StudyQA — PhD: Social Work — New York University

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The New York University Silver School of Social Work doctoral program is committed to preparing stewards of the discipline for leadership positions at the national and global levels. Our specific aim is to competitively position graduates for top-tier academic and research opportunities, such as faculty positions at leading research universities, and to cultivate the next wave of independent investigators, scholars, and social work leaders. NYU Silver immerses its doctoral students in cutting-edge quantitative and qualitative research, providing them with the rigorous methodological, conceptual, and statistical research training critical for next-level success. We enrich students through more than our advanced coursework. Silver School doctoral students are paired from day one with a research mentor as part of our personalized mentoring program, helping them develop competencies in core research, scholarship, and teaching areas.

NYU Silver’s outstanding faculty are renowned for their expertise in several key research areas, including poverty studies, mental health services research, and children and family research. We offer an unparalleled research environment and platform for study. Silver School doctoral students impact and are impacted by the diversity, dynamism, and richness of New York City, while NYU’s Global Network University initiative provides global opportunities to address critical social welfare issues through research and direct service abroad.

SOCIAL WORK CORE (8 courses)

Core courses are designed to ground students in social work as a discipline and profession. The core courses are also designed to ensure basic doctoral level competency in research methods and statistics. Students will begin their mentored research practicum in this phase.

Philosophy of Science and Knowledge Development
History of Social Work and Social Policy Analysis
Macro Level Theories in the Social Sciences
Social and Behavioral Intervention Research
Introductory Quantitative Methods
Introductory Qualitative Methods
Statistics I: Introductory Statistics
Statistics II: Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Applied Data Analysis

ADVANCED METHODOLOGICAL/STATISTICAL COURSES (3)

Doctoral students select a methodological specialization in advanced qualitative methods, advanced quantitative methods, or a hybrid of both. These courses provide additional training in research methods and advanced statistical analysis.

SUBSTANTIVE AREA OF EXPERTISE COURSES (3)

Silver PhD Program faculty has particular strength and expertise in four core areas.  Doctoral students are encouraged to focus their substantive expertise in one or more of the core areas:

Mental health and clinical science
Global social welfare and public health
Children, youth, and families

CAREER PREPARATION AND SCHOLARLY IMPACT (2)

Doctoral students will complete two courses focused on developing competencies for entry and success in academia and social welfare leadership.

Teaching and Learning in Social Work
Dissertation Proseminar: Career Preparation

MENTORED RESEARCH PRACTICUM

The research practicum is focused training designed to develop knowledge and applied skills for a successful career as an independent researcher and scholar. Students will work in collaboration with their assigned mentors on a clearly defined research project. Each student should have the opportunity to engage in the following types of tasks: research planning; study design; study implementation; data collection; data analysis; interpretation of findings; and dissemination of the results through publication in peer reviewed journals.

Each semester, doctoral students will be registered and receive a formal Pass/Fail grade for the research practicum.

QUALIFYING EXAM

All students must pass a qualifying exam, which serves as an examination of what students have learned to date in the program and a determination of whether they are ready to engage in independent research. Successful completion of the qualifying exam also demonstrates that a student is able to adhere to accepted norms of scholarship and produce written work of publishable quality. The format of the qualifying exam is an integrative review paper.

DISSERTATION PROPOSAL

In creating a dissertation proposal, students will choose a topic or research question to study, and will form a dissertation committee based on their research area interest and faculty area of expertise. Students will submit their written proposal to the dissertation committee and arrange for an oral defense.

DISSERTATION

The student, in consultation with their dissertation committee, will determine the appropriate structure and form of the dissertation. All dissertations will be evaluated on the quality and clarity of the conception, writing, presentation, evidence of scholarship and systematic inquiry, originality, and significance to the field of social works. Students will submit a written dissertation and also have an oral defense of their dissertation, which is open to the public.

Requirements

MSW degree with a graduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher, based on a 4 point scale;
Bachelor's degree with an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher, based on a 4 point scale;
In addition to completing the required forms in the online application, applicants must also arrange for official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate work to be mailed directly to the address listed below. If degree work is incomplete at the time of application, applicants should send transcripts of completed work later, followed by a final transcript when all grades and the award of the degree are recorded.
Applicants must provide a current curriculum vitae/résumé with their completed application.
Applicants must have taken the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) at a certified testing center. To speed processing, applicants may send copies of their score reports to our office with their application materials; however, an official score report is still required. Please be sure to indicate the date you took or expect to take the test. The GRE code for the Silver School of Social Work is 2506.
Applicants whose first language is not English must also submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The School code for these tests is 2506.
Applicants should retain a copy of their completed application form and statement of research interest for their records.
Complete the online application payment with your credit card, or enclose a non-refundable application fee of $75.00 (USD) in the form of a check or money order made payable to New York University-Social Work.
The completed application form and all supporting materials must be received no later than 11:59 pm (17:00h) Eastern Standard Time on January 9, 2017, in order for your application to be considered.