Community Assistance and Development

The fundamental field - Social Sciences, the field of master's degree studies - Social Assistance, duration of studies - 2 years (120 ECTS credits). This study program aims to improve a system of competences for research in the field of social work and community development. Graduates of this master's program will develop their ability to apply theories and methodology specific to the field of research in community development such as diagnoses of the system of services and social programs, community profiling, development of an intervention plan at community or group level, implementation and monitoring action plans at community level, developing a model for the efficient management and promotion of community services. Practical skills for working with marginalized groups and different categories of assisted populations will also be developed.

Perspectives after graduation: the occupational fields targeted by the graduates of this program will be mainly in the field of social and health services, public services, community development. Graduates will be able to hold positions of counsellors in public or private institutions, social workers - higher level, heads of services in public institutions, etc.