Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Social Justice

Required courses:

Required Courses (36 hours, all courses are 3 credit hours)

• Required Research Sequence*

• CASS 910 - Research Foundations and Literacy for Social Justice
• CASS 911 - Quantitative Methods
• CASS 912 - Qualitative Methods as Social Justice Practice
• CASS 913 - Research Design, Program Evaluation, and Scholarly Writing
• CASS 916 - Independent Study in Social Justice Research **

• Required Content Courses

• CASS 914 - Critical Race Theory
• CASS 915 - Social Change and Leadership
• CASS 917 - Special Topics in Applied Social Justice: Entrepreneurship for Social Justice Change

Additional Courses- Maximum 15 credit hours

Additional Courses- Maximum 15 credit hours

Students from different professions can utilize existing CASS graduate programming as content courses for the PhD. For example, students can enroll in courses from the following programs:

• An Endorsement Program in SOE
• A Certificate Program in SOIS
• A Certficate/Track in SSW
• Conflict Resolution Certficate
• Trauma -Informed Practices Certficate

Dissertation Hours (6+ credit hours)

*= Students may request to have up to 6 credit hours of prior graduate work count towards the degree requirements. These requests will be reviewed by faculty and require faculty recommendation and Dean approval.

**= Students may pursue an independent study, including and especially practicums/internships to count towards the total hours for the degree, but not as a substitute for the required research courses.