M.A.Social Work
Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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Academic field | Social Work 14.5 (ISCED 315) Social work (JACS L500) |
Type | Master, full-time |
Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
Study language | English |
Awards | M.A. (Master of Social Work) |
Tuition fee | €3,989 per year |
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Application fee | €100 one-time |
Registration fee | €400 one-time Includes: You can receive DISCOUNT and pay only 250.00 EUR, for more information visit our FREE webinar “Education in Europe”. |
Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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Territory requirements | Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen. |
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Language requirements | English Baltic Center examination |
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Overview
Competencies Acquired
- develop social work research and produce social work knowledge;
- analyse the mission and objectives of contemporary social work in the local and global context promoting human rights and social justice;
- reflect the integrity of theory, practice and ethics in social work process;
- analyse the interrelations between social policy, social structures and resources and design social projects;
- critically analyse interactions between social worker and client and perform interventions in complex situations;
- apply social work intervention methods emphasising participation of clients in the change process;
- understand the principles, methods and restrictions of social worker activity in organisation and community;
- reflect the learning and professional experience, professional relations in organisations and continue learning independently, developing social work profession.
Programme structure
1 Year
1 semester
Social Work Theoretical Models - 6;
Theoretical Models of Social Work with Family and Their Application – 6;
Comparative Social Welfare Policy - 6;
Participatory Action and Qualitative Research to Advance Social Justice: a Global Perspective - 6;
Optional Subject - 6;
2 semester
Cross-Cultural Context of Sociocultural Problems - 6;
Methodology of Social Work Practice – 6;
Research Design for Social Work - 6;
Social Work Paradigms – 6;
Optional Subject - 6;
2 Year
1 semester
Groups in Social Work - 6;
Qualitative Research Methodology - 6;
Management in Community Social Work - 6;
Theory and Practice of Social Work Supervision - 6;
Optional Subject - 6;
2 semester
Final Thesis - 30.
Career opportunities
Master degree in Social Work provides possibilities:
- continue studies in doctoral programs (PhD) in sociology, social work, science of education and in other social sciences programs;
-to work as a managers and as a superior social workers in social security, education, healthcare, law institutions: social support departments in municipalities, social services centres, residential care institutions, day-care and community centres, nongovernmental organizations, hospitals, prisons, schools, universities, colleges, social research organizations.
Program graduates are able to plan, organize and manage social services; design and implement national and international social work programs and projects;
- carry out social research;
- implement preventive programs;
- teach in social work programs;
- develop social workers` competences;
- plan, implement and evaluate intervention process working with individuals, groups, families and communities.
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