Master of Social Sciences by Research in Social Work
Training Provider: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Course Reference: TGS-2015502731
S$69,160
About This Course
The research programmes aim to create scholars and social work leaders in translational research, to address national, regional, and global social issues. The programmes contribute to developing new concepts and theories, and testing new interventions and innovations in social services.
What You'll Learn
The Doctor of Philosophy and the Master of Social Sciences degrees are offered by the department. Candidates with a good degree in social work can be considered and they will need to undertake research work in social work practice or human service arena under the supervision of an assigned academic staff.
Supervision is available in areas of research such as; family studies, social work practice, intervention outcomes, ageing issues, social support networks, community development, evaluation of service delivery, social policies, volunteerism, crime and deliquency, mental health, drug abuse, coping behaviour, social-ecological response, human service management, and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.Candidates can take modules in research methods and data analysis; the comparative politics of counties around the world; international relations and questions of global security; government and public policy; and the political theory of the purposes of politics and the justifications for the use of power. They will also, under the guidance of faculty supervisor, conduct independent research for a thesis on a chosen field of study.
Supervision is available in areas of research such as; family studies, social work practice, intervention outcomes, ageing issues, social support networks, community development, evaluation of service delivery, social policies, volunteerism, crime and deliquency, mental health, drug abuse, coping behaviour, social-ecological response, human service management, and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.Candidates can take modules in research methods and data analysis; the comparative politics of counties around the world; international relations and questions of global security; government and public policy; and the political theory of the purposes of politics and the justifications for the use of power. They will also, under the guidance of faculty supervisor, conduct independent research for a thesis on a chosen field of study.
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