PhD Program
Our rigorous PhD program prepares researchers, scholars, and educators to advance the field of social welfare and social work practice.
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Research training is at the core of our program. Students develop mastery of:
A substantive area, providing the foundation for advanced social work research
Theoretical perspectives that furnish insight about social issues, social welfare, and social work practice
Research that identifies causes, dynamics, and outcomes of social work practice and interventions
Various research methods that enable the students to build and advance knowledge relevant to the field of social work and to excel as researchers and teachers at leading academic and social welfare institutions around the world
Teaching methods that actively engage the next generation of scholars and practitioners in building the social work knowledge base and in identifying effective, evidence-based practice
Communication skills that scholars use to raise awareness of important social issues and to disseminate findings of their own scholarship
- Mentorship is an important component of the doctoral program. Incoming students are matched with faculty members who share their research interests and can provide support in the areas of research, career preparation, and other areas throughout the doctoral program journey.听
- Students are encouraged and financially supported to submit abstracts to national research conferences. 63% of the doctoral students had papers accepted for presentation at SSWR in 2020.听
- Students have opportunities to participate in informal research groups with other SSW doctoral students across cohorts who share research interests.
- Students have co-authored articles and co-presented at conferences in areas such as immigration, aging, adoption, and food security.
- Multiple students have received significant grants from NIH and big foundations. O
- ur mean for doctoral students is 2.5+ publications per year.
- Students develop strong teaching skills through required teaching courses, teaching practicums, paid teaching assistantships, and adjunct teaching opportunities.
- Many of our doctoral students complete the Apprenticeship in College Teaching offered through 天美传媒app鈥檚 Center for Teaching Excellence.
Class Profile
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PhD students in 天美传媒appSSW
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Countries of Citizenship, including听Mexico, Chile, China, Korea, Zimbabwe, Colombia, India, Brazil, Taiwan, and the United States
PhD Curriculum Plan
PhD Students, Candidates, and Recent Alumni
Financial Aid
Applicants are fully funded with a doctoral fellowship valued at more than $200,000 over the course of four years.听
Recent Employers
Arizona State University
Boston University
Brown University
Dartmouth
Harvard
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Pittsburgh
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Children鈥檚 Hospital
University of Hawaii
University of Oklahoma
The Ohio State University
