PhD in Social Work at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Programme overview

The PhD in Social Work is the only one of its kind in Atlantic Canada, a research-based programme stressing critical thinking and original scholarship in advanced social work practice and education, with a commitment to social justice.

Faculty: School of Graduate Studies | Department: School of Social Work | Duration: 4 years full-time | Intake: Spring, every second year (deadline September 15; next intake Spring 2027) | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Coursework includes two six-week Spring semester residencies on the St. John's campus, plus a fall reading course and an internship that can be completed in the student's home community.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master's degree in Social Work and three years of professional practice.

Domestic applicants: CAD 10,656 for the whole programme. Newfoundland and Labrador students. Total doctoral programme tuition (fixed); ancillary and special fees are extra. Source

International applicants: CAD 17,988 for the whole programme. Total doctoral programme tuition (fixed); ancillary and special fees are extra. Source

Graduate intakes are Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Spring (May to August); the intake offered depends on the programme, and most doctoral programmes admit for Fall. Some programmes have no set deadline and admit in Fall, Winter and Spring.

Deadlines vary by programme. January 15: Anthropology, Archaeology, Folklore, History, Transdisciplinary Sustainability, Interdisciplinary PhD (Fall). February 1: Environmental Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology (Fall). March 1: Biochemistry, Food Science (Fall). December 1: Computer Science, Engineering (Fall). Nursing PhD 31 January (Fall, even-numbered years only); Social Work PhD 15 September (Spring, even-numbered years). Marine Biology and Medicine (Bioscience, Cardiovascular and Renal Sciences, Clinical Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Genomics, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Neurosciences) have no set deadline. Education PhD admissions are paused until further notice.

Graduate application processing fee: $60 for Canadian applicants and $120 for non-Canadian applicants; late fee $30 up to one week after the deadline and $10 for each subsequent week.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply-to-memorial/

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