BSC SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMME OUTLINE
Programme Rationale
The Bachelor of Science in Social Work (BSc. SW) will enhance skills needed for individuals to improve the quality of their lives, groups and communities. Armed with an arsenal of skilled-based instruction, the BSc. SW is expected to provide knowledge and skills to assist individuals to resolve social problems, as well as further social development, improve social justice and advance human rights agendas.
Internationally, social workers perform essential roles in helping individuals confront social and economic problems with the intention of improving their quality of life. Additionally, this social work degree will create pathways to careers in government and non-government entities as well as welfare and community-based organisations.
Programme Description
The BSc SW programme has been designed to assist students who wish to develop skills in social work which they can utilise in various human service agency settings. As such, the programme is designed to expose students to social work theories, principles and practices of international standards. At the end of the programme, successful graduates will receive the Bachelor of Science Degree in Social Work (BSc SW).
Programme Objectives
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Communicate and contextualize the value and role of social work in community and professional environments;
- Prepare for professional social work practise through practicum placements;
- Apply knowledge from related disciplines of the social sciences that inform social work;
- Critically analyse contemporary social-related problems in the Caribbean and how these are related to the field of social work;
- Assess areas of human rights, families and relationships, child services, youth services and how these relate to social work principles and practices;
- Apply knowledge of principles of social work in casework and case management;
- Prepare for community and place-based practice with an emphasis on team-building skills for social workers;
- Display advanced communication skills for social work and human services;
- Critique social theories related to mental health and social well-being;
- Discuss principles, planning and practice of disaster health management;
- Investigate social issues related to social work through research methods for professional practice
| Year | Semester | Course Code | Course Name | Credits |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | COM3311 | Administrative Communication | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | SWK3314 | Introduction to Child and Family Services | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | SWK3315 | Research Methods | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | SWK3311 | Social Work and Human Rights | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | SWK3312 | Social Work, Families and Relationships | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 1 | SWK3313 | Working in Human Service Organisations | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 2 | SWK3325 | Contemporary Social Issues in the Caribbean | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 2 | SWK3323 | Introduction to Community and Place-Based Practice (Updated 2019) | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 2 | MTH3311 | Introduction to Operation Research (Ver 1.2 – 2020) | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 2 | SWK3322 | Principles in Casework and Case Management (Updated 2019) | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 2 | SWK3321 | Social Work and Youth Services | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 2 | SWK3324 | Team Building Practice Skills for Social Workers (Updated 2019) | 3 |
| Year 3 | Semester 3 | SWK3331 | Social Work Field Education I (Updated 2019) | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 1 | COM4411 | Advanced Communication for Social Work and Human Services (Ver 1.1 2020) | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 1 | SWK4415 | Child Protection and Family Practice | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 1 | SWK4413 | Disaster Health: Principles, Planning and Practice | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 1 | SWK4414 | Health, Wellbeing and Social Work | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 1 | SWK4411 | International Social Work | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 1 | SWK4412 | Youth Services Practice | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 2 | SWK4422 | Advanced Social Work Project (Updated 2019) | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 2 | SWK4423 | Community Development | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 2 | SWK4421 | Mental Health and Social Work | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 2 | SWK4424 | Social Policy Analysis | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 2 | SWK4425 | Social Work and Trauma-Informed Care | 3 |
| Year 4 | Semester 2 | SWK4426 | Social Work Field Education II (Updated 2019) | 3 |