Ph.D.: Degree Requirements
Graduate work at The University of Texas at Austin is broader than any single department or program. Supporting work in the social and behavioral sciences may be taken in a single academic department or it may focus on a particular issue cutting across several academic departments. Students may also petition the Graduate School for permission to develop an interdisciplinary program under an interdepartmental committee.
The program of work, excluding dissertation, requires a minimum of 46 credit hours of graduate study. The required program of work is outlined below:
Three seminars in research methods (9 credit hours)
Research I
Research II: Quantitative Methods
Research III: Qualitative Methods
Two seminars in computer data analysis (6 credit hours)
Data Analysis and Computers I
Data Analysis and Computers II
One research practicum (3 credit hours)
Two seminars on theory (6 credit hours)
Theories in Social Work
Theory Concentration (Direct Practice Theories, Administration and Planning Theories, or Policy Theory)
One seminar on pedagogy in social work (3 credit hours)
Pedagogy in Social Work
Four colloquia on social work education and research (4 credit hours)
Colloquia on Social Work Education and Research
Four electives (12 credit hours)
Electives