Graduate Diploma in Social Work
Training Provider: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Course Reference: TGS-2015502732
S$33,317
About This Course
The aim of the Graduate Diploma course in Social Work is to provide:
-persons holding degrees other than in social work, with the knowledge and skills of social work so as to develop their professional competence; and
-Social Work graduates with advanced knowledge and skills in specialised fields of social work.
The objective is to train non-social work graduates to be competent social service professionals by providing professional knowledge and skills in:
- Social work theory and practice;
- Social service delivery systems; and
- Specialised fields of social intervention
What You'll Learn
A candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Social Work must offer not fewer than six courses and a social work practicum.
The Graduate Diploma in Social Work programme comprises the following components:
- 5 Core courses *
- 1 Elective course
- 1 Social Work Practicum
* Candidates possessing a recognised social work academic qualification may be exempted from one or more essential courses if they had already done similar modules in their undergraduate degree. The exempted essential course(s) will be replaced with elective course(s) as approved by the Head of Department of Social Work.
The 5 Core Courses are:
- SWD5102: Social Work with Groups and Community
- SWD5103: Contemporary Social Work Practice
- SWD5104: Human Development in Context
- SWD5105: Skills in Social Work Practice
- SWD5106 Social Service Planning in Policy Context
Students are required to complete 5 Core courses, 1 Elective course and 1 Social Work Practicum with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 to be awarded the graduate diploma.
The Graduate Diploma in Social Work programme comprises the following components:
- 5 Core courses *
- 1 Elective course
- 1 Social Work Practicum
* Candidates possessing a recognised social work academic qualification may be exempted from one or more essential courses if they had already done similar modules in their undergraduate degree. The exempted essential course(s) will be replaced with elective course(s) as approved by the Head of Department of Social Work.
The 5 Core Courses are:
- SWD5102: Social Work with Groups and Community
- SWD5103: Contemporary Social Work Practice
- SWD5104: Human Development in Context
- SWD5105: Skills in Social Work Practice
- SWD5106 Social Service Planning in Policy Context
Students are required to complete 5 Core courses, 1 Elective course and 1 Social Work Practicum with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 to be awarded the graduate diploma.
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