Ph.D. Program Course Descriptions
Ph.D. Course Listings (as they appear in the UT Graduate Catalog.)
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation
(3-15 Credit Hours)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
601 Research for Social Work Practice I
(3 Credit Hours)
Epistemological and methodological considerations for both quantitative and qualitative research for social work practice.
602 Research for Social Work Practice II
(3 Credit Hours)
Epistemological and methodological considerations for both quantitative and qualitative research for social work practice.
605 Analysis of Social Work Data I
(3 Credit Hours)
Techniques for quantitative analysis of social work data: unique data analysis problems encountered in social work research.
606 Analysis of Social Work Data II
(3 Credit Hours)
Techniques for quantitative analysis of social work data: unique data analysis problems encountered in social work research.
612 Social Work Practice and Its Social Context I
(3 Credit Hours)
Critical analysis of knowledge bases of major practice modalities in direct intervention.
613 Social Work Practice and Its Social Context II
(3 Credit Hours)
Critical analysis of knowledge bases of major practice in administration and planning.
640 History of American Social Work
(3 Credit Hours)
Social, cultural, economic and political contexts for development of
social work profession, development of education for profession, and
modern welfare system.
650 Programs and Legislation for Children and Families
(3 Credit Hours)
Background, purposes, and current issues surrounding major social
welfare and health programs serving disadvantaged children and their
families: Social Security Act (Title IV, Child Welfare and AFDC; Title
V, the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant; Title XIX, Medicaid),
Head Start, WIC and other nutrition programs, and Healthy Start.
Current issues and controversy; legislative changes.
670 - Critical Literature Reviews
(3 Credit Hours)
Techniques and methods for conducting critical reviews of literature:
conceptual and methodological critiques of existing research.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
693 Directed Study in Social Work Research
(3 Credit Hours)
Advanced individual study, under faculty guidance, of social work practice issues.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: First-year required PhD courses or consent of instructor.
