PhD Social Welfare at Stony Brook University

The PhD in Social Welfare prepares scholars and educators grounded in advanced data collection methods, with emphasis on the social determinants of health, research on reducing racial, ethnic and identity-based disparities in access to quality treatment, and policy-based solutions.

Faculty: School of Social Welfare  |  Department: School of Social Welfare  |  Duration: 54 credits; at least one year in residence; dissertation research in years 4+  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

The 54-credit programme runs: Year 1 Statistics I and II, Research Methods I and II, Social Science Theory for Social Welfare and Social Welfare Policy Analysis I; Year 2 Research Practicum I and II, Policy Analysis II, Organizational Theory and Social Welfare Administration and electives; Year 3 Seminar in Social Work Education, Dissertation Seminars I and II, Teaching Practicum and electives; then dissertation research. Students pass a qualifying exam, defend a dissertation proposal and defend the dissertation.

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