Fall-Year 1
Courses
SWRK-9720 Epistemology & Philosophy of Science in Social Work
SWRK-9740 Qualitative Methods in Social Work Research
SWRK-9743 Quantitative Methods in Social Work Research
Program Progression
Identify a substantive area of interest
Students explore potential grant applications related to their substantive area of interest
Meets with faculty members to select as their supervisor
Winter-Year 1
SWRK-9730 History & Theory in Social Work
SWRK-9741 Qualitative Data Analysis
SWRK-9744 Quantitative Data Analysis
Students select a faculty member as their supervisor early in the term (expected though not required to be Dissertation Supervisor)
Annual Report (September 8 to May 31)
Summer-Year 1
SWRK-9980 Dissertation Research
Comprehensive Paper Proposal
Student consult with the supervisor to complete their comprehensive paper proposal and obtain approval by September 1st of the second year.
Fall-Year 2
SWRK-9980 Dissertation Research
Comprehensive Paper
Students work independently to complete Comprehensive Paper – pass by January 1stof the 2ndyear.
Students work with Supervisor to identify a second faculty reader
Winter-Year 2
SWRK-9795 Dissertation Seminar
Continued discussions with Dissertation Supervisor on the research area and dissertation proposal.
Students in consultation with Supervisor, work on completing the dissertation committee
Annual Report
Summer-Year 2+
Dissertation Proposal
SWRK-9980 Dissertation Research
Students submit a Doctoral Committee Form to Faculty of Graduate Studies for approval
Students continue to work on dissertation proposal and defend dissertation proposal
Student achieves candidacy status after dissertation proposal accepted
Annual Report