PhD Human Development and Social Policy at University of Utah

Programme overview

Important societal challenges cannot be understood or solved by relying on one traditional academic discipline. Issues like healthy child development, safe neighborhoods, or poverty alleviation, require combined disciplinary strengths. With this approach, faculty can focus on families and communities in natural settings, and addresses policies or practices that are important to quality of life.

Faculty: Coll of Soc & Behavioral Sci | Duration: 67 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States

What you will study

The programme is 67 credit hours. A minimum of 67 hours of graduate credits A passing grade in Ph.D. qualifying examination Successful written and oral defenses of Ph.D. dissertation proposal and final Ph.D. dissertation project

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Entry requirements

Required of all applicants: A grade of B or higher in an undergraduate social science research methods course (from any department). A grade of B or higher in an undergraduate statistics course (from any department). A bachelor's degree from a fully accredited college or university. An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 (for all undergraduate work or for work completed during the last two years of study, whichever is higher). A 500-word essay describing your career goals and interest in the program, including potential faculty who could serve as your advisors. Three letters of recommendation (preferably from faculty members). International students must submit additional documentation, such as a TOEFL exam to assess English language proficiency. International applicants should consult the university's Admissions Office website at http://admissions.utah.edu/apply/international

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 applicants must meet the application deadlines and academic standards set by their academic department or programme; entry terms are set by each programme.

Graduate deadlines are set by each academic programme. The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utah.edu/admissions/

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