154 Full-time PhD programmes in Social Work

The Centre offers excellent opportunities for full or part-time research in intellectual disability and community care leading to higher degrees. The Tizard Centre has a strong track record of attracting University and ESRC research studentship funding.

The Social Work Professional Doctorate (PrDoc) at the University of New South Wales is a postgraduate research degree available for social workers. It provides the opportunity to combine postgraduate coursework study directly related to an area of advanced social work practice with doctoral research that builds social work knowledge, leading to the presentation of a doctoral thesis.  

In the Social Work and Social Care (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton, we offer supervision for PhD research in a range of areas relating to Social Work and Social Care. The team has experience of full time, part time, mature professionals and overseas students.

The online Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) program from Simmons University provides the highest level of clinical training to professionals who aspire to be the next generation of leaders in social work thought, education, and practice. 

Social Work from Louisiana State University believes that doctoral education in Social Work must involve first and foremost a passionate commitment to learning, and a specific commitment to the pursuit of new knowledge that can improve the lives of our client populations.

This PhD in Social Welfare is a research degree programme offered at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The Doctorate in Clinical Social Work (DSW) Program at the University of Pennsylvania allows ambitious, MSW-prepared social workers to advance their education in just three years—without putting their careers on hold. Become a clinical expert, inspired educator, and real-world scholar through a convenient blend of online evening classes and on-campus immersion experiences.

We offer a phd programme degree in Social Development at the University of Cape Town. Join us and study at our university! 

The Social Work programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in social interventions, professional practice, and societal responses to vulnerability.

At the University of Cape Town, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in  Social Work.

The Doctor of Social Work program at Florida Atlantic University was the first of its kind offered in the state of Florida and is now taught in a primarily online hybrid format.

The PhD Social Work program at University of Georgia produces scholars who work interdisciplinarily through epistemologically diverse, research-intensive study and prepares future social work educators through instruction in sound pedagogical practice and mentored experiential learning.

The Social Policy and Social Work programme from Masaryk University aims to prepare professionals focused on the exploration of social and public policy issues, social work and human resources development programmes.

A truly interdisciplinary approach, this Social and Political Thought program at York University aims to integrate intellectual interests common to the humanities and social sciences.

The PhD in Social Work (4 years) at The University of Manchester enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of the field.

The mission of the Jane Addams College of Social Work from University of Illinois at Chicago is to educate professional social workers, develop knowledge, and provide leadership in the development and implementation of policies and services on behalf of the poor, the oppressed, racial and ethnic minorities, and other at-risk urban populations.

This Social Work course from University of Plymouth is aimed at social work practitioners, researchers, managers and educators, and offers you an opportunity to grow the knowledge base of social work through your own original contribution to research. 

The Social Work program is offered at Lovely Professional University.

The Pluralism as a Framework and Approach to Counselling and Social and Health Interventions research programme at Abertay University will prepare you for a rewarding career as an academic and researcher, as well as opening up opportunities for a diverse range of careers outside of academia.

Apply for a research programme in Social Work at the University of Hull. With its diverse range of environments, experiences and social conditions, the city of Hull and its surrounds make it an area rich with opportunities for research in social work.