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Doctoral Program

Resource Guide

2018 -1 9 Edition

CONTENTS

• Using this Guide………………….……………..………..
• Introduction to the Doctoral Program…………….…… 3-
• Work and the Doctoral Program………….………….... 4- A Historical Look at the School of Social
• The Social Work Method Concentrations…………..… 5- Doctoral Program Curriculum
• Overview of the Degree Requirements….…………..... 7-
• Credit Requirements…………………………..………....
• Model Schedules ………………………………………..
• Additional Degree Requirements………....………..........
• Introduction…………………………...……………….... Coursework
• Academic Advisors……………………………..…….....
• First Semester Courses……………...…………………..
• Research Methods and Statistics………...……….......12-
• Social / Behavioral Science Courses……………..….13-
• Field of Practice Tutorials……………………………….
• Doctoral Courses Offered through CSSW…………..15-
• Student Status………………………….……………...... Registration
• How to Register………………………………………....
• Cross-Registration…………………………………...20-
• Registering for R Credit………………………….......22-
• Auditing Courses………………………...………...........
• Waiving Course Requirements………………………….
• Account Holds……………………………………...…...
• Late Registration, Late Tuition Payment, Late Fees...24-
• Research Practicum ………………………………...25-
• Goals & Expectations………………………………….... Comprehensive Exams
• Structure……………………………………………..…..
• Integration with Field of Practice………………………..
• The Dissertation Stages…………....…………………… The Dissertation
• Dissertation Seminar (T8505)… …………………..........
• Doctoral Research Instruction (T9800)………………….
• Continuing Doctoral Registration (T0003).......................
• Master of Philosophy (M.Phil ) Degree…………...…30-
• Dissertation Sponsors……………………….……..…….
• The Dissertation Committee………………..……….…...
• The Dissertation Proposal………………………..……...
• Dissertations………………………………..…….….…. Use of Statistical Consultants in
• Undertaking a Qualitatively Based Dissertation………...
• IRB …………………………………….……………….. Independent Research and the Morningside
  • Purpose and Scope of the IRB………………….….........
  • How to Apply for IRB Approval……………...……..34-
  • Outline for the Dissertation Proposal………………. 36-
  • Dissertation Format………………………………….37-
  • Co-authored Dissertation Chapters………………...…...
  • Applying for the Defense……………………...…..........
  • Period……………………………………………..…….. Registration during the Defense
  • Members…………………………………………...…… Distributing Dissertation Copies to Committee
  • Scheduling the Defense……………………………...39-
  • The Dissertation Defense……………………………40-
  • Dissertation Deposit and Commencement…………...….
  • Defense and Deposit Deadlines…………………...…….
  • Course Content and Grading Policies………..............… General Program Policies
  • Academic Discipline and Personal Conduct……………
  • Disciplinary Procedures………………………..…….43-
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress……………………...….
  • Deadlines for Completing the Degree Requirements……
  • Termination from the Doctoral Program………….....47-
  • Leave of Absence…………………………………..…...
  • Readmission………………………………..……….......
  • Maintaining Your Contact Information……………...49-
  • Documentation and Degree Requirements……………....
  • Teaching Opportunities……………………………...50-
  • Outside Employment………………………………..…...
  • Sources of Funding……………………….……….......... Financial Aid
  • Student Loans……………………………………….......
  • Doctoral Program Cost Analysis……………...…......….
  • Service for Students with Disabilities……………….55- University Services
  • University Medical, Health Services & Insurance ……..
  • CSSW Student Grievance Procedures 57-
  • CSSW Faculty ……………………………..……… 61-
  • Calendar …………..………………………………. .64- 2018-19 Doctoral Program Academic
  • Doctoral Office Contact Information ……………..….
  • Program Planning Template ………………………67-
  • Forms ………………………………………………..69-
  • Glossary ……………………………………………..80-
  • Campus Map …………………………………………...

Work is consistently recognized as among the most gifted and academically productive cadre of social work scholars in the United States, holding diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and interests. Doctoral students enjoy opportunities to learn from and conduct research side-by-side with nationally and internationally recognized scholars in their fields—and not only within the School of Social Work, but beyond in the other social and behavioral sciences departments at Columbia as well. This interdisciplinary exposure within the program balances the best of social work’s professional concerns for highly complicated social problems, along with the state-of-the-science disciplinary methods and theory that can help shed light in devising effective responses. And given Columbia’s recognized position, doctoral students enjoy many opportunities to learn and develop collegial relationships with a top-flight, highly diverse cadre of fellow doctoral students who join the program. Only a world-class university like Columbia can put at one's fingertips such a rich selection of educational resources, research centers, collegial and interdisciplinary opportunities, combined with the unparalleled teeming social laboratory that is New York City.

