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University of bristol: social work, doctor of philosophy - phd, full-time, 4 years starts sep 2024.

A PhD in Social Work equips students with the skills and experience to apply social research methods and tools to critically examine some of the most pressing contemporary issues in social work practice, policy and education. Students are encouraged to develop a topic of interest that directly relates to their own practice experiences or is of wider interest and relevance to the delivery of social work services and support to disadvantaged individuals and groups, either in the UK or overseas.

Students will be supported to develop research questions and design a study that enables them to rigorously research their topic of interest and make an original contribution to the knowledge base of social work. Topics may directly explore practice issues or contribute more broadly to social work knowledge, working with specific groups and communities and addressing systems of inequality and social disadvantage. Where appropriate, students are encouraged to work in collaboration with relevant organisations and user and interest groups to ensure their research outputs and key findings can directly inform social work practice and service delivery.

We are a multidisciplinary, research-intensive school which brings together theory, policy and practice. Our research engages with and influences national and international policy. Our policy experts come from a wide variety of backgrounds in social policy research, social work, sociology, gender violence, childhood studies, disability studies, health and social care, history, human geography, economics, psychology, physical activity, nutrition and health sciences, urban studies, and poverty, based within seven specialist research centres.

Supervisors in social work bring diverse interests across child and family social work (for example, looked after children; adoption and fostering; supporting parents with substance misuse or learning disabilities; domestic violence responses and interventions) and adult social care (for example, disabled adults' social care needs; housing and homelessness; mental health social work; social work with older people and carers; inclusive service provision for LGBTQ+ individuals).

The school is an exciting environment for postgraduate studies; we welcome students from the UK and abroad to join our diverse and highly-rated research team. We particularly welcome applications on topics with direct relevance to national and international social work and policy concerns.

We welcome new PhD students all year round. However, the largest intake is in September each year with a second intake in January. We strongly recommend applicants consider a September or January start.

Part-Time, 8 years starts Sep 2024

Full-time, 2 years starts sep 2024.

This two-year professional programme is designed for people who want to qualify and practise as a professional social worker. The programme leads to a nationally and internationally recognised professional social work qualification and graduates are eligible to register as a qualified social worker with Social Work England.

Qualifying for a postgraduate degree at Bristol means that you will be able to work with both children and adults, helping them to be safe, cope with difficulties and take control of their lives again. You will support people to identify their strengths and build their self-confidence, help them to overcome problems in times of crisis, and link with other services.

The teaching staff at Bristol include experienced practitioners who have worked in a variety of social work settings including child and adult safeguarding, domestic violence and abuse, school social work, foster care, physical and learning difficulties, mental health, youth offending, and hospital social work. At our research-intensive university, the programme's teaching team is also active in research, holding a wide range of funded social work research projects nationally and internationally.

Working as a social worker requires an ability to appraise complex and difficult situations, drawing on social science research, social work theories and methods of intervention. To be considered for enrolment on this programme you will need to demonstrate an understanding of social work (this could be within the United Kingdom or internationally). Upon completion of the programme you will have a thorough understanding of social policies and a firm grasp of the legal powers and duties that underpin practice in England.

The MSc in Social Work combines university-based learning with two extended periods of supervised practice as a student social worker. Your practice placements will consist of at least 170 days of learning across two contrasting practice settings, together with 30 days of skills training. By completing this degree, you will be eligible to register with a social work regulatory body (such as Social Work England) and practise as a qualified professional social worker in a range of settings (including statutory, voluntary, private and independent sectors), and in a number of countries (contingent upon country-specific requirements).

You will develop an understanding of the structural and personal factors that lead to disadvantage, oppression and discrimination, and learn how to apply this understanding to your practice. You will develop values and skills as a reflective practitioner, appraising relevant evidence - including research - to evaluate your own and other people's work and to contribute to the development of policy and practice.

To explore the programme in more depth, view these videos which include interviews with students who have completed our programme: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7PgmFn2M_V9vyVJPY-XzRp1VRLplXSdf

More general information about the role and duties of social workers in the United Kingdom can be accessed through the British Association of Social Workers (BASW). BASW is the UK's professional membership organisation for social workers.

