{"id":7784,"date":"2023-06-01T11:41:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/womens-gender-studies\/?post_type=program&#038;p=7784"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T20:33:22","slug":"womens-and-gender-studies-ma-social-work-msw","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/womens-gender-studies\/academics\/womens-and-gender-studies-ma-social-work-msw\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies, MA \/ Social Work, MSW"},"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        Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies, MA \/ Social Work, MSW                    <div class=\"program-degree size-h3 uwm-u-mt-20\">MA\/MSW<\/div>\n            <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Effective Spring 2026, admission to the MA program in Women&#8217;s and Gender Studies is temporarily suspended (last updated January 2026).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB { background-color: #ccccff; }\n\t\t\t.QLB { background-color: #ccffff; }\n\t\n\tdl {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: max-content auto;\n}\n\ndt {\n  grid-column-start: 1;\n}\n\ndd {\n  grid-column-start: 2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<text>\n  \n<p><em>Effective Spring 2026, admission to the Women's and Gender Studies, MA\/Social Work, MSW coordinated program is suspended.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <p>The College of Letters and Science and the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare located in the College of Community Engagement &amp; Professions collaboratively offer a program designed to provide students with theoretical and practical exposure to evolving professional practice and the field of feminist research and scholarship. Prerequisite to the award of either degree in this program is the simultaneous award of its counterpart degree.<\/p>\n  \n\n<\/text>\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<\/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        <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_47e36b1a-64dd-41ea-a6b5-b9deba75dca3'>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=\"..\/..\/students\/graduate\/ma-program\/how-to-apply-to-the-ma-program\/\" rel=\"\">How to Apply<\/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\/\" rel=\"\">Cost<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script async='async' src='https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=47e36b1a-64dd-41ea-a6b5-b9deba75dca3&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_47e36b1a-64dd-41ea-a6b5-b9deba75dca3'>\/**\/<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t    <section id=\"program-highlights\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80 uwm-bg-gray-dark\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div id=\"program-highlights-content-image\" class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-new-to-milwaukee\"><strong>New to Milwaukee?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Milwaukee is a bustling city and metro area with a smaller town vibe. 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Other important dates and deadlines can be found by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/onestop\/dates-and-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">One Stop calendars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Women's and Gender Studies MA Program accepts fall admissions only. Applications received by January 15 will be given full consideration.<\/p>\n<h3>Admission<\/h3> <p>Students are admitted to both graduate programs separately, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/admission\/\" target=\"_blank\">admission requirements<\/a>\u00a0are consistent with those specified by the UWM Graduate School, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.uwm.edu\/letters-science\/womens-gender-studies\/womens-gender-studies-ma\/\" target=\"_blank\">MA in Women\u2019s\u00a0and Gender Studies<\/a>\u00a0program in the College of Letters and Science, and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/social-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">MSW in Social Work<\/a>\u00a0of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Application to all graduate programs are completed through the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduateschool\/admission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UWM Graduate School<\/a>. Please see their website for detailed information about the application process and contact them with questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the standard requirements for a graduate school application, the Women\u2019s &amp; Gender Studies program will require three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the applicant\u2019s academic or professional work and a sample of the applicant\u2019s written work that demonstrates the applicant\u2019s critical thinking, research, and writing skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-wgs-ma-msw-academic-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\"><style>\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist tr:nth-child(even) {\n \t\t\t background-color: #f2f2f2\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_footnotes td, .sc_footnotes th, .sc_footnotes table {  border-left: none;\n  border-right: none; padding: 8px;}\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist {\n\t\t\t\tborder-collapse: collapse;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.sc_courselist td, .sc_courselist th {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 1px solid #ddd;\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 8px;\n        min-width: 40px;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t\t.hourscol{\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: right;\n\t\t\t}\t\t\t\n\t\t\t.hidden.noscript{\n\t\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t\t}\t\n\t\n\t.notinpdf{\n\t\tdisplay:none;\n\t}\n\t\t\t.areaheader, .symcol {\n\t\t\t\tfont-weight: bold;\n\t\t\t}\n\t.HU { background-color: #ffce9c; }\n\t\t\t.SS { background-color: #f0e68c; }\n\t\t\t.NS { background-color: #ceefbd; }\n\t\t\t.OWCB { background-color: #ccccff; }\n\t\t\t.QLB { background-color: #ccffff; }\n\t\n\tdl {\n  display: grid;\n  grid-template-columns: max-content auto;\n}\n\ndt {\n  grid-column-start: 1;\n}\n\ndd {\n  grid-column-start: 2;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2>Credit and Courses<\/h2> <p>The MA in Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) normally has a minimum requirement of 30 credits from Women's and Gender Studies courses. For the coordinated WGS MA\/MSW degree program, however, students can substitute 6 credits in Social Work courses for 6 credits of WGS courses. Similarly, the Social Work master's program will accept 6 credits of WGS course work to satisfy the 6 required elective credits for the MSW degree. Because the MSW degree has a distinction in the number of credits required depending on bachelor's degree type, the total number of credits required to complete the Coordinated WGS\/MSW program will range from 52 credits (24 from WGS and 28 from MSW when holding a bachelor's in social work) to 76 credits (24 from WGS and 52 from MSW when a bachelor's degree is from another discipline and needing to complete the Foundation Curriculum in addition to the Advanced Curriculum).