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2017-2018 Catalog (September 2017) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
General Program - PhD in Human and Social Services
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Students can create their own learning experience through the General Program. They will have the flexibility to design a program that may include courses on criminal justice, clinical studies, or child and family services. Students will explore the topics that interest them most and that closely match their personal and professional goals.
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this program, students will be able to:
- Analyze theories, models, historical foundations, and conceptual frameworks related to the profession of human services through a process of scholarly inquiry.
- Appropriately apply ethical, social, multicultural, diversity, and political considerations to scholarly inquiry and professional practice.
- Evaluate qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods research published in professional journals, textbooks, and other scholarly resources.
- Appropriately apply principles of quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods to research design.
- Appropriately apply social change theories to human services practice and research.
- Evaluate social systems and organizational theories related to human services research and practice.
Specialization Courses (15 cr.)
For the General Program, students are required to complete any three (5 cr. each) graduate-level courses.
Course Sequence for Students Entering With a BS Degree
*To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation course until they complete an approved dissertation, which usually requires more than the minimum terms in the dissertation course shell.
Course Sequence for Students Entering With an MS Degree
*To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation course until they complete an approved dissertation, which usually requires more than the minimum terms in the dissertation course shell.
Note on Licensure
The PhD in Human and Social Services program, including its specializations, is not designed to lead to professional licensure including licensure as a professional therapist, counselor, social worker, or psychologist.
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