Social Work: McGill/UdeM/UQAM (Ph.D.)
Offered by: Social Work (Faculty of Arts)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Program Description
(Offered jointly by McGill and Université de Montréal.)
Note: For information about Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 course offerings, please check back on May 8, 2025. Until then, the "Terms offered" field will appear blank for most courses while the class schedule is being finalized.
Thesis
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SWRK 701 | Comprehensive Examination. | 0 |
Comprehensive Examination. Terms offered: Summer 2025 An examination that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program. | ||
| SWRK 720 | Thought and Theory Development in Social Work. | 3 |
Thought and Theory Development in Social Work. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. The purpose of this seminar is to explore the origins and historical development of social work theory. Included in the analysis of this development will be the impact of material, cultural and ideological shifts within society in general and social welfare in particular. Attention will also be given to the effect of changes within relevant social science disciplines on the process of social work theory development and its relation to intervention. | ||
| SWRK 721 | Advanced Integrative Seminar. | 3 |
Advanced Integrative Seminar. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. This seminar guides students to explore the theoretical, empirical and methodological traditions in scholarship that give rise to their research question. It also provides opportunities for students to engage in collaborative discussions and presentations of their emerging research proposals to support their advancement through the program. | ||
Complementary Courses
One of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SWRK 722 | Advanced Seminar: Social Work Intervention. | 3 |
Advanced Seminar: Social Work Intervention. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Comparative study of certain models of social work intervention from the point of view of their internal logical structure and their practical effectiveness. The models to be presented will be analyzed in terms of their origins, their underlying values, their objectives, their modes of intervention, and their effectiveness. | ||
| SWRK 723 | Advanced Seminar on Social Policy. | 3 |
Advanced Seminar on Social Policy. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Analysis of social policies and their impact on social work practice and on the clienteles that they affect. Study of the interaction between social policies and styles of management of social work organizations responsible for their application. | ||
One of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SWRK 724 | Advanced Research Methods and Analysis: Quantitative Data. | 3 |
Advanced Research Methods and Analysis: Quantitative Data. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Problems encountered in the use of quantitative methods in social work research. Types of quantitative research useful in social welfare policy analysis and discussion of yield from alternative analytic methods. | ||
| SWRK 725 | Advanced Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis. | 3 |
Advanced Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Review of the principal methods comprised under the area of qualitative research and problems related to the utilization of those methods. Particular attention to analysis arising from these methods. | ||
One course in Social Work or a related discipline.