Overview

Guided by social justice values and delivered by expert faculty-practitioners in the Simmons University School of Social Work , the Social Work program from Simmons University empowers students to advance the field through three areas of focus: inclusive leadership, advanced clinical practice, and teaching and education.

Career

Our DSW is designed to fit our students’ career aspirations. With a clinical focus yet breadth of curricular topics, the program enables graduates to apply the skills they learn to various career paths, such as:

Clinically enhanced private social work practice
Positions in social work academia
Inclusive and visionary leadership
Social work consulting and training
Advising as a social work subject matter expert

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Programme Structure

Course structure:

Identity, purpose, and boundaries for educators
Comparative approaches to social learning theories and teaching strategies, including online pedagogy
Managing conflict, crisis, and psychological first aid in the classroom
Creating inclusive educational cultures

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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115

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Boston, United States

Disciplines

Social Work View 24 other PhDs in Social Work in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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115

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

An MSW from a program in social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) or master’s degree or higher in a related discipline with a minimum GPA of 3.0

A minimum of 2 years post-master’s experience working in the social work or related field

Demonstrated capacity for doctoral study and evidence of scholarly potential

Career goals consistent with doctoral study that include a desire to conduct applied research, design and evaluate programs and interventions, engage in knowledge translation, and/or other aspects of scholarship.
Students for whom English is not the first language are required to submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score that demonstrates satisfactory proficiency.

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Tuition Fees

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29232 USD / year

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29232 USD / year

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29232 USD / year

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