Social Work
MODULE: Social Work
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 27 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
This program introduces the influence of new ideas and clinical experience in social work practice. It examines a full range of therapeutic approaches including psychology, crisis intervention, client-centered theory, transactional analysis, systems theory, task-centered social work, and neurolinguistics. It enables social work students at all levels to learn and integrate ongoing theoretical developments in the field, which ultimately ensures a client's optimum service.
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 Work
Social Welfare Analysis of Social Problems Personality & Social Development Multicultural Diversity Cross Cultural Social Perspectives Social Activities & Relations Social Counseling Social Work Practice
Academic Supervisor: Mª Teresa Martinho Almagro
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 Work
This course explores social work in terms of what the profession seeks (its goals); what it does to achieve those goals (its direct practice methods); which principles are to be reflected in all professional social work activity (its values and ethics); and how the profession evolved (its history).
Instructor: Francis Wambua Mulwa
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
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
Personality & Social Development
This course explores the processes of social and personality development. It focuses on four key areas of research: cognition, attachment theory, language development, and moral development. It also addresses issues and debates about the role of genes, gender, socialization, and neurological development as interacting forces that affect how infants and children acquire self/other awareness, identity, and social competence.
Instructor: Shelley-Ann Meihuizen
Multicultural Diversity
The course shows how to deal with a different culture. It covers identity development, acculturation, class, prejudice and discrimination, demographics, and verbal and non-verbal communication in the context of different cultures and values. It examines the impact of different cultural backgrounds on managerial decisions and highlights the complexities of management in a global environment.
Instructor: Oscar Juan Hernando Carbajo
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
Social Activities & Relations
This course reviews empirical studies of friendships, dating, and long-term relationships including marriage. Topics include types and functions of social relationships; processes of relationship formation, maintenance, dissolution and conflict. It covers relationships in a variety of human societies.
Instructor: Renata Lopo Araújo
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
Social Work Practice
This course explores those social issues of particular concern to social workers (its special mission regarding poverty, racism, sexism, among others); what types of agencies/services involve professional social workers (its fields of practice); and how effective is professional social work (its evaluative systems).
Instructor: Francis Wambua Mulwa
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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.
Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.
