SO530 Bachelor of Social Work, 3rd year

The third year builds on the previous two years and focus on specific topics relevant for social work, each connected to either social work, social science, psychology or law. Each student writes a paper which counts 33% of the exam.

SO510 and SO520.

Social Science 15 credits
- qualitative method/fieldwork
- introdution to social antropology
- organisation theory
- living conditions, unemployment, poverty and the distribution of power
- specialised vs. universal welfare services, privatisation, client perspective, empowerment, Norwegian social care in a comparative perspective
Law 3 credits
- criminal law
- criminal law procedures
- law on social services, coercion
- law on child care, coercion.
Psychology 6 credits
- psychiatry: psychic diseases among children and adults
- gender and culture.
Social Work, theory and working methods 18 credits
- values and ethics
- user perspective
- substance abuse/psychiatry
- cross-cultural encounters/communication
- child care case work
- working with disabled persons
- gender and culture
- equal age socialisation
- cross professional co-operation
- communication, co-operation and conflicts.
Paper 12 credits
- individual paper on a relevant topic chosen by the student.

Lectures, seminar, groupwork, role-play, practical training/video, oral training, paper writing with individual supervision, and individual study.

None.

None.

The student can apply for studying abroad in the autumn semester.

Participation
Topics in Social Work - working methods:
- ethics incl. presentation in seminar
- child care work
- co-operation, communication and conflict resolution
- cross professional co-operation.
Topics in Law:
- law on social services, coercion
- law on child care, coercion.

SO530 3rd year - 60 credits

• SO530 201 Paper (20-25 pages), individual - 33%.
• SO530 202 Written exam (6 hours) - 33%.
• SO530 203 Oral exam, individual - 34%.

Ref. Norweigan version of the curriculum ("Pensum").