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- School of Social Work
The PhD programme provides opportunities for advanced scholarship towards the generation of transformative knowledge through research relevant to social work theory and practice, social development and administration.
The PhD Program in Social Work provides students with a background in social work, social policy and social development, an opportunity for advanced scholarship and professional growth in the context of a research-intensive program. In addition to making an original contribution to social work knowledge, students will be prepared for university teaching and research (theoretical and applied), including program evaluation. The program provides critical components for professional practice in research, policy analysis and human service management.
Via their program of work, students are expected to acquire a solid grounding in the core theoretical paradigms relevant to their course of study and quantitative and qualitative research methods, as well as specialized competencies in the methodological skills necessary for productive scholarship in the substantive area of their chosen research. A research-based dissertation adding to the field's knowledge base is the capstone of this program. Upon completion of the program, graduates obtain competence in the following areas:
- Ability to conduct research using a range of paradigms and methods which span quantitative - qualitative approaches and which inform and advance knowledge and its application in the areas of social work.
- Leading edge substantive knowledge of an area of social work (defined by students' research interests), including questions in the area that need to be addressed empirically.
- Comprehensive understanding of professional, educational and policy issues in social work, with an ability to explicate the implications of research for the social good.
Details of current tuition rates are at
http://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/phd-social-work#group-tuition
International students will automatically receive the International Partial Tuition Scholarship (IPTS), which will reduce their tuition to that of a domestic students. Details are at http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/international-partial-tuition-scholarship
Using the prospective supervisor list below, carefully review faculty members whom you consider to be the best match with your research interests then contact them to see if they would be interested in your application.
Remember that faculty members receive many inquiries, so generic e-mails may not receive a response. Tell potential supervisors about your background and interests and how this relates to their research area. Your online application should only be submitted after a prospective supervisor has confirmed to you that s/he is interested in reviewing your application.
It is important to note that the “interest of a prospective supervisor” is in no way a commitment to accept a particular student.
The following faculty members will consider accepting new students, whose interests closely match their own, for 2012-13:
Edward Kruk
Deborah O'Connor
Tim Stainton
Richard Sullivan
Miu Chung Yan
Please see faculty members' individual web pages for details of their research interests.
Application deadline: January 10, 2012.
FACULTY OF ARTS
School of Social Work
The Jack Bell Building
2080 West Mall
Tel: 604.822.2255
Fax: 604.822.8656
