Faculty of Social Sciences

Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) (3-year)

Hong Kong is a rapidly changing society with diverse problems and welfare needs posing many challenges for social work practitioners. To be effective, a professional social worker needs to know how to help individuals, groups and communities to solve problems, effect changes, wisely utilize scarce resources and improve the quality of life. The importance of social research and social policy also has to be emphasised. In response to the changing needs of the Hong Kong society, the Department offers a three-year Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) degree programme.

The programme aims to develop students' knowledge, skills and professional values so that the graduates can effectively meet the challenges of the society in a flexible, realistic, creative, professional and caring manner.

This programme is structured with four core blocks and supported by other supplementary and integrative courses. To obtain the BSW (Hons) degree, a student is required to complete 99 units, and to take part in a growth group conducted by the Counselling and Development Section of the University. Students are required to attend Integrative Tutorials each year.

1.	Core Block Components (66 units)
	Human Behaviour and Social Environment	6 units
	Social Work Theory and Practice	20 units
	Social Policy and Research	17 units
	Fieldwork	20 units
	Social Work Honours Project	3 units

2.	Complementary Studies Courses (33 units)

Note:

The Department of Social Work is grateful to the Counselling Services for providing the leadership and facilities in conducting these growth groups.

Requirements

Major Core Courses				66 units
	SOWK	1001-2	Integrative Tutorial I	0 unit
	SOWK	1120	Social Work in Contemporary Society	3 units
	SOWK	1220	Human Development	3 units
	SOWK	1230	Skills for Social Work Practice	3 units
	SOWK	1250	Social Work Intervention & Processes	2 units
	SOWK	2001-2	Integrative Tutorial II	0 unit
	SOWK	2110	Law & Society	2 units
	SOWK	2150	Field Practice I	10 units
	SOWK	2160	Social Work Research	3 units
	SOWK	2170	Human Behaviour & Diversity	3 units
	SOWK	2211-2	Theory & Practice in Social Work (Individual)	4 units
	SOWK	2221-2	Theory & Practice in Social Work (Group)	4 units
	SOWK	2231-2	Theory & Practice in Social Work (Community Development)	4 units
	SOWK	2250	Social Policy	3 units
	SOWK	3001-2	Integrative Tutorial III	0 unit
	SOWK	3231-2	Field Practice II	10 units
	SOWK	3240	Social Welfare in Chinese Societies	3 units
	SOWK	3320	Administration in Human Service Organizations	3 units
	SOWK	3520	Social Work with Families	3 units
	SOWK	3581-2	Social Work Honours Project	3 units

Complementary Studies Courses				33 units
	Core Requirements
	I.T.	1180	Information Management Technology	3 units
	LANG	1480	University Chinese	3 units
	LANG	1491-2	English I & II	6 units
	U.L.	1121-2	University Life	0 unit
	Physical Education Courses			0 unit
	Values and the Meaning of Life Course			3 units
	Distribution Requirements
	PSY	1110*	Principles of Psychology	3 units
	SOC	1110*	Invitation to Sociology	3 units
	Any two courses outside Social Sciences, of which one must be Science course			6 units
	Elective Courses**			6 units
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				99 units

*	Students can take any two courses outside the Social Work major where PSY 1110 and SOC 1110 are strongly advised.

**	Choose any two courses from the following:
	SOWK	2130	Social Dimensions of Health	3 units
	SOWK	2180	Love & Human Sexuality	3 units
	SOWK	3610	Social Work with the Elderly	3 units
	SOWK	3630	Social Work with Youth	3 units
	SOWK	3640	Social Work with the Mentally Disordered	3 units
	SOWK	3650	Social Work with Disadvantaged Groups	3 units
	SOWK	3910	Special Topics in Social Work	3 units