SOCIAL WORK
The Bachelor of Arts in Social Work at Caribbean Nazarene College is a four year programme which will prepare students for the profession of social work. This programme will help graduates to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, groups, churches, and communities through both faith-based and non faith-based agencies. The programme is designed for the person with or without formal social work experience and graduates will be prepared both for beginning professional practice and/or graduate level study in social work.
OBJECTIVES
- To help students demonstrate synthesized social work and Christian based values and ethics to guide their service in faith based and non-faith based agencies, the Church, and the wider community.
- To help students demonstrate generalist social work competencies to practice with client systems of various sizes and types.
- To provide a learning culture in which an understanding and respect for diverse social environments is encouraged.
- To prepare students to think critically about social issues, participate in their resolution, and to practice equitably in the various contexts of social work.
SOCIAL WORK REQUIREMENTS
CORE COURSES (39 Credits)
- SW 100 Social Work Orientation (No Credit)
- SW 101 Introduction to Social Work (3)
- SW 111 Theory and Practice of Social Work I (3)
- SW 112 Ethics and the Law for Social Workers (3)
- SW 113 Practicum Seminar (No Credit)
- SW 211 Theory and Practice of Social Work II (3)
- SW 213/313 Practicum I and II (6)
- SW 304 Social Disability Studies (3)
- SW 311 Theory and Practice of Social Work III (3)
- SW 312 Theory and Practice of Social Work IV (3)
- SW 315 Residential Social Work (3)
- SW 343 Family and Child Welfare (3)
- SW 411 Theory and Practice of Social Work V (3)
- SW 413 Practicum III (3)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (60 credits)
- SO 101 Introduction to Statistics (3)
- SO 200 Introduction to Sociology (3)
- SO 202 Survey Design and Analysis (3)
- SO 300 Social Policy and Administration I (3)
- SO 307 Criminology (3)
- SO 320 Caribbean Thought and Culture (3)
- SO 400 Social Policy and Administration II (3)
- SO 410 Sociology of Health and Illness (3)
- SO 412 Social Change and Development (3)
- HR 100 Organizational Behaviour and Management (3)
- HR 250 Values: Personal and Social (3)
- HI 120 West Indian History (3)
- HI 123 Anthropology of the Peoples of the Caribbean 3
- PO 200 Introduction to Politics (3)
- PS 200 Introduction to Psychology (3)
- PS 220 Social Psychology (3)
- PS 240 Child Psychology (3)
- PS 250 Adolescent Psychology (3)
- PS 300 Principles of Counselling (3)
- PS 410 Abnormal Psychology (3)
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL STUDIES (12 Credits)
- BL 101 Survey of the Old Testament (3)
- BL 102 Survey of the New Testament (3)
- DT 200 Survey of Theology (3)
- PT 402 Spiritual Formation (3)
HUMANITIES AND PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES (16 Credits)
- PS 111 Interpersonal Relations (2)
- LA 101 Speech (3)
- LA 100 Research Methods I (3)
- PT 461 Research Methods II (Senior Thesis I) (1)
- PT 462 Research Methods III (Senior Thesis II) (2)
- IT 120 Introduction to Computers (3)
- PH 200 Philosophy (3)
- HR 330 Intercultural Relations (3)
