The MSW is a part-time professional master degree designed for those who have undergraduate training in social work and wish to advance their knowledge and skills for social services. The length of the programme is two years including summer terms.
| 1. | To become reflective practitioners who are able to assess changing social needs and adapt their own performance accordingly; |
| 2. | To become self-directed learners, recognizing personal educational needs, selecting appropriate learning resources and evaluating progress; |
| 3. | To develop specialized knowledge and skills at advanced level to match up with the emerging social needs and problems in all their complexity and extensiveness; |
| 4. | To be able to assess critically professional activities and advocate for appropriate reforms in the system; |
| 5. | To acquire the competence as a researcher-ractitioner, so as to enrich one's knowledge base for the development of new policies and interventions for emerging issues; and |
| 6. | To be able to recognize, maintain and develop professional identity to ensure the contribution of the profession in the changing times. |
The 30-unit programme is designed to be completed in two years by part-time study. Only under exceptional circumstances may students seek extension of the period of study. The programme emphasizes student-oriented active learning, and it is geared towards developing opportunity for students to develop a concentration in either youth work or in mental health.
| Integrative Courses | 12 units | |||
| SOWK | 7010 | Social Work in a Changing Social Context | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7030 | Critical Management Practice | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7040 | Research & Programme Evaluation | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7410 | Human Diversity & Cultural Diffrences | 3 units | |
| Concentration Courses | 9 units | |||
| Choose one concentration: | ||||
| Mental Health Practice Concentration | ||||
| SOWK | 7110 | Mental Health, Mental Disorder & Social Work | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7210 | Working with Families with Mental Health Issues | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7230 | Crisis Management & Integrated Mental Health Practice | 3 units | |
| Youth Work Concentration | ||||
| SOWK | 7170 | Youth at the Margins: Theory & Practice | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7220 | Youth & Cultural Practice | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7240 | Critical Youth Work | 3 units | |
| Elective Courses | 3 units | |||
| SOWK | 7120 | Child & Adolescent Mental Health | 3 units | |
| SOWK | 7430 | Narrative Approach to Counselling | 3 units | |
| Dissertation | 6 units | |||
| SOWK | 7151-2 | Dissertation | 6 units | |
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| 30 units | ||||
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2011-2012
Last modified: August 2011
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