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Our research examines policy areas that affect us all in day-to-day life, influences and challenges policies implemented by governments and institutions, and investigates the issues, factors and attitudes underlying the social concerns that make the headlines every day.

The school is an exciting environment for graduate studies; we welcome graduate students from the UK and around the world to join our diverse and highly-rated research team. We particularly welcome applications on topics with direct relevance to national and international policy concerns.

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South West Doctoral Training Partnership

Social Policy

Start date: October 2017

Research topic: Corporate crime punishment

1) Are current sanctions effective for the control of safety crime?

2) Are community sentence orders or equity fines better suited to punish and deter corporate offenders?

To answer these questions I look at the regulation and punishment of health and safety nationally and internationally.

Research supervisors: Ms Christina Pantazis, Dr Demi Patsios

Email: [email protected]

Becky White

Start date: October 2020

Research topic: Victim as Participant: Exploring the relationship between victim participation, legally represented within the court space, and retributive justice outcomes at the International Criminal Court

Research supervisors: Professor Christina Pantazis, Dr Natasha Mulvihill

Professional memberships/Positions held: SWDTP Student Rep

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/becky-white-644bb853

Catriona Brickel

Start date: October 2023

Research topic: Exploring the expectations and experiences of bereaved people who create digital memorials via charitable giving.

By adopting a participatory methodology and co-creating this research with charities, I plan to maximise the utility of this research project, enabling better outcomes for charities and bereaved donors alike.

Research supervisors: Dr. Kate Woodthorpe, Prof. Helen Manchester

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catriona-brickel-ab9561157/

Twitter: @CatrionaBrickel

Daniel Lombard

Research topic: “Using discourse analysis to explore personalisation in long-term care”

I hope the findings will both further academic understanding in this area of social science and have a positive impact on the lives of older/disabled people and their families through practical application in the care sector.

Research supervisors: Professor Liz Lloyd, Professor Val Williams

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellombard/

David Lawes

Start date: September 2015

Research topic: Housing Policy

Research supervisors: Dr Alex Marsh, Dr Miza Izuhara

Professional memberships/Positions held: CFA Institute

Email: [email protected]

Emily Rickard

Start date: September 2018

Research topic: Knowledge brokers or third-party influencers: The role of Think-Tanks in relation to Pharmaceutical and Food and Beverage policy

Research supervisors: Anna Gilmore, Piotr Ozieranski, Dr Jordan Tchilingirian

Email: [email protected]

Giulia Ferranti

Start date: September 2021

Research topic: Zemiology, Migration and Criminal Justice

Research supervisors: Victoria Canning, Natasha Carver

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giulia-ferranti-7891821b3/

Kate Bowen-Viner

Research topic: Menstruation Messages and Young People

My research involves understanding the messages young people receive about menstruation from different sources, including: advertisements, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and families. The project will explore how young people position themselves, and menstruation, in relation to dominant menstruation discourses.

Findings from this research will provide insights into stigmatising menstruation discourses and how young people respond to them. I hope findings will help education policy-makers and practitioners to structure and deliver menstruation education in RSE.

Research supervisors: Professor Debbie Watson, Dr Jon Symonds

Professional memberships/Positions held: Student Representative, School for Policy Studies Research Ethics Committee

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kate-bowen-viner-60a4a0140

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KateBV

Kayleigh Charlton

Research topic: Creating ‘healthy’ prisons for women: incorporating gender-sensitive thinking into penal design, policy and planning.

Research supervisors: Professor Yvonne Jewkes (Bath), Dr. Frances Amery (Bath)

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleigh-charlton-88a41b140/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlton_k

Michelle James

Research topic: Can Community-based Social Protection Interventions Improve the Wellbeing of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the United Kingdom?

