Theories, Cultures and Techniques for the Social Services
The Course focuses on subjects related to professional roles within the social services. The modules enable students to learn and experiment different approaches for providing support in case of personal and social hardship in connection to minors and 'vulnerable' individuals by means of a work placement also in charities operating in the public and sectors. The goal is to develop the theoretical and organizational competencies required to implement social policies with particular emphasis on the ethics and methodology peculiar to the social care practitioner.
The course offers the opportunity to pursue a career as a Social Worker (prior passing the professional qualifying exam) and to work in agencies and charities operating in the public and private sector.
Students holding a secondary school-leaving qualification or equivalent foreign qualification, validated in line with existing laws, may enrol in the undergraduate course 'Theories, Cultures and Techniques for the Social Services’. Applicants should be capable of speaking and writing proficiently. In addition, they should have an understanding of cultural processes, current political, economic and social issues, historical events, and social and political change in continental Europe, philosophy and maths. An adequate background education is required.
Syllabi - Full PDF (all the modules' syllabi together in just one file)
| 1st year | CFU |
|---|---|
| CORE MODULES 1st YEAR | |
| PRINCIPI, ETICA E METODOLOGIA DEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE - PRINCIPLES, ETHICS AND METHODS OF SOCIAL SERVICE - SSD: SPS/07 | 12 |
| TIROCINIO I ANNO - TRAINING 1ST YEAR - SSD: NN | 6 |
| LABORATORIO DI ORIENTAMENTO AL TIROCINIO NEI SERVIZI SOCIALI - WORKSHOP ON ORIENTATION AND TRAINING IN SOCIAL SERVICES - SSD: NN | 1 |
| STORIA DEI FENOMENI POLITICI ED ISTITUZIONALI CONTEMPORANEI - HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PHENOMENA - SSD: M-STO/04 | 5 |
| DIRITTI SOCIALI E DI CITTADINANZA - SOCIAL AND CITIZENS' RIGHT - SSD: IUS/09 | 5 |
| ISTITUZIONI DI DIRITTO AMMINISTRATIVO - INSTITUTIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - SSD: IUS/10 | 5 |
| METODI E TECNICHE DI ANALISI DEI PROCESSI PSICOLOGICI - METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES - SSD: M-PSI/04 | 5 |
| ANTROPOLOGIA GIURIDICA E DEI PROCESSI CULTURALI - ANTHROPOLOGY OF LAW AND CULTURAL PROCESSES - SSD: M-DEA/01 | 6 |
| freely chosen | |
| IT SKILLS |
| 2nd year | CFU |
|---|---|
| CORE MODULES 2nd YEAR | |
| TIROCINIO II ANNO - TRAINING II ANNO - SSD: NN | 6 |
| LABORATORIO PER L'APPRENDIMENTO DEI SERVIZI SOCIALI 2° ANNO - SOCIAL SERVICES LEARNING GUIDE (SECOND YEAR) - SSD: NN | 1 |
| SOCIOLOGIA E POLITICHE DEL CONTROLLO SOCIALE - SOCIOLOGY AND POLICY OF SOCIAL CONTROL - SSD: SPS/12 | 6 |
| PSICOLOGIA SOCIALE - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - SSD: M-PSI/05 | 6 |
| FONDAMENTI E METODI PER L'ANALISI EMPIRICA NELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI - INTRODUCTION AND METHODS FOR EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE - SSD: SECS-P/01 | 5 |
| ISTITUZIONI DI DIRITTO PRIVATO - PRIVATE LAW INSTITUTIONS - SSD: IUS/01 | 5 |
| ORGANIZZAZIONE E AMMINISTRAZIONE DEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE - SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION - SSD: SPS/09 | 8 |
| SOCIOLOGIA E POLITICA SOCIALE (CORSO FONDAMENTALE) BIENNALE - SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL POLICY (BASIC COURSE) TWO YEARS - SSD: SPS/07 | 16 |
| freely chosen |
| 3rd year | CFU |
|---|---|
| supplementary modules | |
| TEORIE E POLITICHE DELLO SVILUPPO URBANO - URBAN DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND POLICY - SSD: M-GGR/02 | 5 |
| DIRITTO DEL LAVORO E DELLA PREVIDENZA SOCIALE - LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW - SSD: IUS/07 | 5 |
| MEDICINA SOCIALE - SOCIAL MEDICINE - SSD: MED/43 | 5 |
| CORE MODULES 3rd year | |
| LABORATORIO DI MODELLI OPERATIVI NELLE APPLICAZIONI CLINICHE IN PSICOLOGIA BIENNALE 2 - - SSD: M-PSI/08 | 2 |
| MODELLI OPERATIVI NELLE APPLICAZIONI CLINICHE IN PSICOLOGIA BIENNALE - OPERATIVE MODELS IN CLINICAL APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY - TWO YEARS - SSD: M-PSI/08 | 10 |
| CONOSCENZE LINGUISTICHE - LANGUAGE - SSD: NN | 2 |
| TIROCINIO III ANNO - TRAINING 3RD YEAR - SSD: NN | 6 |
| LABORATORIO PER L'APPRENDIMENTO DEI SERVIZI SOCIALI 3° ANNO - SOCIAL SERVICES LEARNING GUIDE (THIRD YEAR) - SSD: NN | 1 |
| TOSSICODIPENDENZE E TUTELA DELLA SALUTE - DRUG ADDICTION AND HEALTH PROTECTION - SSD: MED/42 | 6 |
| METODI E TECNICHE DEL SERVIZIO SOCIALE BIENNALE - SOCIAL SERVICE METHODS - TWO YEARS - SSD: SPS/07 | 13 |
| prova finale - FINAL EVALUATION - SSD: PROFIN_S | |
| prova finale - FINAL EVALUATION - SSD: PROFIN_S | 8 |
| one module chosen between - 3rd year | |
| DIRITTO DEL MULTICULTURALISMO - LAW OF MULTICULTURALISM - SSD: IUS/11 | 5 |
| DIRITTO TRIBUTARIO DEGLI ENTI NO PROFIT - TAX LAW OF NO PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - SSD: IUS/12 | 5 |
| freely chosen |
Application and registration period is from 15th July to 31st October.
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