Topics to be selected by STA faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits.

The Real Numbers (Natural Numbers and Induction, Ordered Fields, Ordered Fields, Topology of the Real Numbers, Compact Sets).

Basic concepts of decision theory, sufficiency and completeness; completeness of multiparametric exponential family; unbiasedness and invariance of decision rules; Bayes, minimax and invariant estimators; testing of hypotheses and optimality properties.

Supervised teaching and other classroom experiences designed to prepare doctoral students to be social work educators.

In this second of two required research methods courses, students will conduct and report on the quantitative research project proposed in the first semester. They will also conduct a meta-analysis, test a research instrument's reliability and validity, conduct an exercise using qualitative methodology, and explore large public databases.

Organized study, research and/or tutorial focused on special issues or social problems. Course may be taken for one to three credit hours per semester. This course may be taken, repeatedly, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

Organized study, research and/or tutorial focused on special issues or social problems. Course may be taken for one to three credit hours per semester. This course may be taken, repeatedly, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

Organized study, research and/or tutorial focused on special issues or social problems. Course may be taken for one to three credit hours per semester. This course may be taken, repeatedly, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

This course provides students with a theoretical and conceptual framework for understanding social problems and their implications for macro social work practice. Critical perspectives related to social science theory will be identified, assumptions assessed, values examined, and empirical evidence analyzed. Theories covered will be drawn from sociological, socio-cultural, political, economic, historical and other perspectives. Students will be expected to develop their abilities to analyze and critique social problems and macro social work practice.

This course focuses on the relationship between theory and research, with particular attention to how theories are constructed, how they evolve, and how they can inform different types of inquiry and research designs.