The Doctoral Program requires approximately two years of course work (three semesters of full-time residency are required) and includes two to three advanced social work method courses at CSSW, plus courses in other professional schools and graduate divisions of the University. In order to complete the requirements for the Ph.D., doctoral students must pass examinations that demonstrate mastery in integrating social science theory and research methodology within the student’s chosen field of substantive interest. Finally, students must prepare and successfully defend an original, scholarly dissertation that contributes to and advances knowledge in social work.

A Historical Look at the School of Social Work and the Doctoral Program

Social work practice in the U.S. began at the turn of the century with the compassionate concerns of the charity organization movement. Social work education began in 1898 when the New York Charity Organization Society established a summer school for volunteers who wanted to deepen their understanding of the poor people they were dedicated to helping. This was extended to a one-year program in 1904 (and a full two years in 1910) to provide workers with adequate training for managing charitable institutions or advising families about their complex needs.

Originally called the New York School of Philanthropy, the program was renamed the New York School of Social Work in 1917 and the Columbia University School of Social Work in 1963. The School has maintained continuous academic connections with Columbia University, becoming formally affiliated in 1940, and a member of the Columbia University Corporation in 1959.

The School has a distinguished history of leadership in social work practice, social policy, and social work education. The faculty has always included nationally and internationally renowned scholars and educators who have shaped the knowledge base of the profession through their lectures and writings, including the basic texts used today in many schools throughout the world. These individuals have developed many of the models for modern social work education and practice — psychiatric social work, bureaus of child guidance, research programs, required fieldwork, and doctoral programs. Alumni of the school have earned honor and distinction as leaders in public and voluntary organizations worldwide. Many are deans and faculty members of Schools of Social Work, while others are building present and future leadership through achievements in practice, policymaking, and research.

The 1940's and 1950's were a period of rapid change at the School, as a new generation of professors brought major curricular changes and educational advances. As the School launched an agenda to improve and enrich its educational program, it effected major changes in social work and social work

education. This was also the era in which doctoral training came to the School. Eveline M. Burns, who joined the faculty in 1946, was designated to spearhead the exploration and negotiation of a Doctor of Social Welfare degree. The social work degree was designed to parallel the Ph.D. requirements of the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and specifics were negotiated with the Executive Committee of that faculty. Permission to develop the program was granted in 1946, implemented in 1950, and the first degree was awarded in 1952 to Alfred J. Kahn.

After a gradual start, the program hit its degree-granting pace in 1959-60 and was soon awarding half of the social work doctorates in the country. Almost 50 years after the degree's inception, it was changed from the D.S.W. to the Ph.D. To date, the Columbia School of Social Work Doctoral Program has awarded over 600 doctoral degrees in Social Work, and it continues to produce leading scholars and researchers in the field. ______________________________________________________________________________

DOCTORAL PROGRAM CURRICULUM ______________________________________________________________________________

The doctoral curriculum is designed to enable students to develop and demonstrate the capacity to examine highly complex human problems in depth, arriving at new knowledge and solutions with rigorous and exacting minds. Through concentrated course work and independent study within and beyond the School of Social Work, students achieve a systematic and intellectual grounding in the theory and history of social welfare, extensive training in research methods and statistics, concentration in a social work method specialization, and integrated exposure to social or behavioral science theory. Successful completion of the Doctoral Program requires approximately two full-time years of course work, plus time for tutorials, research projects, examinations, and dissertation work. Required course work is taken both within the School of Social Work and in other social and behavioral science departments at Columbia University. All students also conduct an intensive individualized research practicum with a faculty supervisor. The typical doctoral program course load is four courses per semester. Some students, however, have found a five-course semester to be manageable. Depending on a student’s course load, the doctoral program course work can be completed in full after three or four semesters. Overall, the curriculum is characterized by a rigor and scope specifically designed to prepare our doctoral students to be leading authorities in their chosen areas of study.

