Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
Programme Director: Prof WONG, Victor C W
Hong Kong is a rapidly changing society with diverse problems and welfare needs posing many challenges for social work practitioners. To be effective, a professional social worker needs to know how to help individuals, groups and communities to solve problems, effect changes, wisely utilize scarce resources and improve the quality of life. The importance of social research and social policy also has to be emphasized.
The programme aims to develop students’ knowledge, skills and professional values so that the graduates can effectively meet the challenges of the society in a flexible, realistic, creative, professional and caring manner.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Major Courses | 72 units |
| II) | Honours Project | 3 units |
| III) | General Education | 38 units |
| IV) | Free Electives# | 15 units |
| 128 units |
# Students may take additional GE courses in any categories to fulfil the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfilment of the “Free Electives” requirement.
Requirements
| I. | Major Courses | 72 units |
| Major Required Courses (66 units) | ||
| SOWK1005 Social Work in Contemporary Society | 3 units | |
| SOWK1006 Human Development through the Life Span | 3 units | |
| SOWK1008 Integrative Tutorial I | 0 unit | |
| SOWK1009 Integrative Tutorial I | 0 unit | |
| SOWK2005 Human Behaviour and Diversity | 3 units | |
| SOWK2006 Social Work Intervention and Processes | 2 units | |
| SOWK2008 Integrative Tutorial II | 0 unit | |
| SOWK2009 Integrative Tutorial II | 0 unit | |
| SOWK2018 Skills for Social Work Practice | 2 units | |
| SOWK2019 Skills for Social Work Practice | 2 units | |
| SOWK2028 Social Policy | 2 units | |
| SOWK2029 Social Policy | 2 units | |
| SOWK3005 Field Practice I | 10 units | |
| SOWK3006 Law and Society | 2 units | |
| SOWK3008 Integrative Tutorial III | 0 unit | |
| SOWK3009 Integrative Tutorial III | 0 unit | |
| SOWK3018 Social Work Research | 2 units | |
| SOWK3019 Social Work Research | 2 units | |
| SOWK3028 Theory and Practice in Social Work (Community Development) | 2 units | |
| SOWK3029 Theory and Practice in Social Work (Community Development) | 2 units | |
| SOWK3038 Theory and Practice in Social Work (Group) | 2 units | |
| SOWK3039 Theory and Practice in Social Work (Group) | 2 units | |
| SOWK3048 Theory and Practice in Social Work (Individual) | 2 units | |
| SOWK3049 Theory and Practice in Social Work (Individual) | 2 units | |
| SOWK4005 Administration in Human Service Organizations | 3 units | |
| SOWK4006 Social Welfare in Chinese Societies | 3 units | |
| SOWK4007 Social Work with Families | 3 units | |
| SOWK4008 Field Practice II | 5 units | |
| SOWK4009 Field Practice II | 5 units | |
| SOWK4018 Integrative Tutorial IV | 0 unit | |
| SOWK4019 Integrative Tutorial IV | 0 unit | |
| Major Elective Courses (6 units) | ||
| SOWK1015 Social Dimensions of Human Societies | 3 units | |
| SOWK3205 Love and Human Sexuality | 3 units | |
| SOWK3206 Social Dimensions of Health | 3 units | |
| SOWK4205 Social Work with Disadvantaged Groups | 3 units | |
| SOWK4206 Social Work with Older People | 3 units | |
| SOWK4207 Social Work with the People with Mental Health Problems | 3 units | |
| SOWK4215 Social Work with Youth | 3 units | |
| SOWK4216 Special Topics in Social Work | 3 units | |
| SOWK4217 Globalization and Community Development Practice | 3 units | |
| II. | Honours Project | 3 units |
| SOWK4898 Social Work Honours Project | 1 unit | |
| SOWK4899 Social Work Honours Project | 2 units | |
| III. | General Education* | 38 units |
| IV. | Free Electives* | 15 units |
| 128 units |
* Students are strongly advised to take GDAR1876 under the GE Category and SOWK1015 under Free Electives to fulfil the registration requirements of Social Workers Registration Board.
