Social Work

The Bachelor in Social Work is a generalist program that transmits to the students the body of knowledge, values and skills of SW: it forms critical thinking on social policies and intervention skills. It develops their personality by incorporating a multicultural perspective. It has a strong research orientation, by promoting collection of evidence for improving practice. It gives a basic orientation to working in public services and NGOs, with individuals, families and communities, in child protection, with elderly people, unemployed, people with disability, substance users and management.
The programm has a multidisciplinary foundation, teaching basics of sociology, psychology, law, research methods, health, and economy. The emphasis falls on learning SW methods with individuals, families, groups and communities. Teaching methods uses a variety of methods, moving from lectures to interactive and reflective methods, stimulating students to cooperate and jointly work on projects. Students acquire good oral and written communication skills, as well as planning and evaluation skills. Practice is highly valued in our program, students being encouraged and credited for volunteering.