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 is also given an emphasis.
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) | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| II) | Major Courses | 75 units |
| III) | Honours Project | 3 units |
| IV) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| V) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VI) | Free Electives# | 15 units |
| 128 units |
# Students may take additional Healthy Lifestyle courses and/or General Education (Level 1 or 2) courses in any categories, subject to a maximum of 6 units, to fulfil the Free Electives requirement.
Requirements
| I. | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| Core Course (1 unit) | ||
| SOSC1006 Invitation to Social Sciences | 1 unit | |
| Experiential Learning in Action (3 units) + | ||
| Either | ||
| SOSC3005 Community and Civic Engagement | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| SOSC3006 Global Outreach | 3 units | |
| II. | Major Courses | 75 units |
| Major Required Courses (69 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 | |
| SOWK3206 Social Dimensions of Health | 3 units | |
| SOWK4005 Administration in Human Service Organizations | 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 | |
| SOWK4207 Social Work with People with Mental Health Problems | 3 units | |
| Major Elective Courses (6 units) + | ||
| SOWK1015 Social Dimensions of Human Societies | 3 units | |
| SOWK3205 Love and Human Sexuality | 3 units | |
| SOWK3207 Creativity, Wellbeing and Art Therapy | 3 units | |
| SOWK4006 Social Welfare in Chinese Societies | 3 units | |
| SOWK4205 Social Work with Disadvantaged Groups | 3 units | |
| SOWK4206 Social Work with Older People | 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 | |
| SOWK4225 Data Methodology in Social Sciences Research | 3 units | |
| + Students taking SOWK3005 Field Practice I will fulfil the course requirement of Experiential Learning in Action under “Social Sciences Common Core”. Students have to fulfil the 3 units derived from Experiential Learning in Action by taking SOWK Major Elective course(s). Hence, students are required to take a total of 9 units of SOWK Major Elective courses. | ||
| III. | Honours Project | 3 units |
| SOWK4898 Social Work Honours Project | 1 unit | |
| SOWK4899 Social Work Honours Project | 2 units | |
| IV. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| V. | General Education Courses* | 18 units |
| VI. | Free Electives* | 15 units |
| 128 units | ||
* Students are strongly advised to take SOWK1015 Social Dimensions of Human Societies and SOWK1017 Psychology of Positive Living under Free Electives to fulfil the registration requirements of Social Workers Registration Board.
