Doctor Social Work

This is an advanced, practice-based professional doctoral degree programme that aims to develop the advanced professional competence, reflective practice and applied research capacities of senior practitioners, human service managers, action researchers and social work educators in changing contexts. As we believe that practice wisdom should be rooted in specific political, economic, social and cultural contexts, and should evolve through persistent professional and personal commitments, this programme emphasises opportunities for students to engage in continual dialogue and critical reflections in practice. As social work is an international profession that is grounded in commitment to local communities, the understanding of both global trends and local issues is equally emphasised in the curriculum.