Ph.D. in Social Innovation
Ottawa, Canada
PhD
DURATION
6 years
LANGUAGES
English, French
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* April 1: for International applicants. May 1: for Canadian citizens and permanent residents
Key Summary
About: The School of Social Innovation at Saint Paul University and the University of Ottawa award a Ph.D. in Social Innovation under their federation agreement. The program fosters research on dynamics and impacts of social innovation, linking theory and practice to assess and structure innovations for greater impact. It's for researchers and practitioners studying social innovations, social movements, and citizen initiatives that accelerate social change. Keywords: social innovation, collective action, community research, policy analysis.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can work in academia, public policy, NGOs, social enterprises, community development, consulting, and evaluation. Academic researcher, policy analyst, social enterprise leader, consultant, evaluator.
The School of Social Innovation of the Faculty of Human Sciences at Saint Paul University offers a Ph.D. in Social Innovation. This degree is conferred jointly by the Senates of Saint Paul University and the University of Ottawa under the terms of the federation agreement between them.
The Ph.D. in Social Innovation provides a space for research and reflection aimed at understanding the dynamics and multiple impacts of social innovations, in order to assess and structure them more efficiently.
This program, which links theory with practice, is designed for people interested in contributing to the advancement of research on social innovations, collective enterprises, social movements, and citizen initiatives to accelerate social change.
Compulsory Courses (18 units)
- Social Innovation Issues and Theories I (3u)
- Social Innovation Issues and Theories II (3u)
- Epistemology and Methodology (3u)
- Practices and Dissemination of Research I (3u)
- Practices and Dissemination of Research II (3u)
- Planning a Research Topic (3u)
With prior approval of the director of Graduate Programs, students may take either SOC7141 Advanced Qualitative Methodology (3u) or ANT5141 Research Methodology in Anthropology (3u) offered at the University of Ottawa in equivalence to INS8103 Epistemology and Methodology (3u).
Optional Courses (6 units)
6 units from:
- Selected Topics in Democratic Management (3u)
- Selected Topics in Social Action (3u)
- Selected Topics in Critical Thinking (3u)
- Livelihoods, Resources and Sustainability (3u) (UO)
- Social Movements, Equity and Human Rights (3u) (UO)
- Democratic Governance (3u) (UO)
- Political Parties and Movements (3u) (UO)
- Migration and Mobility (3u) (UO)
- Sociology of the Environment (3u) (UO)
- Francophonie, Language and Power (3u) (UO)
- Changement social et service social (3u) (UO)
- Intervention communautaire (3u) (UO)
With prior approval of the director of Graduate Programs, students may take either a graduate course (3u) offered in another program or another university or a Directed Readings course (INS5901 Directed Readings / Lectures dirigées (3u)).
Research
- Thesis Proposal / Projet de thèse
- Comprehensive Examination / Examen de synthèse
- PhD Thesis / Thèse de doctorat
