Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Introduction

Objectives and competences

Objectives

The objectives that define the general orientation of the bachelor's degree in Social Work are:

• Gain knowledge of social work and its methods, of the organisational and institutional context, and of the social sciences applied to the problems and processes that are addressed in social work.
• Apply knowledge to the professional practice of social work: define and defend arguments and resolve problems in this context.
• Analyse and interpret relevant information in the field of social work to form opinions that include an analysis of problems and social responses, and incorporate ethical aspects.
• Develop learning skills to tackle subsequent studies and professional development with a high degree of independence.

The aim of this degree is to train qualified professionals who can carry out the tasks of social workers rigorously and efficiently, in a wide range of organisational and institutional contexts. The degree is also designed to provide a view of social reality and a more pragmatic response that is linked to the real social needs of the population.
 

Competences

The general and specific competences that are developed in the bachelor's degree in Social Work include the following:

• Capacity to analyse, prevent and resolve problems in areas related to social work.
• Ability to plan, design and manage projects, and to research and integrate new information and approaches.
• Openness and empathy, based on recognition and respect for diversity and multiculturalism.
• Capacity to work with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities to help them make well-considered decisions on their circumstances, risks, options, preferences and resources.
• Capacity to support and promote the development of social networks to meet needs by creating multidisciplinary and multiorganizational teams.
• Capacity to act to resolve situations of risk due to professional work.
• Capacity to analyse, assess and systematise information provided in professional work, to improve daily practice and generate new responses to emerging social situations.

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

• Interpersonal and communication skills: capacity for empathy, reflection, analysis and response to social changes and dynamics.
• Interest in projects or programmes in the social arena, both in terms of active participation in social volunteering, and in the job that is carried out.

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

• Documents required for enrolment
• Procedure to formalize enrolment
• After enrolment
• Grants and financial aid

Schedules

• Academic year 2024-2025

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

• Welcome portal
• Student Support Service (SAE)
• Open days
• Informative sessions

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

List of subjects

Pathways and specializations

Previous years

• Course plans 2023 - 2024
• Course plans 2022 - 2023
• Course plans 2021 - 2022

Teaching staff

Placements

• Regulations on external placements
• FeinaUB

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

You could work in the following fields:

• Social services: social care, home care, social programmes and regional social action.
• Health: health care in health centres, hospitals, mental health centres, centres for drug addicts, patient associations.
• Education: psychoeducational assessment, school mediation, special education, support for families, workshops for education in society.
• Justice: psychosocial assessment in courts, mediation with victims, monitoring programmes, detention centres for minors, integration into society and the job market, family mediation, prison social care, treatment of crimes and assaults, monitoring of prisoners on conditional release, reintegration services.
• Business: social care and provisions for workers in certain companies that offer this service.
• Housing: social housing programmes, promotion of newly constructed and renovated neighbourhoods, community development, urban social planning.
• Service sector: non-profit organisations and entities that work against social exclusion and to promote social and civil rights.
• Emerging areas of social work: assistance at catastrophes or social emergencies, defence of human rights, cooperation and international solidarity, social surveys, consultancy and advice on social projects.

Social work is aimed at all people who encounter situations of risk, conflict, and violation of social and civil rights. It promotes improvement in social situations (individual, family or group) and in the personal capacities of citizens, and facilitates access to social services and resources. Social workers assist people with disabilities, dependent people, the elderly, children, adolescents and young people in situations of risk, women, immigrants and refugees, homeless people, drug addicts and criminals, among others.
 

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