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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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