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PhD Curriculum Timeline Overview
The doctoral program consists of two years of full-time coursework, the candidacy exam, and the dissertation. Pursuing the degree full-time, most doctoral students complete the degree in four to five years.
First Year in the Doctoral Program
| Autumn | Spring | May &Summer (optional) | ||||||
| 8101 | Research and Professional Deveopment Seminar (socialization, beginning research career) | 1 | 8101 | Research and Professional Development Seminar (integrity and ethical conduct of research; becoming an educator) | 1 | 8502 | Social Work Pedagogy: Competence, Opportunities and Challenges | 3 |
| 8201 | Knowledge Building | 3 | 8402 | Methods for Research in Context I (qualitative) | 3 | Specialization, research or other elective | ||
| 8202 | Theories of Change for Social Problem Intervention | 3 | Specialization | 3 | ||||
| 8401 | Foundations for Translational/Intervention Research in Social Work (matching questions to methods/designs) | 3 | Specialization or Elective | 3 |
Second Year in the Doctoral Program
| Autumn | Spring | May & Summer (optional) | ||||||
| 8403 | Methods for Translational/Intervention Research in Social Work | 1 | 8101 | Research and Professsional Development Seminar (Grant Writing) | 1 | 8405 | (optional) Quantitative Anlysis: Special Issues and Considerations | 2 |
| Specialization | 3 | 8404 | Methods for Research in Context II | 3 | Advanced Research/Statistics, specialization, elective | |||
| Advanced Research/Statistics | 3 | 8406 | (optional) Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Advanced Research/Statistics or Specialization | 3 |
Third Year in the Doctoral Program
| Autumn | Spring | May & Summer (optional) | ||||||
| 8998 (or other course) | Candidacy Exam | 8999 | Research for Disseration | 3 | 8999 | Research for Dissertation |
Fourth Year in the Doctoral Program
| Autumn | Spring | May & Summer (optional) | ||||||
| 8999 | Research for Dissertation | 3 | 8999 | Research for Dissertation | 3 | 8999 | Research for Dissertation |
Note: Continuous enrollment is required beyond candidacy except for May and Summer terms.
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