Ph.D. Program Course Descriptions
600 Research and Dissertation (3-15) P/NP only
601 Research for Social Work Practice I (3) Epistemological and methodological considerations for both quantitative and qualitative research for social work practice.
602 Research for Social Work Practice II (3) Epistemological and methodological considerations for both quantitative and qualitative research for social work practice.
604 Research in Social Service Settings (3) Advanced research, under faculty supervision, of practice issues in community agency. Prereq: first year required Ph.D. courses or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hrs.
608 Evaluative Research for Social Work Practice, Programs, and Policy (3) Techniques and strategies for quantitative and qualitative analysis for social policy's impact on individuals and groups and for evaluating processes and outcomes of social work practice.
612 Social Work Practice and Its Social Context I (3) Critical analysis of knowledge bases of major practice modalities in direct intervention.
613 Social Work Practice and Its Social Context II (3) Critical analysis of knowledge bases of major practice modalities in direct intervention.
640 History of American Social Work (3) 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) 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.
660 Issues in Social Work Knowledge Building (3) Advanced seminar in theory and model building in direct intervention and administration and planning. Prereq: first year required Ph.D. courses or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hrs.
693 Directed Study in Social Work Research (3) Advanced individual study, under faculty guidance, of social work practice issues. Prereq: first year required Ph.D. courses or consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hrs.
