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.

This seminar introduces beginning doctoral students to the research activities of social work faculty and advanced students. Presentations will familiarize students with practical issues in the conceptual development and conduct of current research. May be repeated to a maximum of two credits.

This practicum experience provides the doctoral student an opportunity to conduct social work research under the supervision of a chosen faculty member. This experiential learning experience is expected to result in one or more reports suitable for submission to a scholarly journal at conclusion of the practicum.

This practicum experience provides the doctoral student an opportunity to conduct social work research under the supervision of a chosen faculty member. This experiential learning experience is expected to result in one or more reports suitable for submission to a scholarly journal at conclusion of the practicum.

This practicum experience provides the doctoral student an opportunity to conduct social work research under the supervision of a chosen faculty member. This experiential learning experience is expected to result in one or more reports suitable for submission to a scholarly journal at conclusion of the practicum.

This practicum experience provides the doctoral student an opportunity to conduct social work research under the supervision of a chosen faculty member. This experiential learning experience is expected to result in one or more reports suitable for submission to a scholarly journal at conclusion of the practicum.

This practicum experience provides the doctoral student an opportunity to conduct social work research under the supervision of a chosen faculty member. This experiential learning experience is expected to result in one or more reports suitable for submission to a scholarly journal at conclusion of the practicum.

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

This course provides an overview of the doctoral program, introduces students to expectations related to doctoral education, and addresses writing for academic and professional social work practitioners. Topics that will be covered include but are not limited to: orientation to the program, curriculum, and capstone project; academic writing for publication; and professional documentation across practice settings (e.g., case notes, contract writing, MOUs, etc.).