The Social Work Method Concentrations

Each prospective student applying to the Doctoral Program selects a social work method concentration. There are three concentrations from which to choose:

 Advanced Practice  Social Policy & Policy Analysis  Social Policy & Administration

Each method is comprised of a unique sequence of core method courses, therefore the choice of method should be tailored to one's scholarly interests and future career plans.

topics such as social and economic development, social enterprise, social movements, management and the design of interventions, organizations, and systems.

The two required courses in the administrative sequence are:

 Social Administration (T8403)  Comparative Social Policy (T8404)

Additionally, the social administration faculty offer a recommended course focused on micro organizational theory and research.

Overview of the Degree Requirements

A prototypical student’s route to the Ph.D. in Social Work generally requires the completion of a minimum of 49.5 credits. At a minimum, students must complete 30 credits within the Columbia University system, 18 credits of which must be attained within the School of Social Work. This section provides a quick reference and overview of the program curriculum. For the complete descriptions of courses offered within the School, please refer to pp. 15-17.

1) Doctoral Proseminar in Social Work Research (0 credits) Required of all degree candidates, the proseminar introduces incoming doctoral students to the research process and a range of research studies as well as the faculty conducting them at Columbia. It also provides some ongoing group advisement.

2) Comparative Histories of Social Welfare and Social Work (T8801) (3 credits) Required of all degree candidates. Taken in the first semester, this course provides a comparative historical and philosophical perspective on the development of social welfare and social work institutions, concepts, issues and paradigms in the U.S. and two other nations or parts of the world.

3) 2 courses in a social work method (6 credits) As described above, these courses form the framework of the student's introduction to and mastery of a social work method: Advanced Practice, Social Policy & Policy Analysis, or Social Policy & Administration. In addition, students in the Social Policy & Policy Analysis track are required to complete two semesters of microeconomics.

4) 7 courses in research methodology and statistics (21 credits) Students must take three courses in research methods, three courses in statistics, and a seventh course in either area for a minimum total of 21 credits.

To satisfy the research methods requirement, all students (unless granted a course waiver) are required to take the introductory Research Methods in Social Work course (T8502). In subsequent semesters, students may choose to take advanced courses covering various historical, qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Often the advanced courses are taken in other departments of the University. Students who waive out of T8502 must still complete at least 9 credits in the research methods area. Students in the policy concentration may count one of their microeconomics courses toward the research methods requirement.

All statistics courses are taken in other departments of the University. Advanced course topics include measurement, applied regression analysis, structural equation modeling, and advanced analytic topics suitable for diverse research designs and data types. Such courses are available at a number of departments in the University. Students who waive out of introductory level statistics courses are still required to take at least 9 credits in the statistics area. The doctoral office has mapped out possible statistics course sequences available for reference.

5) 3 courses in social or behavioral sciences (9 credits) These courses may be taken in economics, sociology, psychology, political science, anthropology, social history, organizational theory and geography. In general, students should take all of their social or behavioral science courses within the same discipline (with exceptions requiring justification). The choice of social science area should be particularly relevant to each student's dissertation themes and career objectives. Students must declare their chosen social or behavioral science concentration by the end of their first year or beginning of their second year in the program, and have it approved by their advisor.

Note: Students in the policy concentration may count one of their microeconomics courses toward this requirement.

6) A 360-hour research practicum (not taken for course credit) The purpose of the research practicum is to link classroom learning to the dissertation process by providing students with an applied research internship in conjunction with a current faculty research project. The practicum, typically completed during the student's second through fourth semesters, involves 8-12 hours of work per week for 30-45 weeks. The practicum is designed with concrete objectives in mind and may lead to the development of a publishable paper.

7) A field of practice tutorial (3 credits) Each doctoral student is required to demonstrate expertise in a field of practice related to their substantive interests and career goals. Students complete a field of practice tutorial (course T8003) with a social work faculty member during their third semester. Previous T8003 fields of practice tutorials have included topics such as family and child policy; social work in the workplace; mental health services; family, youth and children’s services; social gerontology; comparative social policy and HIV/AIDS. The field of practice tutorial should also help students prepare their reading lists for the comprehensive exams. Students receive a letter grade for this course, and may not take it for R credit. Students may also select a course that focuses on their substantive area(s) of interest in another department or school, so long as permission is granted by the doctoral program.

