BA in Social Work (L-39) Bressanone Course offer
The BA in Social Work offered by the Faculty of Education is a professional course and provides students with the skills needed to work in various areas of social work at a national and international level. The three-year degree prepares students for the State Exam that allows them to join the official network of social assistants and gives them the state qualification to work in the social services in Italy. The course comprises lectures in the core subjects required for social work, such as sociology, psychology, social policy and law as well as classes that help students develop the skills needed when conducting interviews and that provide instruction in the methods and techniques used in social work. The knowledge of the core concepts, methods and techniques used in social work is complemented and developed through periods of work in the service in Italy and abroad. The structure of the course also allows students to exchange the different experiences they have had, as well as undertake group work and group presentations and in this way a cooperative learning approach is achieved. The final degree thesis is a piece of independent research that is undertaken on a topic that is innovative and relevant to the practical demands of social work.

Further details available in German or Italian Language only.