Research supervisors: Professor Rachel Forester-Jones, Professor James Copestake

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-james-9704438b

Mónica Sánchez Hernández

Research topic: Fatherhood, Breadwinning, and Search for Respect: The Mandates of Manhood within and without prison

My present research examines understandings of manhood within and without prison of those accused of Intimate Partner Violence using art-based methods and decolonising methodologies in Oaxaca, Mexico.

My interests include anti, decolonial and communitarian feminism, anti-punitivism, restorative justice, manhood studies and decolonial praxis.

Research supervisors: Prof Christina Pantazis, Dr Jade Levell

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicasanchezhernandez/

Twitter: @monicabrsh

Polly Baynes

Start date: September 2022

Research topic: Women's work? Social work practice in protecting children from male violence from 1889 to 2010

Research supervisors: Aisha Gill, Josie McLellan

Email: [email protected]

Research topic: How feasible is caring for the deceased at home in the UK, and to what extent does this help bereaved families?

Research supervisors: Dr Kate Woodthorpe, Dr John Troyer

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-hooker-231065101

Twitter: https://twitter.com/samantha_may9

Sarah Brown

Research topic: Creativity and wellbeing in developing countries: beyond the separation of ‘making’ and ‘thinking’

Research supervisors: Professor Sarah White, Dr Cassandra Phoenix

Email: [email protected]

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(un)healthy prison masculinities : theorising men's health in prison.

Supervisor: Payne, S. (Supervisor) & Doyal, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Access and equity in the school’s marketplace: the case for random allocation in secondary school admissions

Supervisor: Watson, D. L. (Supervisor) & Harris, P. R. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis : Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Social Science (DSocSci)

A conversation analytic study of co-working between a person with learning disabilities and a person without learning disabilities

Supervisor: Dowling, S. F. (Supervisor) & Williams, V. J. (Supervisor)

A Critical Evaluation of the Implementation of SCR 1325 on Gender Equality of UN Peacekeeping

Supervisor: Michel, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Science (MSc)

Agenda setting during the Bristol mayoral election in 2016: a multiple streams approach

Supervisor: Marsh, A. (Supervisor) & Sweeting, D. (Supervisor)

A long, hard road to go by : a study of the support work carried out in women's aid refuges

Supervisor: Malos, E. (Supervisor) & Harker, N. (Supervisor)

A mixed methods study exploring how Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) special schools monitor pupils SEMH development.

Supervisor: O'Hare, D. (Supervisor) & Lee, J. (Supervisor)

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Analysis of the emergence of two Chilean Conditional Cash Transfer programmes.

Supervisor: McLennan, G. (Supervisor) & Gordon, D. (Supervisor)

An Appreciative Inquiry of young people's transition into Alternative Provision

Supervisor: O'Hare, D. (Supervisor) & Hand, C. (Supervisor)

A narrative inquiry into the school experiences of teenagers living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

Supervisor: Turner, W. (Supervisor), Lee, J. L. (Supervisor) & Gaulter, A. J. (Supervisor)

An examination of how child neglect guidance is communicated and implemented from Government to Local Safeguarding Children Boards to frontline statutory services

Supervisor: Macdonald, G. (Supervisor) & Ayres, S. (Supervisor)

An exploration into the experiences of young people when finding out they have been identified as having social, emotional, mental health (SEMH) difficulties

Supervisor: Franey, J. (Supervisor) & Lee, J. (Supervisor)

An exploration of physical activity and sedentary time in preschool-aged children

Supervisor: Kipping, R. (Supervisor), Jago, R. (Supervisor) & White, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

An exploration of social worker relationships, roles and the wellbeing of children in long-term care

Supervisor: Symonds, J. (Supervisor) & Berridge, D. (Supervisor)

An exploration of the experiences of post-sixteen transition for young people with autism spectrum disorders.

Supervisor: Franey, J. (Supervisor)

An Exploration of Young People’s Experiences of KS4 in Alternative Provision and their Perceptions of the Transition to Post-16

Supervisor: Franey, J. (Supervisor) & Dowling, S. (Supervisor)

An Illuminative Evaluation exploring access to, and use of Alternative Provision as a preventative approach to secondary school exclusion. What is the role of the Educational Psychology in this context?

