Overview

The Community Well-Being program at the University of Miami, is grounded in the discipline of community psychology and focuses on community-engaged scholarship that involves the researcher in a mutually beneficial partnership with the community. The program prepares scholars for careers in academia, research, and public policy.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate a breadth of knowledge and understanding of the main perspectives, theoretical approaches, and meta competences in community psychology.

Students will demonstrate knowledge and skills with research designs and methods used in community research.

Students will demonstrate a deep understanding and mastery of ONE SPECIFIC AREA OF FOCUS that contributes to scholarship and generates new knowledge relevant to community psychology and community well being.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Community Well-being and Change: Theory and Practice

Development & Change in Community Organizations: Theory & Practice

Essentials of Research in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Multicultural Communities in a Globalized Society

Social Change Praxis

Seminar in Community & Social Change

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-03 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Miami, United States

Disciplines

Sociology Community Development View 139 other PhDs in Sociology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

provide official transcripts showing completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and an acceptable undergraduate grade point average.

provide three letters of recommendation that address the issues and meet the criteria established by the program being applied to;

provide a personal statement that addresses the mission and purpose of the program being applied to;

resume;

take part in an admissions interview (required by some programs);

exhibit personal and professional experiences and characteristics that are relevant to the profession and/or field and/or degree program for which the application is being submitted; and

International applicants whose native language is not English or applicants whose degrees are from a non-U.S. University must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

47592 USD / year

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Out-of-State

47592 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

47592 USD / year

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Living costs

Miami

United States

1508 - 2603 USD / month

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Student Learning Outcomes

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Credits

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