University of New Hampshire

School of Law

JD/MSW Curriculum

JD/MSW Dual Degree with the University of New Hampshire's College of Health & Human Services: Curriculum Map

Blue = J.D. courses offered at UNH School of Law
Yellow = MSW courses offered at UNH in Durham
Green = Typical time when degree awarded

Year One

  • 1st Semester JD

  • Contracts (3)
  • Civ Pro (4)
  • Torts (3)
  • Legal Skills 1 (4)
  • JD Semester Credits = 14

  • 2nd Semester JD

  • Summer free for employment opportunities
  • Property (4)
  • Con Law (4)
  • Sales (2)
  • Perspectives Course (3)
  • Legal Skills 2 (3)
  • JD Semester Credits = 16
  • JD Cum. Total = 30

Summer free for employment opportunities

1 If a revised curriculum is implemented, we will change the curriculum map to reflect the revised curriculum.

Year Two

(may be Year One for students who prefer to start with the MSW program before the JD program)

  • 1st Semester MSW

  • * SW 820 Social Welfare Policy I (3)
  • * SW 830 Social Work Practice I (3)
  • * SW 840 Race Culture and Oppression (3)
  • * SW 850 Human Behavior & Social Environ (HBSE I) (3)
  • * SW 880 Field Internship I (3)
  • MSW Semester Credits = 15

  • 2nd Semester MSW

  • * SW 831 Social Work Practice II (3)
  • * SW 851 Human Behavior & Social Environ (HBSE II) (3)
  • * SW 860 Research Methods in Social Work (3)
  • * SW 881 Field Internship II (3)
  • * SW 926 Social Welfare Policy II (3)
  • MSW Semester Credits = 15
  • MSW Cum. Total = 30 (33 once you include the floating course)

Summer free for employment opportunities

Floating Course: * SW 962 Statistics (3) — Students need to take a statistics course in any department before the Spring of their 3rd Year. The student could take the course over the Summer- or J-Term.

Year Three

Notes: (1) This is only a sample remaining JD curriculum; (2) may be Year Two for students who apply to the dual degree program during their second year of Law School

  • 3rd Semester JD

  • * Admin Process* (3)
  • * Professional Responsibility* (3)
  • JD Semester Credits = 6
  • JD Cum. Total = 36

  • 4th Semester JD

  • * Criminal Procedure* (3)
  • * Upper Level Writing Requirement* (3)
  • * Business Associations (3)
  • JD Semester Credits = 9
  • JD Cum. Total = 45

Summer free for employment opportunities

  • 3rd Semester MSW

  • * SW 952 HBSE III (3)
  • * SW 932 Direct Practice (3) or SW 936 CAP III (3) and
  • SW 982 Field Internship III (4)
  • MSW Semester Credits = 10
  • MSW Cum. Total = 43

  • 4th Semester MSW

  • * SW 933 Direct Practice IV (3) or SW 937 CAP IV (3)
  • * SW 965 Research III: Program and Evaluation (3)
  • * SW 983 Field Internship IV (4)
  • MSW Semester Credits = 10
  • MSW Cum. Total = 53
  • + 9 elective credits fulfilled by JD courses = 62

MSW awarded once the three qualifying JD electives have been successfully completed.

Year Four

  • 5th Semester JD

  • * Upper Level Skills (3)
  • * Clinic (6)
  • * Personal Income Taxation (3)
  • OR
  • * Upper Level Skills (3)
  • * Part-time Externship (6)
  • * Personal Income Taxation (3)
  • JD Semester Credits = 15
  • JD Cum. Total = 60

  • 6th Semester JD

  • * Criminal Procedure* (3)
  • * Evidence (3)
  • * Elective (3)
  • * Elective (3)
  • * Elective (3)
  • JD Semester Credits = 15
  • JD Cum Total = 75
  • + 12 elective credits fulfilled by MSW courses = 87

JD Awarded at completion of Year 4

NOTE: With summer courses, the 4-year, Track-2 option could be completed in 3.5 years.
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