Year Offered
Social Work PhD Curriculum and Requirements: Required core courses
Course Number | Course | Credit | Term Offered | Year Taken |
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Social Work PhD Curriculum and Requirements: Optional Advanced Research and Statistics Courses and Elective Courses
Summary of Course Requirements | ||
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Core Courses | 29 | Professional Development (2) Foundation (6) Research Methods (6) Statistics (6) Applied Research Methods (6) Pedagogy (3) |
Advanced Research Methods and Skills | 6 | Approved Personalized Plan |
Specialization | 6 | Approved Personalized Plan |
Electives | 6 | |
Dissertation | 3 |
Summary of Course Requirements
Totals | ||
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PhD Total | 50 | |
Credit for Master’s Degree | 30 | |
Total | 80 |
Other Requirements | ||
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Master’s Degree | A master’s degree in Social Work or a related field is required. The Graduate School will award 30 credit hours (K credit) for the Master’s degree. | |
Candidacy Exam | The candidacy exam tests a student on their foundational knowledge and readiness to move on to the dissertation. The candidacy exam has a written and oral portion and is conducted by a committee of four faculty members, three Social Work faculty and one faculty from another Ohio State department. The student and committee select either the or the which has four take-home questions– Theory, Practice, Research Methods and Specialization. Students must be enrolled in at least three credit hours when taking any portion of the candidacy exam. For more details, see the PhD and Graduate School Handbooks | |
Dissertation | After completion of the candidacy exam, the student enters Candidacy and is ready to begin the dissertation. Students must select a committee of three faculty to supervise the dissertation. The Advisor/Chair must be from Social Work. The student and the committee select either the , three or more publishable article manuscripts, or , book style dissertation. Students must enroll in a minimum of 3 hours of dissertation credits and must follow the Graduate School Continuous Enrollment Policy of being enrolled in at least three credit hours every Autumn and Spring from Candidacy through Graduation. Students must be enrolled in at least three hours the semester of the defense. For more details, see the PhD and Graduate School Handbooks. |
Course Number | Course |
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8101 | Research and Professional Development Seminar (1st yr): Writing for Publication |
8101 | Research and Professional Development Seminar (2nd yr): Professional Development |
8193 | Individual Studies |
8201 | Knowledge Building (1st yr) |
8202 | Theories of Change for Social Problem Intervention (1st yr) |
8405 | Structural Equation Modeling for Social and Behavioral Sciences (elective; Advanced Research Methods and Skills; 2nd yr+) |
8406 | Mixed Methods Research in Social and Health Sciences (elective; Advanced Research Methods and Skills 2nd yr+) |
8408 | Statistics I for Social Work Research (1st yr) |
8502 | Social Work Education: Pedagogy, Skills, Opportunities and Challenges (2nd yr) |
8998 | Research (for candidacy preparation) |
8999 | Research for Dissertation |
Autumn 2024
Course Number | Course |
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8193 | Individual Studies |
8401 | Methods for Social Work Research (1st yr) |
8402 | Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research (1st yr) |
8403 | Intervention Development and Research in Social Work (prereq. or concurrent 8401; 2nd yr) |
8404 | Implementation Science in Health and Human Human Service Organizations and Systems (prereq. or concurrent 8401; 2nd yr) |
8409 | Statistics II for Social Work Research (1st yr) |
8501 | International Social Work and Social Development |
8503 | Job Search Seminar |
8998 | Research (for candidacy preparation) |
8999: | Research for Dissertation |
Spring 2025
Course Number | Course |
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8193 | Individual Studies |
8998 | Research (for candidacy preparation) |
8999 | Research for Dissertation |
Summer 2025
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PhD Overview. The College of Social Work Doctoral Program at FSU offers a Ph.D. with an emphasis in research methods and teaching. We develop well-rounded social work scholars and leaders in research and education by offering hands-on experiences in research and teaching, along with close mentoring by a well-trained, diverse faculty.
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Master's Student. May 19 2023. Academics. Review Florida State University College of Social Work. FSU's graduate social work program is competitive & includes several experiential learning opportunities for online students. FSU ensures that online work does not equate to a compromise in education.
The college offers social work programs at the undergraduate level with the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), and they offer programs at the graduate levels including: Master of Social Work (MSW) with traditional classroom attendance, and they also offer their MSW program online. At the Masters level, Joint Degree Programs are also available.
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Traditional MSW/MPA Full-Time Tallahassee Only For students who qualify for admission to the MSW Traditional program, the MSW/MPA program requires 82 hours of coursework. Students must choose the Social Policy and Administration (SPA) MSW concentration for social work courses. Students must also choose a specialization area for their public administration coursework. Each student must complete
The College of Law and the College of Social Work joint graduate pathway in law and social work, J.D./M.S.W., permits the completion of both programs concurrently. Current law students must meet with and submit all documents for admission to the College of Law joint graduate pathway coordinator before May 1 following their first year of law school.
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Our curriculum includes. Courses in social work and from across the university to develop specialized expertise; Research mentoring; Candidacy examination that can take the form of a grant proposal or answering faculty committee questions on theory, practice, research and the student's individualized specialization
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