Preamble

These regulations should be read in conjunction with the General Academic Regulations (GAR) for Certificates and Diplomas for the Women’s University in Arica (WUA).  The regulations shall be subject to approval by the University Academic Board and Senate and shall basically include objectives of the programme, provision to admission and courses as well as scheme of examinations of the same.  The Diploma in Social Work shall be awarded to students who have successfully completed the course in accordance with the Regulations below.  These regulations apply only to students registered for the Diploma in Social Work.

Objectives

The Students Shall Acquire the Following:

• Familiarity with the models of social work practice and their usefulness and limitations.
• An understanding of the theories underlying practice and practice decisions;
• An understanding of the social work code of ethics and its relevance to practice.
• A commitment to social justice, with the professional goal of interrupting oppression as it is manifested in clients’ lives and in society.
• Practice skills, assessment, differential planning, the carrying out of interventions, the evaluation of practice and its outcomes and termination.
• The ability to understand the multiple and complex reasons for client situations and actions including the “positives” within client problems.
• The ability to have perspective on one’s actions as a practioner and to use oneself deliberately and ethically to effect change.

Entry Requirements

Subject to provisions of the University Academic Regulations for admission, the following entry requirements shall apply:

• A minimum of 5(five) Ordinary Level passes including English Language at grade C or better.
• Exemption from courses

Applicants who possess the above minimum entry requirements and have passed the certificate in social work may be exempted from some of the courses of the Diploma in Social Work upon acceptance on to the Diploma course.

Duration of Programme

• The Diploma in Social Work shall take two years full-time to complete.  It shall be offered on a semesterised basis.

Course of Study

Part I

Year One Semester 1
Code	Course
DSW111	Introduction to Social Work
DSW112	Introduction to Social Anthropology I
DSW113	Introduction to Psychology I
DSW114	Introduction to Sociology I
DSW115	Social Psychology I
DSW116	Academic Communication Skills
DSW117	Community Health

Year One Semester 2
Code	Course
DSW121	Introduction to Social Welfare
DSW122	Introduction to Social Anthropology II
DSW123	Introduction to Psychology II
DSW124	Introduction to Sociology II
DSW125	Social Psychology II
DSW126	Professional Communication Skills
DSW127	Social Work with Individuals I

Year Two    Semester 1
Code	Course
DSW211	Social Work with Groups I
DSW212	Social Work with Communities I
DSW213	Socio-Economic Development I
DSW214	Introduction to Social Research Methods and Statistics
DSW215	Principles and Practices of Rehabilitation
DSW 216	Individual and Social Pathology
DSW 217	Fieldwork Placement
DSW 218	Research Project

Year Two   Semester 2
Code	Course
DSW221	Social Work with Groups II
DSW222	Social Work with Communities II and Gender Studies
DSW223	Socio-Economic Development II
DSW224	Social Work with Individuals II
DSW225	Social Policy and Administration
DSW226	Integrated Social Work Methods