Programme Structure
The programme provides multidisciplinary training on three levels:
- theoretical courses (sociology, psychology, law, history, medicine, economics) to understand situations of social need and/or risk;
- courses in methodology and specific techniques of social work;
- practical experiences in the management of the helping relationship, led by experienced social workers, distributed over the three years through:
- an introductory internship (in the first year) accompanied by an orientation workshop for the future profession;
- a professional internship within social services (in the second year);
- an internship in innovative contexts that can constitute new work environments;
- a personal training course;
- seminars and experiential workshops with social workers, service managers and user-experts, i.e. people with a direct experience of social hardship.
Credits (ECTS)
To obtain a three-year undergraduate degree, 180 credits (ECTS) are required, to be acquired, over the three-year period, by passing the assessment test required for both the courses and other supplementary forms of teaching.
Each exam, which is carried out in different ways depending on the type of course, is awarded a given number of credits, the same for all students, and a mark (expressed out of 30) that varies according to the student's level of preparation. The final evaluation is expressed out of 110.
Attendance
Attendance at all professionalising training activities (Social Work Orientation Workshop; Social Service Methodology I, II and III courses and related workshop activities; professional internships and internships with related classroom tutoring activities ) is strongly recommended. Each of these activities is essential for vocational training and it is therefore essential to provide attendance for two-thirds of the total number of hours. In case of impossibility for important and justified reasons, it is necessary to contact the professor/lecturer in charge and agree on a personalised training plan.