Doctoral Program
The Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Social Science is an interdepartmental program in the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. It awards a joint PhD degree in social work and one of five social science disciplines: anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology.
It accepted its first students in 1957 and was the first program of its kind. Affording students the opportunity for individualized study with internationally recognized scholars in a wide variety of research domains in social work and social science, the Joint Doctoral Program is broadly acknowledged as one of the finest interdisciplinary programs in the world.
Graduates are highly recruited, with most offered positions immediately following the completion of their PhD studies. Many of its alumni have attained leadership positions throughout the world as distinguished educators, researchers, senior administrators, practitioners, analysts, and activists.
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Current Students