Overview
Learning Outcomes
Research training is at the core of our Social Work program at Boston College. Students develop mastery of:
- A substantive area, providing the foundation for advanced social work research
- Theoretical perspectives that furnish insight about social issues, social welfare, and social work practice
- Research that identifies causes, dynamics, and outcomes of social work practice and interventions
- Various research methods that enable the students to build and advance knowledge relevant to the field of social work and to excel as researchers and teachers at leading academic and social welfare institutions around the worl
- Teaching methods that actively engage the next generation of scholars and practitioners in building the social work knowledge base and in identifying effective, evidence-based practice
- Communication skills that scholars use to raise awareness of important social issues and to disseminate findings of their own scholarship
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Survey of Research Methods in Social and Behavioral Science
- The Dialectics of Social & Behavioral Theory
- Regression Analysis for Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Theories & Methods of Teaching in Professional Education
- Dissertation
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
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Social Work View 70 other PhDs in Social Work in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Application Form & Fee
- University/college transcripts are required from all post-secondary education institutions attended.
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- Personal Statement (2-3 pages)
- English Language Proficiency
- Standardized Tests
- Writing Sample. Submit a piece of writing that shows evidence of ability to think creatively and to write clearly. Published articles, a master's thesis, unpublished papers, or term papers may be submitted as evidence.
Tuition Fee
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15840 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1408 USD per credit during 48 months. -
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In-State
15840 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1408 USD per credit during 48 months.
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