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Doctor of Philosophy in Social Welfare at Florida International University

Florida International University, United States

Programme overview

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Social Welfare prepares students to meet the increasing demands to develop and lead efforts to create the most advanced approaches to social work interventions, research best practices, and to lead social work agencies and unites. Students have access to cutting-edge research on substance abuse, immigrants and refugees, health disparities, HIV/AIDS, mental health, trauma, aging, as well as clinical trails of evidenced-based clinical techniques for use with individuals, families and groups.

Faculty: Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work  |  Duration: 5 years (75 credits)  |  Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 75 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The PhD in Social Welfare is a 75 semester credit hour program comprised of at least 36 hours of required coursework and 15 semester hours of dissertation study. The balance of the hours (prior to dissertation credits) are made up of electives and/or supervised or independent research courses, in consultation with the student’s academic advisor. Additional semester graduate credit hours may be drawn from the student’s master’s degree.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic doctoral deadlines: Fall February 15; Spring August 1; Summer December 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

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