8) Comprehensive examinations When students have completed all required course work, they may sit for the comprehensive examinations. The comprehensive exams, which aim to help students synthesize and integrate their social work methods, social/behavioral science and field of practice courses, are taken in two stages: a written examination and an oral follow-up examination conducted by a faculty panel. While the exams are usually completed in the 3 rd^ year, preparation of components such as the reading list is likely to begin soon after entering the program. See pp. 28-30 for more details.

9) The Dissertation

The successful defense of the dissertation is the final eligibility criterion for the Ph.D. degree. Dissertation planning begins early in the course of studies, but becomes more focused after the social work method courses and field of practice tutorial have been completed. Students take a Dissertation Seminar course with their peers during the first semester of their third year and receive faculty

SAMPLE STUDENT SCHEDULES FOR THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM:

Please note that this is a model only. Some courses may be available in alternating years.

Advanced Practice Social Policy & Policy Analysis Administration^ Social Policy &

1 st^ Year – Fall

• Doctoral Proseminar in Social Work Research (T8002)
• Comparative Histories of Social Work & Social Welfare (T8801)
• First Statistics Course
• Seminar in Advanced Social Work Practice (T8203) offered in alternating years - Doctoral Proseminar in Social Work Research (T8002) - Comparative Histories of Social Work & Social Welfare (T8801) - First Statistics Course - Microeconomics & Policy Analysis I (T7811) + lab - Doctoral Proseminar in Social Work Research (T8002) - Comparative Histories of Social Work & Social Welfare (T8801) - First Statistics Course - Social Administration (T8403)

1 st^ Year – Spring

• Second Statistics Course
• Research Methods in Social Work (T8502)
• Second Research Methods Course
• First Social/Behavioral Science Course - Seminar in Social Policy Analysis (T8407) offered in alternating years - Second Statistics Course - Research Methods in Social Work (T8502) - Second Research Methods Course - Microeconomics & Policy Analysis II (T7812) + lab - Second Statistics Course - Research Methods in Social Work (T8502) - Second Research Methods Course - First Social/Behavioral Science Course - Second Social/Behavioral Science Course 2 nd^ Year – Fall
• Ecosystems Perspectives (T8202) offered in alternating years
• Field of Practice Tutorial (T8003) or approved equivalent course
• Third Statistics Course
• Third Research Methods Course
• Second Social/Behavioral Science Course
• Comparative Social Policy (T8404)
• Field of Practice Tutorial (T8003) or approved equivalent course
• Third Statistics Course
• Third Research Methods Course
• Second Social/Behavioral Science Course
• Comparative Social Policy (T8404)
• Field of Practice Tutorial (T8003) or approved equivalent course
• Third Statistics Course
• Third Research Methods Course
• Third Social/Behavioral Science Course

2 nd^ Year – Spring

• Fourth Research Methods or Statistics Course
• Third Social/Behavioral Science Course - Fourth Research Methods or Statistics Course - Third Social/Behavioral Science Course - Fourth Research Methods or Statistics Course

3 rd^ Year – Fall

• Doctoral Research Instruction (T9800)
• Comprehensive Exams
  • Doctoral Research Instruction (T9800)
  • Comprehensive Exams
    • Doctoral Research Instruction (T9800)
• Comprehensive Exams 3 rd^ Year – Spring & Beyond
• Dissertation Seminar (T8505)
• Students prepare and defend dissertation proposal; file for the Master in Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree; conduct further research; and write, defend and deposit the completed dissertation.
• Dissertation Seminar (T8505)
• Students prepare and defend dissertation proposal; file for the Master in Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree; conduct further research; and write, defend and deposit the completed dissertation.
• Dissertation Seminar (T8505)
• Students prepare and defend dissertation proposal; file for the Master in Philosophy (M.Phil.) degree; conduct further research; and write, defend and deposit the completed dissertation.

Additional Degree Requirements

Students may be asked to fulfill requirements not specified in the above sections. The following examples illustrate some of the scenarios in which students may need to complete additional degree requirements:

 Students who enter the program with credentials other than a Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited U.S. or Canadian School of Social Work may be asked to take additional course work or acquire additional work experience in the field. Such requirements will be specified at initial registration or during program planning.

 The Doctoral Chair and the student's advisor may recommend that a student complete more than the minimum courses in order to better prepare for the comprehensive examinations.

