SCWK 9981 Area Statement

Individualized writing project for doctoral students to develop an Area Statement under faculty supervision, enabling the student to demonstrate mastery of knowledge in a research area. Mastery is demonstrated by the integration, synthesis, and application of research, theory, policy, and practice. The Area Statement should help students develop their dissertation research questions. The Area Statement process requires: (1) a proposal, (2) a written paper, and (3) an oral defense of the paper.

Course overview

Department
Social Work
School
SSW
Credits
0
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.00 / 5 · Very Good
1 response
Instructor rating
5.00 / 5 · Excellent
1 response
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorResponses
Spring 2026Erika Sabbath1 of 1

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors