Fall-Year 1
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
Identify a substantive area of interest
Explore grant applications related to substantive area of interest
Meet with faculty members to consider as supervisor
Winter-Year 1
SWRK-9730 History & Theory in Social Work
SWRK-9741 Qualitative Data Analysis
SWRK-9744 Quantitative Data Analysis
Select a faculty member as supervisor early in the term (Supervisor expected though not required to be Dissertation Supervisor)
Submit Annual Progress Report (Covers September 8 to May 31)
Summer-Year 1
SWRK-9980 Dissertation Research (maintain continuous enrollment)
Develop comprehensive paper proposal, in consultation with supervisor, and obtain final approval by September 1st of the second year.
Fall-Year 2
SWRK-9980 Dissertation Research
Comprehensive Paper
Work with supervisor to identify a second faculty reader for comprehensive paper
Work independently to complete comprehensive paper – pass by January 1stof the 2ndyear.
Winter-Year 2
SWRK-9795 Dissertation Seminar
Dissertation Proposal
Ongoing consultations with supervisor on the research area and completing dissertation proposal.
Submit Annual Progress Report (covers September 8 to May 31).
Summer-Year 2+
SWRK-9980 Dissertation Research
Dissertation Proposal
Consult with supervisor about others to include on doctoral committee and submit a Doctoral Committee Form to Faculty of Graduate Studies for approval.
Continue work on and defend dissertation proposal
Student achieves candidacy status after dissertation proposal successfully defended.
Submit Annual Progress Reports at end of every Winter semester.
Annual Report