Welfare Research<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 665G<\/td><td>Cultural Diversity<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 705<\/td><td>Individual Behavior and Social Welfare<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 708<\/td><td>Social Work Methods I<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 709<\/td><td>Social Work Methods II<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 750<\/td><td>Social Welfare Policy Development and Implementation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 721<\/td><td>Field Education I<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>MSW Advanced Curriculum<\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>SOC WRK 711<\/td><td> Direct Practice I<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 712<\/td><td>Advanced Practice and Leadership in Organizations and Communities<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 795<\/td><td>Evaluation of Practice and Programs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 851<\/td><td>Social Issue and Policy Analysis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 722<\/td><td>Field Education II<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 821<\/td><td>Field Education III<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOC WRK 822<\/td><td>Field Education IV<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MSW Elective Courses satisfied by PhD curriculum<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-phd-program\">PhD Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon successful completion of the required MSW courses, students will progress into the required PhD curriculum, 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