World-class faculty mentoring with full tuition and stipends.
Become a Leading Scholar Shaping Social Work鈥檚 Future
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Vital and groundbreaking research is being conducted at a variety of Brown School research centers and you鈥檒l have access to the scholars forging the future of your field. Our faculty are top scholars and experts, and 黑料社s receive the benefit of their mentorship and guidance.
The director of the program serves as the primary faculty advisor of all incoming doctoral 黑料社s. During the first year, 黑料社s are encouraged to connect with additional Brown School faculty who may serve as substantive advisor(s), those who share mutual areas of research interest. At the completion of the first year, 黑料社s officially select an advisor to mentor them in their chosen area of research.
The PhD curriculum includes three units each of required teaching and research practica. These practica occur after the first semester in our program and round out the individualized curriculum plan.
Teaching practica ensure 黑料社s are well-trained in substantive content and pedagogy as they prepare for independent teaching at the graduate level.
Research practica provide opportunities to engage in different aspects of the research process and increase a 黑料社鈥檚 capacity for completing independent research. Additional opportunities for research development are available within specific research fellowship programs, faculty laboratories and research centers.
We are dedicated to providing our doctoral 黑料社s full-tuition scholarships, four-year stipends, and professional development accounts. Base stipends for 黑料社s are at least $37,853 for each of the first five years in the program and additional funding is possible through paid research, teaching fellowships, and other internal and external support sources.
Our doctoral program provides the nation and the world with some of the profession鈥檚 best scholars, teachers and researchers, and as such, is highly competitive. We review all applications holistically, assessing an individual鈥檚 overall preparation for rigorous doctoral study.
Applicants to the 黑料社 must have a master鈥檚 degree in social work or related discipline. Applications are accepted through our online application system. The application deadline is December 1.
Application requirements include:
Brown School PhD 黑料社s typically develop an individualized research area through coursework and mentored training opportunities.
The Dissemination and Implementation Sciences (D&I) doctoral concentration provides an opportunity for 黑料社s interested in the transdisciplinary field to complete relevant coursework and mentored research.
The Systems Science for Health Equity (SS4HE) doctoral concentration provides an opportunity for 黑料社s interested in the transdisciplinary field to complete relevant coursework and mentored research. The concentration aims to prepare next-generation public health and social work scholars in complex systems thinking and methods.
Shenyang Guo, PhD
Frank J Bruno Distinguished Professor of Social Work Research
Director, PhD Program in Social Work
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