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Through the program, you will earn a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the SUNY Buffalo Law School and a Master of Social Work (MSW) from the UB School of Social Work. The collaborative program reduces the total time and credits compared to completing each degree separately.

Course of Study Options

The JD/MSW dual-degree offers two course of study options:

A four-year JD/MSW program, for students with any bachelor's degree major

A three-year Advanced Standing JD/MSW program, for students with a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree

JD/MSW Curriculum (Four Year)

We recommend that you begin the program in the School of Social Work, as this course sequence allows consistent contact with your law cohort in the last three years of the program. However, you may choose to begin in the Law School.

First Year in Social Work

FALL SEMESTER

SW 500 Social Welfare History and Policy

SW 505 Theories of Human Behavior and Development

SW 510 Scientific Methods in Social Work

SW 520 Interventions I

SW 550 Field Instruction I

SPRING SEMESTER

SW 503 Diversity and Oppression

SW 506 Theories of Organizational Behavior and Development

SW 514 Evaluation in Social Work

SW 521 Interventions II

SW 551 Field Instruction II (4 credits)

Second Year in Law

FALL SEMESTER

LAW 500 Legal Profession

LAW 501 Civil Procedure and Ethics

LAW 509 Torts

LAW 511 Constitutional Law 1

LAW 515 Legal Analysis, Writing and Research I

SPRING SEMESTER

LAW 503 Contracts

LAW 505 Criminal Law

LAW 507 Property

LAW 516 Legal Analysis, Writing and Research II

Third Year in Law and Social Work

FALL SEMESTER

Law & Social Work Clinic (3 cr)

Law 564 Legal Ethics

JD/MSW Colloquium (1 cr)

SW Advanced Intervention (Choose one)

SW Advanced Topic Analysis (Choose one)

SW 542 Perspectives on Trauma and Human Rights

SPRING SEMESTER

Spring Semester

SW Advanced Topic Analysis (Choose one) (3 cr)

JD/MSW Colloquium (1 cr)

Law and Social Work Clinic (3 cr)

Law Electives (Choose two)

Fourth Year in Law

FALL SEMESTER

Law Seminar

Law Electives (Choose four)

SPRING SEMESTER

Law Electives (Choose five)

The School of Law and the School of Social Work offer a four-year dual degree program leading to both a J.D. and an MSW degree. The program integrates professional legal and social work training to prepare students for leadership roles as lawyers, social workers or administrators in government or human services agencies.