 A dissertation topic may warrant additional requirements. For example, an historical dissertation may require a course on research methods in history and/or substantive courses on the historical period of interest.

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COURSEWORK

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The first year in the doctoral program is comprised of courses designed to introduce students to social work research and scholarship. In the first semester, students take two mandatory courses intended to provide a broad overview of the field. Comparative Histories of Social Welfare and Social Work (T8801) details the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the profession, while the Doctoral Proseminar in Social Work Research (T8002) highlights a range of ongoing research studies at Columbia University. Students typically initiate their 360-hour research practicum starting in the first year. First year students also usually take two courses in research methodology, two courses in statistics, either one or two social or behavioral science courses, and, depending on the student's method concentration, one or two courses in a social work method. Students should note during program planning that some courses are offered only in alternating years.

Academic Advisors

During the summer prior to beginning the program, incoming students are assigned an academic advisor. This individual, a full-time faculty member, serves as a guide during the student's first two years of course work, and is responsible for regular consultation with students concerning their progress in the program. The Chair of the doctoral program is also available to all students for consultation and provides some group advisement. Advisors and students should meet at least once each semester in order to plan the student's academic schedule, discuss possible social / behavioral science and advanced research and statistics courses, and consult about preliminary dissertation topics. Every endeavor is made to match students with a faculty member with similar research interests, however, students are advised that they are also welcome to consult with faculty members in addition to their advisor.

4. Measurement: Includes topics such as index construction and scaling, formation of typologies, rating scales, and psychometric properties. 5. Data analysis: Procedures include descriptive and inferential (parametric and nonparametric) statistics, software programs for management and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.

Note on waiving research methods or statistics course requirements:

Students who have completed prior graduate research courses may be eligible to waive up to two semesters in either research methods or statistics. It is important to note, however, that when a course is waived it does not mean that a student may take less than the minimum total of seven courses in the research methods and statistics areas. It merely means that students are allowed to enroll in more advanced coursework.

The one course that students most often choose to waive, if they have sufficient experience, is T8502: Research Methods in Social Work. If students can provide proof of previous course work equivalent to T8502 (usually previous course syllabi and/or reference from an appropriate professor is required), they may be eligible to waive out of the course.

In order to make a course waiver official, the student must obtain written permission from the instructor of the course being waived. Waiver forms for T8502 may be obtained from the Doctoral Office.

Social / Behavioral Science Courses

Knowledge of relevant social and behavioral science theories is key to the formulation, conduct, and application of social work research. Since time constraints preclude extensive course work in the social and behavioral sciences (three courses are required over the first two years of the program), supplemental guided readings with appropriate faculty beyond the minimum courses may be essential to preparing for the comprehensive examinations.

Students are not expected to master an entire social / behavioral science field. Rather, they should select a circumscribed area of a single social or behavioral science or integrate aspects of several social / behavioral sciences that are particularly germane to their social work method, substantive area, research goals, and career objectives. Bulletins of other professional schools and departments that offer such courses can be found at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/ or in the Doctoral Program Course Selection Guide available in the doctoral office. Information about the various sections of microeconomics, the course sequence required for policy students, may be found here as well.

Students should consult with their academic advisors upon entering the program in order to determine an appropriate choice of social / behavioral science. All students must declare their chosen social / behavioral science, and have it approved by their advisor, by the beginning of the 3rd^ semester.

Students may choose from the following social/behavioral sciences:

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Organizational Theory

• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology

Students in the policy concentration may choose to count one semester of their microeconomics courses toward the social / behavioral science requirement.

Field of Practice Tutorials

In addition to the basic course requirements for each of the social work method concentrations, students select a field of practice based on their substantive interests and career goals. Decisions about the field of practice should relate to both the student's social or behavioral science courses and dissertation planning.

Students typically complete a field of practice tutorial with a social work faculty member during their third semester in the program. These doctoral level courses are signified by the course number T8003. Students must receive a letter grade for the course.

In order to take the T8003 tutorial, students should first contact faculty a semester in advance to see if they will offer a tutorial during the upcoming semester, or if they would be willing to work with a student on a newly devised tutorial. After obtaining permission to work with a faculty member on the tutorial, students should contact the doctoral office to ensure that the section number and title is added to the Directory of Classes so that they may register for it just as they would their other coursework.

