Social Work University of Toronto

Overview

About the program

We have a diverse group of faculty members who have a rich range of teaching and research expertise. Having deep roots in the communities we serve, we endeavour to institute positive changes through challenging inequalities and injustices.

As we strive to bridge the gap between research and practice, our goal is to advance the welfare of people, both at the individual and collective levels. Ultimately, the impact of our faculty’s scholarship is profound and felt across communities at the local, national and international levels.

Our doctoral program is designed to cultivate high-calibre scholars and outstanding leaders in the area of Social Work research, education and policy. We are committed to deepening our students’ breadth and depth of knowledge, broadening their research capacities, sharpening their vision and enriching their commitment to social justice.

Our program provides an engaging range of courses, including a wide range offered by other departments in the greater University of Toronto community. We also offer outstanding research and teaching opportunities that intellectually stimulate, challenge and support our doctoral students. In the end, graduates of our doctoral program will move on to push forward boundaries of social work knowledge, research, teaching and policy.