Doctorate in Philosophy Social Work

About this programme

The School of Social Work offers a master's program and a doctoral program (PhD) in social work. The School is a member of the Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE) and the MSS program is approved by the Program Accreditation Bureau of that association. The objective of the PhD program is to train high-calibre researchers or professionals, to provide them with tools to analyze the articulation of the dimensions of micro- and macro intervention practices in social work, and to significantly contribute to the renewal of these practices. Students will acquire critical and in-depth knowledge of social work in its multiple contexts, through scientific reasoning steps to successfully complete the doctoral thesis. The option of completing a practicum in research-intervention is available. The compulsory courses of the program are offered in French and in English. Students are required to take the majority of their courses in the language of the program they registered in. In accordance with the University of Ottawa regulation, students have a right to produce their work, their thesis, and to answer examination questions in French or in English. If the thesis is written in English, the abstract must be in French and vice versa. It is recommended that candidates who do not hold a degree in social work complete the practicum in research-intervention during the program. For the most accurate and up to date information on application deadlines, language tests and other admission requirements, please visit the specific requirements webpage.