The tutorial usually requires students to meet with the faculty member on a regular basis during the semester and discuss issues in their chosen field of practice. T8003 involves an extensive reading list that guides the semester's discussions and forms the body of knowledge from which questions for the comprehensive examinations will be derived.

The following tutorial topics have been offered under the T8003 heading in recent years.

• Families, Youth and Children
• Gerontology/Aging
• Women
• Health/Mental Health
• World of Work
  • International Social Welfare
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
  • Disability
    • Poverty and Inequality
    • Immigrants and Refugees
    • Human Services Organization

Alternatively, students may elect to take a course that focuses on their substantive area(s) in another department or school, so long as they receive approval from the doctoral office.

Please consult the CSSW Registrar's Office and/or website in order to determine what courses are currently being offered.

3 credits. Required for policy students. This course is designed to enhance students’ ability to conduct social policy analysis by acquainting them with several key analytic tools, e.g., cost-benefit analysis, literature reviews, regression analysis, social experimentation, and micro-simulation analysis.

Social Work T8502. Research Methods in Social Work 3 credits. Required for all students. A review of research methods from the perspective of social work research concerns. Topics include problem formulation, research design, data-gathering techniques, and measurement and data analysis. Selected aspects of these areas are intensively reviewed in terms of social work research. Students enroll in this course in the first semester of the first year.

Social Work T8505. Dissertation Seminar 3 credits. Required for all students. The dissertation seminar is taken in the 6th^ semester of the program. It is a working forum that permits students to explore the process of initiating their dissertation research with peers. Students prepare and discuss an outline of their proposed dissertation research, develop an Institutional Review Board protocol for the protection of human research participants, learn practical strategies to manage their dissertation writing, and become familiar with a range of interpersonal, scholarly, and institutional resources that can assist in the dissertation process. While the dissertation seminar is meant to assist students with their individual dissertation work, the seminar also emphasizes the development of collegial relationships and peer review skills.

Social Work T8506. Inequality, Poverty and Public Society (elective) 3 credits. This course will address issues relating to wealth and income inequality in American society, the definition of poverty, the composition of the poverty population, and the causes of poverty. Evidence will be examined regarding trends in inequality, duration of poverty spells, repeat stays on welfare, and the perpetuation of inequality across generations. Several large data sets which contain information on inequality and poverty issues, and which will be made available for class use. Either individually, or in teams, students will formulate research projects and undertake analyses from one or more of the data sets. A written research paper at the end of the semester will be required from each student or team. This course may be taken for research methods credit.

Social Work T8507. Intervention Research Methods (elective) 3 credits. Focuses on the science of behavioral intervention research and provides students with the knowledge and skills to design and evaluate such research. Covers research design, theory and its relationship to study aims, methodology, measurement and outcomes, efficacy and effectiveness clinical trials, different types of intervention research, sampling, recruitment, the process of intervention development, the use of process measures to examine intervention implementation, assessing fidelity and adherence, conducting data analysis, and the importance of research ethics. This course can count toward the research methods requirement.

Social Work T8509. Qualitative Research Methods I (elective) 3 credits. Prerequisite: T8502. First part of a two-semester sequence course designed to introduce students to the theory, method, and practice of qualitative research. Different approaches to inquiry and methods of qualitative research are examined, as are ethical issues and analytic strategies. Students are required to conduct a small study in the area of their choosing. This course may count toward the research methods requirement.

Social Work T8510. Qualitative Research Methods II (elective) 3 credits. Prerequisite: T8509 or permission of instructor. Second part of a two-semester sequence course designed to introduce students to the theory, method, and practice of qualitative research.

Different approaches to inquiry and methods of qualitative research are examined, as are ethical issues and analytic strategies. This course may count toward the research methods requirement.

Social Work T8511. Advanced Methods for Policy Analysis (elective) 3 credits. Prerequisites: A course on causal inference or the equivalent plus strong familiarity with STATA. This advanced course focuses on the use of empirical methods in policy analysis. Through a series of directed readings on major policy topics, students learn how policy research methods have been used and what their strengths and limitations are. This course may count toward the research methods requirement.

Social Work T8801. Comparative Histories of Social Welfare and Social Work 3 credits. Required of all degree candidates. Taken in the first semester, this course provides a comparative historical and philosophical perspective on the development of social welfare and social work institutions, concepts, issues and paradigms in the U.S. and two other nations or parts of the world.

