Doctoral Program
As a member of the Crown Family School Doctoral Program, you will join a select group of outstanding students and scholars who advance an interdisciplinary approach to social work and social welfare scholarship. The program is designed to deepen students' mastery of both social science theory and research methods so that they are prepared to contribute to scholarly knowledge in innovative ways. The PhD in social work opens doors to university-level research and teaching positions and high-level policy research. In the doctoral program, you have the flexibility of designing your own course of study in tandem with related disciplines across the University of Chicago. What makes Crown Family School different is that our students receive the theoretical training needed to become applied social scientists.
Research Centers
The Crown Family School's Doctoral Program enjoys full access to a rich network of scholars, libraries, institutes, and centers that only a research university such as the University of Chicago can offer. Many of our students work with scholars at the following centers. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list:
- Center for Health Administration Studies
- Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
- Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture
- Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
- Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention
- Pozen Family Center for Human Rights
- UChicago Consortium on School Research