PhD in social work

One of a kind programme in Switzerland

Open to students with master degree in Social Work from a University of Applied Sciences or a master degree in Social Sciences, Law or  Economics from an University.


Presentation

In partnership with the Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts (HES and FHNW), this programme :

  • Contributes to the disciplinary study of social problems, their developments and dynamics.
  • Focuses on vulnerable individuals, families, groups and communities and provides knowledge about their experiences, their constructions of meaning and their ways of dealing with disadvantage and exclusion.
  • Engages in analysis and reflection on social action and creates – through evaluation and systematic intervention research – a scientific, evidence-based professional intervention and the development and innovation of social work offerings.
  • Produces knowledge about social work organisations and contextualises them within the landscape of available services and in relation to the social security system.
Presentation by Marta Marques Castanheira, research and teaching assistant

Information session – PhD programme in social work

Presentation of the information session on February 20, 2025
Cohort 2024-2025
Cohort 2023-2024
Cohort 2022-2023