Proseminar Courses

These SSW-based courses ground students in social work perspectives and priorities while encouraging interdisciplinary synthesis.

They also provide opportunities for interaction with other social work students and exposure to social work-specific norms, standards and trends (e.g., publishing, job market, funding).

Students must complete three proseminars (Social Work Processes, Theories of Social Functioning, and Research Directions in Social Work) in the first two years of coursework. Each of these proseminars are worth three credits and are offered in a rotating sequence (one per semester) determined by the PhD Program Director.