BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

MODULE: Community & Social Development

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 45 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

This program deals with the sociological factors involved in the development and evolution of society and the community. It explains how to deal with economic, health and social problems, and considers cross cultural social perspectives and diversity in all its forms. It deals with the process of managing and integrating the experience and trajectory of a community towards a new and better global welfare.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

Social Welfare

Economic Development

Academic Supervisor: Francis Wambua Mulwa

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

Social Welfare

This course analyses the nature and impact of economic/political/social ideologies and forces which shaped the evolution of western and other civilizations' responses to the poor, unemployed, sick and disabled, displaced, children-and-families-at-risk, widows and orphans and racial/ethnic minorities.

Instructor: Joseph Kibugi Gitau

Economic Development

This course deals with the performance and problems of developing countries in relation to growth, employment, structural change, and human development. It analyzes several theories and paradigms of development, sources of economic growth and policies to promote industrialization, trade and sustainability. It considers different development strategies adopted by several countries.

Instructor: Velichka Gáncheva Néycheva

Housing & Community Facilities

This course surveys housing and community development problems and standards. It explores issues of culture, political environment, social context, economic circumstances, and other factors which define and limit housing facilities and delivery. It integrates housing with community facilities such parks, schools, drainage, sewerage, utilities, libraries, solid waste and transportation.

Instructor: Antoine K. Abou Assaf

Natural Resource Economics

This course deals with the economic principles and policy issues in the use of exhaustible and renewable resources including fossil fuels, water, minerals, fisheries, forests, and biodiversity. It considers the management of natural resources on a regional and international scale. It explains how public, economic and political choices affect environmental degradation and natural resources.

Instructor: Juan Carlos Bernial

Marriage & Family Relations

This course examines the impact of modern society upon the family as it relates to courtship, size of family, member relationships, economic problems, and marital stability. It compares alternative life styles, marriage and family relations throughout the life span. It examines family development across generations.

Instructor: Sarel Francois Ackermann

Community & Social Development

This course deals with the sociological factors involved in the development and evolution of society and the community. It explains how to deal with economic, health and social problems, and considers cross cultural social perspectives and diversity in all its forms. It deals with the process of managing and integrating the experience and trajectory of a community towards a new and better global welfare.

Instructor: Francis Wambua Mulwa

Analysis of Social Problems

This course examines social problems from three perspectives. Systemic problems: racial and sexual discrimination, inequality and poverty, militarization and war, ecological problems, overpopulation, urban and rural problems, life cycle problems. Problems of specific institutions: government, economy, family, education, religion, social services. Personal pathologies: mental illness, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction.

Instructor: Joseph Kibugi Gitau

Cross Cultural Social Perspectives

This course focuses on the study of the similarities and differences of different cultures. It will enable students to learn the skills of communication, negotiation and managing cultural differences. It provides a cross cultural social perspective to deal effectively with individuals from varied cultures in different situations.

Instructor: Oscar Juan Hernando Carbajo

Nonprofit Global Organizations - NGOs

This course examines the role and importance of nonprofit non governmental or global organizations in the development and support of social needs. It also considers the nature and resources of the nonprofit sector; the structure, operation and governance of nonprofit organizations; the taxation, governmental and institutional relations of public charities, private foundations and mutual benefit organizations.

Instructor: Antoine K. Abou Assaf

Public Health

This course deals with the philosophy, history, and principles of public health, the organization and structure of public health agencies, and the functions of public health services. It examines health promotion, disease prevention, the social, cultural and environmental factors that influence health, disease, and illness.

Instructor: John Ogony Arudo

Drinking Water & Health

This course examines the principles, requirements of public water supply for protection of public health. It includes essential characteristics of water quality and sources, water treatment and distribution systems with associated health hazards, epidemiology, risk assessment; surveillance, regulatory needs to assure safe public water supplies.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Women & Children Health Policy

This course gives an historical account of roles played by government and health policy development for mothers and children, family planning, maternal and infant health, preschool, school-age and adolescent health. It also address the biological mechanisms that underpin human reproduction, infertility, and contraception.

Instructor: Daniel Scott Janik

Hygiene & Safety

This course introduces the principles of industrial and community hygiene and safety. It examines the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of hazards to health and safety. It includes control methods, hygiene sampling equipment, and develops skills in occupational health and safety hazard recognition in a variety of cases.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Microfinance & Microcredits

This course deals with the effects of microfinance and microcredits in getting undeveloped communities out of poverty cycle, and in contributing to economic growth, employment, structural change, human development and sustainability in different cultural environments. It considers different development strategies adopted by several countries through microfinance and microcredits.

Instructor: Velichka Gáncheva Néycheva

Social Counseling

This course surveys the major concepts and practices of the contemporary psychotherapeutic systems, and addresses some ethical and professional issues in social counseling practice. The goal is to allow students to select wisely from the various theories and techniques to develop a personal style of social counseling.

Instructor: Francis Wambua Mulwa

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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.