Course variations

Course summary

The purpose of the doctoral program is to prepare students for leadership roles in the profession of social work and the field of social welfare. The doctoral program advances the school’s mission to generate, transmit, and apply knowledge regarding the relationship between social problems and effective professional practice. In particular, the program encourages advanced level scholarly inquiry to enhance knowledge through an understanding of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and Asian cultures of our communities, state, and the Pacific Region. he doctoral program is designed to provide sufficient structure to allow students to progress smoothly through the program and, at the same time, provide the flexibility and rigor that are the hallmarks of doctoral education. The organization of the curriculum is divided into core required courses to ensure that all students are equipped with comparable basic knowledge; specialization work, in which students largely design their own curriculum; electives; a dissertation design requirement; and the dissertation. The PhD in Social Welfare requires 39 hours of course credit excluding dissertation credits.

Entry requirement for international students

Master's degree in social work or social welfare from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or a graduate degree in an allied profession (e.g., public health, counseling, psychology, nursing).Scholarly capacity. Applicants must demonstrate scholarly capacity to meet the academic demands of a doctoral program as demonstrated by their undergraduate and graduate academic records and other materials submitted. Work experience. Applicants with at least two years of experience working with a multicultural population will be preferred. Career goals. Applicants' interests and career goals should be compatible with the stated focus of the PhD program. TOEFL scores. Students who speak English as a second language are required to submit evidence of fluency in English as measured by the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination. Three completed Ph.D. Reference forms and reference letters. Letters of reference are strongly recommended from persons who have a doctoral degree so that they are in a position to evaluate the applicant's ability to do scholarly work on a doctoral level.GRE scores are required.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA

Department name

School of Social Work