<\/p> <h3>Women\u2019s\u00a0and Gender Studies<\/h3> <table class=\"sc_courselist\"> <caption class=\"hidden noscript\">Course List<\/caption> <colgroup> <col class=\"codecol\"\/> <col class=\"titlecol\"\/> <col align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"hourscol\"\/> <\/colgroup> <thead> <tr class=\"hidden noscript\"> <th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th> <th scope=\"col\">Title<\/th> <th scope=\"col\" class=\"hourscol\">Credits<\/th> <\/tr> <\/thead> <tbody> <tr class=\"even areaheader  firstrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Required<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">WGS\u00a0700<\/td><td>Feminist Issues and Scholarship<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">WGS\u00a0701<\/td><td>Feminisms in Global Context<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">WGS\u00a0710<\/td><td>Advanced Feminist Theory<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">WGS\u00a0711<\/td><td>Feminist Epistemologies and Research Practices<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">WGS\u00a0740<\/td><td>Advanced Queer Theory<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select one G or U\/G WGS course <sup>1<\/sup><\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Electives<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even lastrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select 6 elective credits in WGS or WGS cross-listed courses (not SOC WRK), in consultation with the WGS Director of Graduate Studies. Of these electives, 3 credits may be thesis credits (WGS\u00a0990).<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">6<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">24<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody> <\/table>  <dl class=\"sc_footnotes\" aria-label=\"Footnotes\"><dt> <sup> 1 <\/sup> <\/dt><dd start-indent=\"3%\"><p class=\"noindent\">Excluding WGS\u00a0497, WGS\u00a0700, WGS\u00a0990, and WGS\u00a0999.\u00a0<\/p><\/dd><\/dl> <p>Total WGS credits: 24 (maximum of 6 U\/G cr; and maximum 3 cr of\u00a0WGS\u00a0999)<\/p>  <h3>Master of Social Work<\/h3> <table class=\"sc_courselist\"> <caption class=\"hidden noscript\">Course List<\/caption> <colgroup> <col class=\"codecol\"\/> <col class=\"titlecol\"\/> <col align=\"char\" char=\".\" class=\"hourscol\"\/> <\/colgroup> <thead> <tr class=\"hidden noscript\"> <th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th> <th scope=\"col\">Title<\/th> <th scope=\"col\" class=\"hourscol\">Credits<\/th> <\/tr> <\/thead> <tbody> <tr class=\"even areaheader  firstrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Social Work Foundation Curriculum (required before the Advanced Curriculum for students without a bachelor's degree in social work)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0604<\/td><td>Social Systems and Social Work Practice (U\/G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0662<\/td><td>Methods of Social Welfare Research (U\/G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0665<\/td><td>Cultural Diversity and Social Work (U\/G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0705<\/td><td>Individual Behavior and Social Welfare (G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0708<\/td><td>Social Work Methods I: Individuals and Families (G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0709<\/td><td>Social Work Methods II: Groups, Organizations and Communities (G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0721<\/td><td>Field Instruction I (G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0750<\/td><td>Social Welfare Policy Development and Implementation (G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areaheader \"><td colspan=\"2\">Social Work Advanced Practice Curriculum<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even areasubheader undefined\"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Core Courses<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0711<\/td><td>Direct Social Work Practice I (G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0712<\/td><td>Advanced Practice and Leadership in Organizations and Communities<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0795<\/td><td>Evaluation of Social Work Practice and Programs<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0851<\/td><td>Social Issue and Policy Analysis: (Subtitled) (G)<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areasubheader undefined\"><td colspan=\"2\">Required Field Placement Courses<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0722<\/td><td>Field Instruction II<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0821<\/td><td>Field Instruction III<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3-4<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td class=\"codecol\">SOC\u00a0WRK\u00a0822<\/td><td>Field Instruction IV<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">3-4<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd areasubheader undefined\"><td colspan=\"2\">Electives<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"even\"><td colspan=\"2\">Select 6 credits from Women\u2019s and Gender Studies courses in consultation with faculty advisor<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\"><\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"odd lastrow\"><td colspan=\"2\">Remaining elective credits for MSW degree selected from Soical Work graduate courses in consultation with MSW advisor<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">7<\/td><\/tr> <tr class=\"listsum\"><td colspan=\"2\">Total Credits<\/td><td class=\"hourscol\">52-54<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody> <\/table>  <p>Minimum Total Credits for Coordinated Program: 52 (for those admitted to the MSW Social Work Advanced Curriculum - Advanced Standing). <\/p> <p>For students without a social work baccalaureate or otherwise needing the Foundation Coursework, the total credits will sum to 76.<\/p> \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-wgs-ma-msw-financial-support\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<p>Teaching and Research Assistantships are the primary form of financial support for women&#8217;s &amp; gender studies graduate students. 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