Supervisor: Franey, J. (Supervisor) & Green, R. (Supervisor)

An Illuminative Evaluation into how a post-16 setting accesses and uses the voices of learners with EHCPs to inform their Annual Review

Animal abuse as a strategy of coercive control.

Supervisor: Hester, M. (Supervisor) & Willis, P. B. (Supervisor)

An investigation of the process used to develop and evaluate an interactive health communication application using exercise behaviour in students as a context.

Supervisor: Page, A. (Supervisor)

Assessing the changing dynamics of housing policy since 2007: a policy paradigms approach

Supervisor: Marsh, A. (Supervisor) & Kennett, P. (Supervisor)

A Study of Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence over 55 Years of Age in the UK.

Supervisor: Mulvihill, N. (Supervisor) & Hester, M. (Supervisor)

A two-part exploratory study into social media use amongst adolescent girls: 1. What are the reported experiences and perceptions of using social media amongst adolescent girls? 2. What do Educational Psychologists understand about social media use amongst adolescent girls and what can they do to support young people?

Supervisor: Green, R. (Supervisor) & Franey, J. (Supervisor)

Barriers to SME growth in transition economies : the case of Albania

Supervisor: Bartlett, W. (Supervisor)

Bereavement Support for Adults with Learning Disabilities: An Inclusive Participatory Study

Supervisor: Williams, V. (Supervisor) & Abbott, D. (Supervisor)

Beyond accommodations: Access to justice for disabled women in the context of domestic violence or abuse

Supervisor: Murray, R. (Supervisor) & Heslop, P. (Supervisor)

Beyond the behaviour: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis into the school experiences of Primary age pupils who are ‘at risk’ of permanent school exclusion

Capitalism, finance & climate crisis: to what extent are different types of financial systems contributing to the climate crisis.

Supervisor: Feldmann, M. (Supervisor) & Berglund, O. J. B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis : Master's Thesis › Master of Science by Research (MScR)

Changes in the rural spatial economy of an English county (Somerset 1947-1980).

Children, domestic violence and the role of schools : an exploratory study.

Supervisor: Hague, G. (Supervisor) & Payne, S. (Supervisor)

Class repetition: the experience of young people of repeating a class in primary school education in Tanzania

Supervisor: Dowling, S. (Supervisor) & Heslop, P. (Supervisor)

Combating labour market disadvantage among ethnic minority groups

Comparison of different child poverty measures: empirical evidence from indonesia.

Supervisor: Lucas, P. (Supervisor) & Eroglu-Hawksworth, S. (Supervisor)

Complementary therapies in NHS cancer care: an examination of the provision of complementary therapies in a regional cancer network

Supervisor: Lloyd, L. (Supervisor) & Lart, R. (Supervisor)

Defending Dissent in a time of symbolic power

Supervisor: Doogan, K. (Supervisor) & Bridge, G. (Supervisor)

Defining the traditional Mexican diet and evaluating its role in non-communicable disease outcomes

Supervisor: Papadaki, A. (Supervisor) & Armstrong, M. (Supervisor)

Designated Teachers Experiences of Supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children within Secondary Schools: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.

Supervisor: Lee, J. L. (Supervisor) & Heslop, P. (Supervisor)

Determinants of temporal flexibility and precarious flexible scheduling – a cross sector qualitative study of line manager relationships with staff and regimes of control and consent

Supervisor: Lendvai-Bainton, N. (Supervisor) & Marsh, A. (Supervisor)

Developing eco self-build community housing as a sustainable and scalable housing solution in the UK

Supervisor: Harper, P. (Supervisor) & Marsh, A. (Supervisor)

Dietary patterns and progression of Type 2 Diabetes

Supervisor: England, C. Y. (Supervisor), Salway, R. E. (Supervisor), Johnson, L. (Supervisor), Andrews, R. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Domestic violence: refuge provision in Malaysia

'elder abuse' - a feminist analysis of older women's experiences and professional constructs., emotions as practice: an ethnographic study of how children and families social workers construct and use their emotions in practice.

