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Course Offerings
Fall 2025 Course Offerings
Please review the program requirements to ensure you are registering in the required courses for your program. The course registration guide will assist you through the registration process. Any questions regarding registration should be directed to fswphd@wlu.ca.
Days of the week are listed as M/T/W/R/F
- Section 1: 1:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. (For Year 2 Students)
Description
This course facilitates an advanced understanding of the processes involved in qualitative analysis. Utilizing a qualitative data set, this course provides students with an experiential opportunity to practice a range of approaches to qualitative analysis. This course prepares students for more in-depth study and analysis in their dissertations.
Prerequisite: SK805
Winter 2026 Course Offerings
All current students are expected to be enrolled in SK893 or SK899 during this term.
Spring 2026 Course Offerings
Laurier’s first virtual synchronous PhD program, and the first social work PhD of its kind in Canada, will be launching in May 2026. Course Offerings are not yet available.
All current students are expected to be enrolled in SK893 or SK899 during this term.
Electives
Please see the Academic Calendar for possible PhD electives. PhD electives are courses at the 700 level or higher. The elective course may be done as a Directed Studies/Independent Study course (under General Use Forms), SK751 Advanced Directed Readings, with a faculty member in Social Work or in a related discipline under certain conditions.
Field Learning Option
This course will be adapted to meet the needs of individual students for whom field experience in a particular setting will advance their ability to conduct rigorous research that will have relevance for social work practice.
The student is responsible for identifying the setting, negotiating the details of the role and submitting a written proposal for the Field Learning Option to the PhD committee for approval. A written paper related to the field learning experience and the student's program of study will be required. This paper will be graded by an individual approved by the PhD committee who meets criteria for membership in Laurier's graduate faculty.
The grade assigned to the paper will be the grade assigned for the course. Normally, full-time students must complete the option by the end of term four. Students choosing the Field Learning Option will be exempt from SK820: Doctoral Seminar and the required elective course.