PhD in Social Welfare

To meet the needs of the ever-changing environment of the social work sector and the ever growing demands in advanced social work, social welfare administration and social policy training, we aim to provide advanced world-class training for our students, social workers, social welfare administrators and practitioners in the human service sector.

Programme Structure

Fields of specialization include:

• children and youth development
• elderly service
• family therapy
• mental health
• poverty
• social capital
• social exclusion
• social policy
• social security
• social welfare development in China
• social work education
• social work intervention methods
• youth delinquency

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL iBT: 79

IELTS: 6.5

Other requirements

General requirements

The applicant shall have:

• a master's degree from a recognized university; or
• graduated from a recognized university and obtained a bachelor's degree, normally with honours not lower than Second Class; or
• graduated from an honours programme of a recognized university with a bachelor's degree, normally achieving an average grade of not lower than "B"; or
• completed a course of study in a tertiary educational institution and obtained professional or similar qualifications equivalent to an honours degree.

Applicants should submit an English personal statement and a research proposal via the Online Application System for Postgraduate Programmes.

Fees and funding

Tuition Fees

• International: 8,453 AUD / year (≈ 47,000 HKD / year)
• Domestic: 8,453 AUD / year (≈ 47,000 HKD / year)

Living costs

Hong Kong (SAR): 2,467-4,212 AUD / month

Funding

Scholarships: Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Social Welfare.