Supervisor: Turney, D. (Supervisor) & Farmer, E. (Supervisor)

Environmental determinants of levels and patterns of physical activity among 9-11 year old children

European immigration policies as a problem: state power and authoritarianism.

Supervisor: Singleton, A. (Supervisor) & Pantazis, C. (Supervisor)

Exploring disabled young people's experiences of emerging adulthood using photovoice and other participatory, creative methods.

Supervisor: Abbott, D. (Supervisor) & Lee, J. (Supervisor)

Exploring parents' experiences in their choices of primary school placement for their child with special educational needs and planning the transition to school for their child.

Supervisor: Dowling, S. F. (Supervisor) & Green, R. (Supervisor)

Exploring the Experiences of Excluded Pupils: A Case Study at a Primary Pupil Referral Unit

Exploring the horizons of access to justice: an analysis of disabled women who are subjected to violence in india.

Supervisor: Hester, M. (Supervisor) & Gill , A. K. (Supervisor)

Exploring ‘nested’ problematizations of Universal Credit payment to couples

Supervisor: Ayres, S. (Supervisor) & Cameron, A. (Supervisor)

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The School for Policy Studies links theory, policy and practice in a multidisciplinary, research-intensive environment. Our research engages with and influences national and international policy. Our policy experts come from a wide variety of backgrounds in social policy research, social work, sociology, poverty, gender violence, disability studies, childhood studies, health and social care, urban studies, economics, psychology, physical activity, nutrition and health sciences, based within seven specialist research centres. Our research examines policy areas that affect us all in day-to-day life, influences and challenges policies implemented by governments and institutions, and investigates the issues, factors and attitudes underlying the social concerns that make the headlines every day. The school is an exciting environment for graduate studies, we welcome graduate students from the UK and around the world to join our diverse and highly-rated research team. We particularly welcome applications on topics with direct relevance to national and international policy concerns.

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Programme overview The School for Policy Studies links theory, policy and practice in a multidisciplinary, research-intensive environment. Our research engages with and influences national and international policy. Our policy experts come from a wide variety of backgrounds in social policy research, social work, sociology, poverty, gender violence, disability studies, childhood studies, health and social care, urban studies history, human geography, economics, psychology, physical activity nutrition and health sciences, and family and child welfare, based within seven specialist research centres.

Our research examines policy areas that affect us all in day-to-day life, influences and challenges policies implemented by governments and institutions, and investigates the issues, factors and attitudes underlying the social concerns that make the headlines every day. The school is an exciting environment for graduate studies; we welcome graduate students from the UK and around the world to join our diverse and highly-rated research team. We particularly welcome applications on topics with direct relevance to national and international policy concerns.

Careers Studying social policy equips students with a wide range of knowledge and skills across various interests and fields. As a result, studying social policy and developing skills in analysis and research is relevant to vocational or non-vocational work in many different settings and subject areas. Previous University of Bristol social policy students have gone on to work in higher education, policy-related fields, local government, other public sector bodies and third sector organisations. Careers have included those related to health and welfare, community work, the criminal justice system, higher education, management and consultancy.

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Salary of all UK Graduates of Sociology, Social Policy and Anthropology

Course description.

The School for Policy Studies links theory, policy and practice in a multidisciplinary, research-intensive environment. Our research engages with and influences national and international policy. Our policy experts come from a wide variety of backgrounds in social policy research, social work, sociology, gender violence, childhood studies, disability studies, health and social care, history, human geography, economics, psychology, physical activity and nutrition and health sciences, urban studies and poverty, based within seven specialist research centres.

Our research examines policy and social work areas that affect us all in day-to-day life, influences and challenges policies implemented by governments and institutions, and investigates the issues, factors and attitudes underlying the social concerns that make the headlines every day.

The school is an exciting environment for graduate studies; we welcome graduate students from the UK and abroad to join our diverse and highly-rated research team. We particularly welcome applications on topics with direct relevance to national and international social work and policy concerns.

