Doctor of Social Work 36 months Postgraduate Programme By The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

49,846 USDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Social WorkMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Programme Aims

The programme aims to provide first-rate education for social workers, welfare administrators and social work educators who have substantial professional experience and a commitment to pursuing a higher level of research and education and integrating this knowledge into their practice to further social betterment. 

The programme is specifically designed to cater to those who seek to develop and advance their academic, professional and reflective capabilities as practitioner-researcher-educators in a rapidly changing social setting.  

The programme also offers a platform for local–global dialogue on critical social work practices, helping those enrolled to use an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective to develop mastery of conceptual, methodological, analytical and practice skills.  

The programme will inspire students to adopt a reflexive perspective that emphasises critical reflections on current local and international wisdom and professional practices in social work. 

Programme overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Programme Aims

The programme aims to provide first-rate education for social workers, welfare administrators and social work educators who have substantial professional experience and a commitment to pursuing a higher level of research and education and integrating this knowledge into their practice to further social betterment. 

The programme is specifically designed to cater to those who seek to develop and advance their academic, professional and reflective capabilities as practitioner-researcher-educators in a rapidly changing social setting.  

The programme also offers a platform for local–global dialogue on critical social work practices, helping those enrolled to use an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective to develop mastery of conceptual, methodological, analytical and practice skills.  

The programme will inspire students to adopt a reflexive perspective that emphasises critical reflections on current local and international wisdom and professional practices in social work. 

Admission Requirements

80+
6+
  • MSW, MASW, MSocSc (Social Work) or a Master's degree in a related discipline.
  • For all applicants, 5 years of relevant work experience is preferred.
  • Applicants with a Master's degree in a discipline other than social work are required to take two additional subjects related to social work theory and practice (total: 6 credits) at the Master's level. Students are required to pay the additional credit fees.

If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the "Admission Requirements" section for details.

3 Years
Sep

International
49,846 USD

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