The Doctor of Social Work degree is intended to prepare social workers to assume advanced professional roles such as master practitioner, educator, administrator, policy practitioner, or leader in settings where social workers practice. The degree program will educate social workers holding a master's degree with at least two years of post-master's experience to become future practitioner scholars in teaching and social service leadership.
The overall goal of the degree program is to offer advanced education, training, and mentoring to social workers holding a master's degree with at least two years of post-master's experience who wish to become social work teaching faculty or leaders in public or private social service organizations throughout Kentucky, the nation, and abroad.
The integrated curriculum will equip students with both leadership and teaching skills so they will be able to assume either or both social service leadership and teaching faculty positions.