Accreditation by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) , working in partnership with University Archaeology UK (UAUK) , recognises academic programmes which provide students with appropriate workplace skills relevant to both a career in the historic environment and CIfA membership at Practitioner grade.

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• Graduate Degrees
• Graduate Degrees Law, Econ, Medicine, English
• Undergraduate Degrees
• Undergraduate Degrees Law, Econ, Medicine, English

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London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

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The University of Bristol is a traditional red brick research university located in Bristol, England. This university does not have a campus that it designates as its main campus, but instead has a group of buildings in the city centre which is referred to as the “University precinct”. With six different faculties and 29 distinct schools, there is sure to be something of interest for almost any student at Bristol.

List of 408 Bachelor and Master Courses from University of Bristol - Course Catalogue

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Social Work PhD

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Social Work

Course type

A PhD in Social Work equips students with the skills and experience to apply social research methods and tools to critically examine some of the most pressing contemporary issues in social work practice, policy and education. Students are encouraged to develop a topic of interest that directly relates to their own practice experiences or is of wider interest and relevance to the delivery of social work services and support to disadvantaged individuals and groups, either in the UK or overseas.

Students will be supported to develop research questions and design a study that enables them to rigorously research their topic of interest and make an original contribution to the knowledge base of social work. Topics may directly explore practice issues or contribute more broadly to social work knowledge, working with specific groups and communities and addressing systems of inequality and social disadvantage. Where appropriate, students are encouraged to work in collaboration with relevant organisations and user and interest groups to ensure their research outputs and key findings can directly inform social work practice and service delivery.

We are a multidisciplinary, research-intensive school which brings together theory, policy and practice. Our research engages with and influences national and international policy. Our policy experts come from a wide variety of backgrounds in social policy research, social work, sociology, gender violence, childhood studies, disability studies, health and social care, history, human geography, economics, psychology, physical activity, nutrition and health sciences, urban studies, and poverty, based within seven specialist research centres.

Supervisors in social work bring diverse interests across child and family social work (for example, looked after children; adoption and fostering; supporting parents with substance misuse or learning disabilities; domestic violence responses and interventions) and adult social care (for example, disabled adults' social care needs; housing and homelessness; mental health social work; social work with older people and carers; inclusive service provision for LGBTQ+ individuals).

The school is an exciting environment for postgraduate studies; we welcome students from the UK and abroad to join our diverse and highly-rated research team. We particularly welcome applications on topics with direct relevance to national and international social work and policy concerns.

UK fees Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

International fees Course fees for EU and international students

An upper second-class honours degree and a pass at MSc/MA level (or equivalent experience/qualification).

Social Work MA

University of gloucestershire, social work (top-up) ma, middlesex university, social work pgdip, advanced social work practice (practice education) pgcert, advanced social work practice ma/pgdip/pgcert.

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Creative community engagement with Sparks Bristol! 

City challenges went off-campus with a trip to sparks bristol on wednesday 8 may.   .

The event started with a tour of the different departments at Sparks and a talk about what Sparks does, why it was founded, and what they stand for.  

Lucy, Volunteer Coordinator, said

“Sparks Bristol is a sustainability and creativity hub. It’s a community space in the centre of Bristol where we want people to explore what a fairer and greener future looks like. And they consider the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, and what we can do with an empty, massive building right in the middle of the city.” 

Students then worked in teams on research, idea generation, and putting together presentations. Developing their skills in innovation, teamwork, leadership, and public speaking. 

“What I particularly enjoyed about this event was being able to work within a group to formulate ideas for the problems Sparks is facing.” – International Law student, Ehikioya . (Pictured left)

“It’s a great experience. I would totally recommend to everyone, each and every student of the University.” – Management student, Rohit .

City Challenges are a chance for students to engage with local organisations, social enterprises, and charities. Developing essential workplace-ready skills while helping to solve real business challenges and giving back to the community.

They are also a fantastic opportunity for small organisations to meet our students and tap into their innovative ways of thinking:

Lucy said “I have enjoyed meeting lots of different students. I feel really energised by the ideas and the creativity that they brought to the challenge that they gave us, and it helped me come up with some new ideas myself. And yeah, I’m excited to get back to work and see if we can implement some of those ideas.”

