The PhD program doctoral proseminar is a 14 week course designed for first year or early social work students. The purpose of the proseminar is to facilitate socialization to contemporary academic and research environments in the field and the practice of interdisciplinary social work research. A primary modality for the course will include faculty presentations and discussion with students related to current research and invited guest speakers from across the university. Students work collaboratively to develop mentoring plans and maps and initial specialization statements.

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