Doctor of Social Science explained
The Doctor of Social Science (DSocSci, SScD or DSS) degree is the highest degree offered by some universities in the field of social sciences, for which other universities confer a Ph.D.
Like the PhD, it is recognized[1] as a terminal research degree that requires a substantial original thesis.
In North America, the only universities to offer a Doctor of Social Science are Royal Roads University in British Columbia, Canada, and Wilmington University in New Castle, Delaware, United States.
Argentina
Provided by the National University of Luján[2] [3]
Australia
Provided by the University of Queensland[4]
Provided by the University of Sydney[5]
Canada
Provided by Royal Roads University[6]
Finland
Provided by the University of Tampere[7]
Holy See
Provided by the Pontifical Gregorian University.
Hong Kong
Provided by the University of Hong Kong.[8]
Ireland
The DSocSci is offered as a full-time qualification by:
United States
- Formerly Offered by The New School for Social Research, but abolished
- Wilmington University,[11] New Castle, Delaware
- The American University of Business and Social Sciences (AUBSS), California
United Kingdom
The DSocSci is offered as a full-time or part-time qualification by:
Notes and References
- http://www.americangraduateeducation.com/articles/en/research-doctorate.htm
- http://www.unlu.edu.ar/posgrado.html PhD in Applied Sciences - NU of Lu
- Web site: Study in Argentina . 2010-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100421161753/http://spuweb.siu.edu.ar/studyinargentina/pages/study1603.php . 2010-04-21 . Doctorado en Ciencias Aplicadas
- Web site: Doctor of Social Science Program - The University of Queensland, Australia . www.uq.edu.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030505122210/http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5320 . 2003-05-05.
- Web site: Doctor of Arts / Doctor of Social Sciences - Arts and Social Sciences (Postgraduate) - the University of Sydney.
- Web site: Doctor of Social Sciences | Royal Roads University.
- Web site: Graduate Studies - School of Management . www.uta.fi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604193544/http://www.uta.fi/jkk/en/doctoralstudies/index.html . 2012-06-04.
- Web site: Academic Dress for Doctoral Degrees - HKU.
- Web site: Doctor of Social Sciences (DSocSc).
- Web site: DOCTOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE | Maynooth University.
- Web site: College of Social and Behavioral Sciences . Wilmington University website.
- Web site: Research subjects | Research degrees | University of Leicester.
- Web site: Queen's University Belfast | Academic Affairs | Postgraduate Degrees of the University . 2015-04-29 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/11112/20150221072450/http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/AcademicAffairs/GeneralRegulations/GeneralInformation/PostgraduateDegreesoftheUniversity/ . 2015-02-21 . dead .