154 Full-time PhD programmes in Social Work

The Social Work programme offered by Lund University develops advanced research expertise in social welfare, social problems, and professional practice.

The School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care’s work in the area of Living With Disability and Long-Term Conditions at The Open University UK covers research on a wide spectrum of people’s experiences and care across the life course, including physical and learning disability, living with a long-term condition and receiving and giving care.

The PhD in Social Work at the University of Warwick allows you to select a topic of your choice linked to our expertise within the broad field of social work.

The Social Work programme at University College Dublin has commencement dates in January, May and September annually.

The PhD program in Social Work at West Virginia University will prepare students with the skills needed to excel in research, teaching, and leadership. 

The PhD Social, Occupational and Medico - Legal Sciences at Tor Vergata University of Rome intends to train young researchers whose career prospects will be boosted by their participation in a series of different research projects having as their central theme issues relating to medicine applied to the social, forensic and occupational system. 

The Social Work program from Columbia University has produced many of the world’s most influential leaders in social work and social welfare scholarship since its inception in 1950.

The Doctor of Social Work is a research-based and research-driven advanced course at The University of Western Australia for qualified social workers committed to their continuing professional education.

The Social Work programme at Stellenbosch University extends over a minimum of two registration periods. The maximum time prospective students are normally allowed to complete their research proposal in order to register is one year, and after registration, students may take a maximum of three years to complete their study. 

The Ph.D. program in Prevention Science in HDFS Sciences program is offered at Kansas State University.

The Social Work program at the University of Houston is committed to preparing the next generation of social work researchers, scholars, educators, and leaders who will gain faculty appointments in social work programs or research positions in research centers or institutes.

This Social Work degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

The Ph.D. in Social Work and Anthropology (SWAN) at Wayne State University is an innovative trans-disciplinary doctoral degree in social work and anthropology.

Prepare for academic positions that educate future generations of practitioners, or for research, practice, and policy leadership positions that further social and economic justice. Advance your knowledge of social work practice theory, social welfare policy, research methods, and data analysis in this Social Work program at the University at Albany.

The PhD Critical Disability Studies program at York University offers a comprehensive curriculum covering major scholarly perspectives. It is offered on a full-time basis only.

The Social Work program at University at Buffalo enables students to develop an in-depth knowledge of social and legal systems to positively change the lives of individuals and communities. 

This multidisciplinary doctoral Sociology of Education program at the New York University  will equip you with critical theoretical foundations of education and social change as you develop expertise in qualitative and quantitative sociological research methods, sociological theory, and the sociology of education.

The Social Welfare programme offered by Florida International University (FIU) develops advanced expertise in community advocacy, human services leadership, and societal wellbeing research.

The highly individualized Doctorate in Social Work at Boston University offers hands-on research, teaching experience, and rigorous coursework

A University of Hertfordshire research degree in Adolescent, Child and Family Health is an internationally recognised degree signifying high levels of achievement in research.