Residency credit for dissertation research after the qualifying examination. Students may register for this course in the semester of the qualifying examination. A minimum of two semesters are required as well as continuous enrollment (Fall and Spring) until the dissertation is completed and defended.

This course focuses on the role of research in the profession, the logic of research, the major strategies and techniques for conducting research in social work settings, and preparation of a research proposal. This is the first of a two-course sequence with a primary focus on quantitative methods.

Organized study, research and/or tutorial focused on special issues or social problems. Course may be taken for one to three credit hours per semester. This course may be taken for course credit up to 12 times; the course may be repeated to a maximum of 12.

This course provides students with a theoretical and conceptual framework for understanding social problems and their implications for macro social work practice. Critical perspectives related to social science theory will be identified, assumptions assessed, values examined, and empirical evidence analyzed. Theories covered will be drawn from sociological, socio-cultural, political, economic, historical and other perspectives. Students will be expected to develop their abilities to analyze and critique social problems and macro social work practice.

This seminar introduces beginning doctoral students to the research activities of social work faculty and advanced students. Presentations will familiarize students with practical issues in the conceptual development and conduct of current research. May be repeated to a maximum of two credits.

Supervised teaching and other classroom experiences designed to prepare doctoral students to be social work educators.

Students will facilitate seminar sessions drawing upon educational theory and relevant literature, create syllabi, observe each other teaching, and develop papers elucidating their grading practices and philosophy of teaching.

This course examines relevant and timely topics that impact social work practice across the micro-macro continuum and all practice settings. Current, ongoing, pressing issues facing social workers will be identified with the inherent flexibility to explore topics related to students' interests. In the course, students will explore a contemporary issue of their choosing that may connect to their focus in the DSW program and ultimately their capstone project.

This course encompasses aspects of professional practice related to use of supervision and ethically derived practice. Students are introduced to the place of ethics in professional social work practice, the philosophical formulations that underlie ethics and relevant concepts derived from these formulations. The course emphasizes the development of ethical reasoning and decision-making.

Social workers must be able to evaluate knowledge and critically think about the research that informs practice. Additionally, social workers must be consumers as well as producers of evidence based research and practice. This course covers the requisite foundations of knowledge of the scientific approach, tools to identify resources, and skills to tailor interventions, implement evidence-based interventions and evidence supported common social work practice factors.