Social Work T9800. Doctoral Research Instruction 6 credits. Required for all degree candidates. The Dissertation Research Instruction requirement carries a tuition fee that accounts for 6 credits of dissertation advisement. While the student is enrolled in T9800, supervising faculty are expected to guide the student in selecting a study topic, developing an approved proposal, implementing the research, and writing the dissertation. Students maintain library and computer privileges, and supervising faculty are expected to be available for consultation. Students usually register for T9800 in the 5 th^ semester.

How to Register: Adding and Dropping Courses

Each semester, students must register for courses during dates that are designated by the School of Social Work or by the other schools in the Columbia University system. Often the dates for registration are similar between schools, but sometimes they do differ. Please refer to each school's registrar office in order to confirm these dates. Registration periods always take place a semester in advance (students register for Fall courses in the Spring, etc.), but students are also given a 10-day period after classes begin in which to add or drop courses to and from their schedules.

Students register for School of Social courses via the Student Services Online system (note: in order to use this system, you must have your Columbia e-mail account activated.) Please note that you will need to have the five-digit call number found in the course schedule of the online Directory of Classes (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bulletin/uwb/) in order to process any add/drop transactions. Note that other schools in the Columbia University system use their own separate registration procedures, which are detailed in the next section.

To register via Student Services Online, go to https://ssol.columbia.edu and log in with your UNI and password.

You may also access this website via the Columbia University website by clicking on the "Students" section. Please remember that you will have to enter your University Network ID (e-mail address) and your network password. Under "Your Academic Records" click on Registration.

If you experience any difficulties with the system when adding and/or dropping a class or if you have questions about your registration, please see the Doctoral Office. Please note that CSSW PhD students are only allowed to register online for courses offered by the School of Social Work (those course numbers preceded by department code SOCW). To register for courses outside the School, please read below for department-specific cross-registration instructions.

Students are only allowed to add a course within 10 days of the first day of classes for the semester. If you try to add a class after this time period you may incur a late fee on your account. Please check the academic calendars for individual schools or departments for specific deadlines for dropping courses, as they can vary.

For complete information regarding enrollment policies and procedures, please consult the CSSW Office of Enrollment and Student Service Systems:

http://socialwork.columbia.edu/student-resources

For courses outside of the University and general information concerning the registration process, please see the University's main registrar site:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/registrar/

For more information about choosing courses to fill your schedule, consult the Doctoral Student Course Selection Guide.

Registration Procedures for Outside of the School of Social Work

Several schools in the Columbia University system have their own distinct processes for cross- registering into their schools. You will not be able to sign up for courses at these schools through Student Services Online. Some of these schools may have registration periods that only overlap with those of CSSW on certain dates (if at all), so you should be sure to check each school's website to know when to register.

Please note that these procedures are subject to change. Students should visit the Office of Enrollment and Student Services on the 5 th^ floor of the School of Social Work for help with registering. Cross- registration paperwork for other schools (with the exception of SIPA) should be brought there for processing. If you have any questions, please contact the Doctoral Office.

School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)

How do I cross-register for SIPA classes?

Before registering, you should identify what type of registration process has been designated for the course. There are three types of SIPA registration processes. Each course's designation can be obtained online at the SIPA website:

1) Instructor Permission Courses : You should first submit a "SIPA Instructor Permission Courses" online form for consideration. If admitted, you will be able to register in an Instructor Permission Course at the SIPA registration site. Please note that deadlines for these on-line requests may come earlier than the respective add/drop periods.

2) Open classes : All Columbia students can enroll in open SIPA classes beginning on the second day of classes. You should do so at the SIPA registration site.

3) Departmental Approval (Limited Enrollment) classes - These classes are limited to SIPA students only. Students from CSSW are generally not allowed to register for these classes, although cross- registration may be offered if space is available.

SIPA cross-registration is conducted online through the Non-SIPA Student Cross-registration page. You may register for Open Courses during the add/drop period.

Mailman School of Public Health

In order for CSSW students to cross-register for a course offered by the School of Public Health, they must:

1. Complete the Cross Registration Application and be sure to obtain the required approval signatures of both the course instructor / department coordinator and the Associate Dean of the School of Public Health. http://www.mailman.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/Cross%20registration%20form%201-17-14.pdf