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Systems Science for Health Equity PhD Concentration

Brown School PhD students typically develop an individualized research area through coursework and mentored training opportunities. The Systems Science for Health Equity (SS4HE) doctoral concentration provides an opportunity for students interested in the transdisciplinary field to complete relevant coursework and mentored research. The concentration aims to prepare next-generation public health and social work scholars in complex systems thinking and methods through the following SS4HE competencies:

• Understand how organizational, community, and healthcare systems contribute to public health as complex systems.
• Apply core systems science principles, such as complexity, feedback, emergence dynamics, evolution, endogeneity, social structures, and interactivity to public health research and intervention design.
• Describe how systems thinking and systems science methods contribute to core research activities of description, prediction, explanation, and causal inference.
• Design studies incorporating systems science tools, such as agent-based modeling, systems dynamics modeling, network analysis, group model building, etc.
• Engage diverse partners in systems science research to ensure equitable public health processes and outcomes.

PhD students concentrate in SS4HE by completing SS4HE-related coursework, getting involved in the various SS4HE research training opportunities at Washington University, and conducting mentored dissertation research that contributes to the field.

Concentration Requirements

Coursework : Students complete concentration coursework with other PhD requirements in their first two years of the program. Concentrators complete one introductory course in systems science and select at least two additional SS4HE doctoral courses from the options presented below. Students who have already completed introductory courses prior to joining the doctoral programs may take another of the SS4HE courses.

*Students can petition to complete course requirements through independent studies focused on additional areas in systems science.

SS4HE Training Opportunities: Concentrators are encouraged to participate in the various systems science training opportunities offered across the university, such as the quarterly meetings of the Systems Science Interest Group (SSIG), the annual Systems Sciences for Social Impact (SSSI) Summer Training Institute, and mentored research opportunities through the various funded transdisciplinary research centers using complex systems approaches, such as the Center for Public Health Systems Science, Center on Social Dynamics and Policy, Social System Design Lab, Center for Mental Health Services Research, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy, and Economic Research, etc.

Mentored Systems Science Dissertation Research: Concentrators identify faculty mentors whose scholarship involved systems science. Typically, these faculty will supervise the completion of an Area Statement & Qualifying Exam. After finishing SS4HE and other required doctoral coursework and milestones, students conduct dissertation research in systems science under the mentorship of faculty working in the area.

Process: Students interested in the concentration work with their faculty advisor, the SS4HE Lead Faculty, and their Program Director to ensure interest alignment. The student and faculty develop and execute research that culminates in a dissertation that contributes to the systems science literature. The successful defense of the SS4HE dissertation is recorded in the student’s final academic transcript.

A team of faculty across Schools coordinates to support SS4HE concentrators. Dr. Douglas Luke, Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy, member of the Institute for Public Health, Director of Evaluation for the Institute of Clinical and Translational Science, and founding member of the Washington University Network of Dissemination and Implementation Science Researchers serves as the Concentration Lead. Feel free to reach out with questions and suggestions. Other instructional faculty include:

Douglas Luke, PhD Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy

• Phone: 314-935-3704
• Email: [email protected]

Ross Hammond, PhD Betty Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Public Health

• Phone: 314-935-2223
• Email: [email protected]

Ellis Ballard, MSW/MPH Assistant Professor of Practice

• Phone: 314-935-3072
• Email: [email protected]

Sara M. Malone, PhD Assistant Professor of Surgery

• Email: [email protected]

Virginia Mckay (Ginger), PhD Assistant Professor

• Phone: 314-935-5740
• Email: [email protected]

Patrick Fowler, PhD Associate Professor, Director, Doctoral Program in Public Health Sciences

• Phone: 314-935-5859
• Email: [email protected]

Jean-Francois Trani, PhD Associate Professor

• Phone: 314-935-9277
• Email: [email protected]

Todd Combs, PhD Research Assistant Professor

• Phone: 314-935-3731
• Email: [email protected]