Bachelor of Social Work (Hons)
Features
- The 4-year full-time honours degree programme gives students a firstqualification in social work. A generalist model is adopted to equipstudents with theories, knowledge and skills in social work.
- Studentsare offered 3 supervised fieldwork placements, which is unique incurrent social work training in the territory. As pre-placementexposure, Year 2 students are required to undertake 100-hours ofvoluntary service in social service organizations.
- Courseson social work research methods, programme evaluation and qualitymanagement are offered to enable students to develop competency inresearch and programme evaluation.
- Inthe final year, students are required to complete an Honours Project toassimilate what they have learnt for the development of theirprofessional niche.
Aims and Objectives
The programme aims to help students to:
- understand the context of social work practice;
- equip with effective theories, methods and skills to work with various target groups
- develop their ability to actualise the essence of theories and practice
- build up their analytical thinking and critical awareness through their learning in social work courses
- become a generalist social worker with a professional niche.
