Admission
Those who have earned a Master of Social Work degree, have a commitment to social work research, and meet other admissions requirements are eligible to apply through a competitive admissions process.
Our Graduates are:
- Emerging experts in a self-determined specialized substantive area, making unique contributions to knowledge advancement in the pursuit of social change.
- Skilled in diverse theoretical and methodological approaches, with deep expertise for pursuing the scientific exploration of their specialized substantive area.
- Equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience to teach the next generation of social work practitioners and scholars
- Productive scholars, with records of scholarly publications, national presentations, and applications for independent research funding
Curriculum
Through coursework within and outside the college, paid research assistantships, intensive faculty mentoring and dissertation research, each student in the Ph.D. program builds a comprehensive base of knowledge and skill.
Ph.D. Funding
The College of Social Work provides competitive funding packages that may include tuition remission as well as stipends in exchange for research assistantships during the coursework stage of the program. Subsequently, the college works to identify funding resources and opportunities to support each student during the dissertation stage. These opportunities include employment tied to faculty research projects, competitive external fellowships and internal grants, classroom teaching, field instruction or field liaison positions and others.