This course focuses on social work management practices and leadership skills required in the development and management of non-profit organizations. With a particular focus on the human services delivery system, this course emphasizes achievement of human service goals and objectives through management control processes such as strategic planning, human resource management, program develoment and evaluation, finance, and advisory board governance.

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.

In this second of two required research methods courses, students will conduct and report on the quantitative research project proposed in the first semester. They will also conduct a meta-analysis, test a research instrument's reliability and validity, conduct an exercise using qualitative methodology, and explore large public databases.

This social work course aims to help students understand and apply multivariate techniques in the fields of social welfare and social work research. Topics covered will include multivariate regression, factor analysis, path analysis, event history analysis, as well as logit and probit analysis.

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, repeatedly, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours.

This course focuses on the relationship between theory and research, with particular attention to how theories are constructed, how they evolve, and how they can inform different types of inquiry and research designs.

This course will identify and articulate the philosophical formulations of relevant ethical traditions and their implications for social work. Students will examine approaches to ethical analysis as well as major ethical problems facing contemporary social work. The course will emphasize the development of advanced ethical reasoning and decision-making skills.

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.

This practicum experience provides the doctoral student an opportunity to conduct social work research under the supervision of a chosen faculty member. This experiential learning experience is expected to result in one or more reports suitable for submission to a scholarly journal at conclusion of the practicum.

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