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- E-Mail : socwelfare@duksung.ac.kr
As society changes rapidly, people could face various problems. Social welfare is an applied social science that aims to develop, implement, and evaluate professional strategies to address various needs or problems of multi-level systems (i.e., micro-meso-macro). Social welfare addresses social oppression and structural inequality and navigates complex social systems. Social welfare also contributes to improving the functioning of the welfare system.
The Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare program from Duksung Women’s University educates students to be generalists or specialists in social welfare areas (e.g., practice, research, administration, or policy). This program highlights the importance of understanding social welfare values, ethics, justice, and professional competency. Students can gain the knowledge and skills they need to work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and the government.
Education Objective
This program enables students to:
(1) Promote their professional competency through the lens of social welfare policy and practical knowledge.
(2) Enhance their problem-solving strategies as leaders in social work practice.
(3) Improve their ethics in social work practice by understanding the importance of human dignity.
Specialities
(1) Once students have completed the coursework, they are qualified to take the National Examination to become licensed general social workers. Licensed general social workers can apply to the national expert/specialist training programs.
- Medical Social Work training (Medical social work specialist)
- Mental Health Social Work training (Mental health social work specialist)
- School Social Work training (School social work specialist)
(2) This program provides various extracurricular programs for current students (e.g., a mentorship program, a homecoming day, and a job concert). This program also has a variety of internal scholarships or funds. The student council (a one-year term) is responsible for establishing them and connecting students. They show a higher level of leadership for the department.
Education Curriculum
The curriculum is specially designed to create linkages across practice, policy, and research. Tied to the educational objectives, the following courses are offered.
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Objective 1: Professional Competency.
Targeting the knowledge of welfare policy (e.g., social insurance, administration, financial management, delivery system, and policy analysis), students can take the following courses: Introduction to Social Welfare, Social Security, Social Welfare Administration, Social Welfare Policy, and Legal System of Social Welfare. Regarding the knowledge and skills for direct practice, students can take the following courses: Human Behavior and Social Environment, Social Work Practice, Skills and Techniques for Social Work, Case Management in Social Welfare, and Social Welfare Practicum I-II.
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Objective 2: Problem-Solving Strategy.
Students enhance their problem-solving strategies as leaders in social welfare areas by evaluating risk factors of social problems and establishing problem-solving mechanisms through the lens of individuals, communities, nations, and global communities. The following courses are offered: Research Methods for Social Welfare, Data Analysis for Social Welfare, Community Organization, Social Problems, and Program Development and Evaluation.
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Objective 3: Ethics in Social Work Practice.
Regarding ethics in social work practice, the following courses are offered: Social Welfare Ethics and Philosophy, Welfare for Older Adults, Child Welfare, Social Welfare for People with Disabilities, Social Work in Health Care, Social Work in Mental Health, School Social Work, Social Work Practice with Families, Social Welfare and Multiculturalism, and History of Social Welfare.
(Note) Details for the License can be found: https://www.welfare.net/welfare/main.do
| Grade |
Division |
Subject name |
Credit/Period |
Total |
Notes |
First
Semester |
Second
Semester |
| 1 |
Exploration |
Introducing Social Welfare Studies |
3/3 |
3/3 |
6/6 |
|
| 2 |
Major selection |
Social Problems |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
|
| Research Methods for Social Welfare |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Introduction to Social Welfare |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Designing Career Paths in Social Work Profession |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
|
| Human Behavior and Social Environment |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Social Work Practice |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Child Welfare |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| Data Analysis for Social Welfare |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| 3 |
Major selection |
Social Welfare Policy |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Community Organization |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Program Development and Evaluation |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
|
| Skills and Techniques for Social Work |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Social Work in Health Care |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
|
| Social Security |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Social Welfare Practicum 1 |
/ |
3/11 |
3/11 |
Required
Recommended |
| Social Welfare Administration |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Social Welfare for People with Disabilities |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| Social Work in Mental Health |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| Social Welfare and Multiculturalism |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| 4 |
Major selection |
Welfare for Older Adults |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
|
| Social Welfare Practicum 2 |
3/11 |
/ |
3/11 |
|
| Case Management in Social Welfare |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
|
| Legal System of Social Welfare |
3/3 |
/ |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| Social Work Practice with Families |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| Social Welfare Ethics and Philosophy |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
Required
Recommended |
| History of Social Welfare |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| School Social Work |
/ |
3/3 |
3/3 |
|
| Total |
28 subjects |
42/50 |
45/53 |
87/103 |
|