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Ph.D. Program
The
mission of the Whitney M. Young, Jr., School of Social Work is
to develop individuals with a heightened sense of social consciousness
who desire to work with individuals, groups, organizations and
communities of color, regionally, nationally and internationally.
Ultimately, the goal is to enrich and diversify the profession
and those that it serves worldwide (recruit and develop, using
the tenets of social work education, the talents and resources
of individuals with a heightened sense of social consciousness,
desiring to work with individuals, groups, organizations and
communities of color, regionally, nationally and internationally).
To achieve its mission the School seeks to reposition itself
as a national and regional educational resource, with international
influence, that serves as a magnet for collaboration and advancement
of social work education and model development addressing social,
economic, justice equity and racial disparity issues, especially
those affecting African-American children and families, with
a special emphasis on the African-American male within the context
of family.
The Ph.D. Program
prepares individuals for careers in teaching, research, social
policy analysis, human service management, and organizational
development. The program seeks to increase the number of African-American
and other underrepresented ethnic minority social work leaders
at the doctoral level. The mission of the program is to implement
a set of interdisciplinary teaching and learning experiences
that will lead to the development of competent and motivated
leaders in the global human enterprise. The program provides
educational content in two areas: 1) core courses in social policy,
human service management/ administration, organizational development,
and research methods and statistics; and 2) courses in a cognate
area that students select from the graduate schools within the
University and Atlanta University Center to include the Schools
of Business Administration, Education, Arts and Sciences, and
the Morehouse School of Medicine Master of Public Health Program.
Ph.D. Goals
1. To educate
a diverse student population committed to the search for solutions
to problems of poverty, social and economic injustice, sexism,
racism, and other forms of oppression while preserving the heritage
of African-American people
2. To ensure
through all teaching and practicum experiences the core values
and ethics of the profession, including the promotion of social
justice, a responsibility to serve the oppressed and at-risk
members of society. Further, to develop a strong commitment to
fight inequality and oppression based on race, gender, age, class,
sexual orientation, and disability rooted in one's capacity to
grow and change.
3. To enhance
the role of research with an improved research infrastructure
that acknowledges the contributions to mankind that could be
made by increasing the number of graduates of color, who obtain
doctoral degrees
4. To develop
seamless partnerships with governmental agencies at all levels
and the corporate community, both profit and nonprofit, for the
purpose of creating long-term sustainable funding opportunities
for the School
5. To develop
and implement more comprehensive public service programs, including
opportunities for students to participate in local, regional,
national, and international internships and work experiences.
6. To enhance and provide services to meet the social service
needs of the community by maintaining ongoing linkages with other
local, regional, national and international organizations, institutions,
and governmental entities.
Ph.D. Program
Objectives
1. Demonstrate
advanced knowledge of social work policy, planning, program administration,
and evaluation at all levels of government and social service
organization.
2. Demonstrate
the critical application of the Afrocentric Perspective in social
work education and practice.
3. Demonstrate
the ability to create and implement social service programs for
oppressed populations.
4. Demonstrate
the ability to conduct and disseminate research from an Afrocentric
Perspective
5. Demonstrate
a beginning level of proficiency as an instructor to educate
multiple stakeholders in deconstructing and constructing culturally
relevant methodologies, practices and theory development.
6. Demonstrate
the ability to administer policies and practices at the local,
national and international levels.
7. Demonstrate
lifelong professional growth through continuous research, education
and policy development.
8. Demonstrate
innovative publishable scholarship.
Ph.D. Application Requirements
Applications for the doctoral program are accepted throughout
the year, however, classes are admitted only in the fall. The
following materials are to be submitted to the University's Office
of Graduate Admissions:
- Official transcript
from all colleges and universities attended;
- Graduate Record
Examination (GRE) scores taken within the last five years;
- Three letters
of reference, including one from a person in a position to judge
the applicant's potential to conduct research at the doctoral
level; and
- A written
declaration of intent that would address the following questions:
- Describe your
research preparation (i.e., research courses if you have written
or thesis or conducted community-based research).
- What is your
research agenda?
- Do you have
a potential dissertation topic?
- Describe your
professional social work experiences and explain how these experiences
have shaped your interest in doctoral social work education.
- Discuss specific
area(s) in which you desire to strengthen your skills and knowledge
and/or develop new skills, knowledge and competencies.
- What career
goals do you envision upon completion of the Ph.D. degree program?
- Why did you
choose to apply to Clark Atlanta University Whitney M. Young,
Jr., School of Social Work as the institution to pursue your
doctoral education?
Degree Requirements
- Completion
of a minimum of sixty-nine (69) semester credit hours which include
the core curriculum course, cognate course, required elective
courses, satisfactory completion of qualifying examinations and
a dissertation;
- Cumulative
grade point average of 3.0 or above;
- Demonstration
of competency in computer technology; and
- Reading competency
in one foreign language, preferably, Spanish or French.
Ph.D. Degree
Curriculum
The curriculum is a planned three-year program that requires
satisfactory completion of sixty-nine (69) semester credit hours.
The curriculum is divided into core, cognate, elective courses
and a dissertation. Core curriculum courses are required during
the first and second years. The third year is primarily devoted
to the completion of cognate and elective courses. After all
course work is satisfactorily completed, one must take and pass
qualifying examinations prior to beginning work on the dissertation.
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First Semester |
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CSSW 900 |
Historical Analysis
of Social Welfare and Professional Social Work |
3 |
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CSSW 912 |
Research Methodology |
3 |
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CSSW 913 |
Doctoral Seminar
I |
3 |
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9 |
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Second Semester |
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CSSW 901 |
Social Welfare
and Professional Social Work Policy Planning and Development |
3 |
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CSSW 910 |
Descriptive and
Inferential Statistics |
3 |
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CSSW 914 |
Doctoral Seminar
II |
3 |
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9 |
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Year Two
First Semester |
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CSSW 911 |
Evaluative Research
and Multivariate Statistics |
3 |
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CSSW 920 |
Organizational
Development |
3 |
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CSSW 930 |
Critique and Analysis
of Managerial Theories |
3 |
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9 |
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Second Semester |
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CSSW 921 |
Planned Change
in Complex Organizations |
3 |
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CSSW 931 |
Administration
in Human Service Organizations |
3 |
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Cognate Course
I |
3 |
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Cognate Course
II |
3 |
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12 |
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Year Three
First Semester |
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Cognate Course
III |
3 |
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Cognate Course
IV |
3 |
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Cognate V |
3 |
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Required Elective |
3 |
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12 |
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Second Semester |
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Required Elective |
3 |
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Required Elective |
3 |
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6 |
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CSSW 995 |
Dissertation Research |
12 |
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12 |
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Total Hours |
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69 |
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Summary of
Course Requirements |
Semester
Credit Hours |
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Core Curriculum |
33 |
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Cognate Studies |
15 |
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Required Electives |
9 |
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Dissertation |
12 |
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Total Hours |
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69 |
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