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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2023-24

The degree requirements for the four-year Bachelor of Social Work (Hons.) programme
are listed below:
2020/21 Cohort
2021/22 Cohort 2023/2024 Cohort
Requirements 2022/23 Cohort
Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4
Language Requirements 14 6 - - 14 6 - -
Departmental Core Requirements 15 18 25 22 15 21 24 19

Departmental Electives - 0-2 8 6 - - 6 9
Free Electives - - - - - - - -
General Education* 6 6 - - 6 6 - -
Total minimum number of required credits 35 30 33 28 35 33 30 28
Minimum required credits for graduation 126 126

* Students admitted into Year 1 shall complete a total of 12 credits of GE courses consisting of 3 credits
in each of the four main areas in order to fulfil graduation requirements.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSES (BSW DEGREE PROGRAMME)

SW 100 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course serves to help first year students gain basic knowledge and general
understanding about the philosophy and concepts of social work and social welfare. Knowledge
on the basic elements and issues of “what” and “why” of the social work discipline will be
covered. The course is an important foundation in social work study in order to pave way for
further pursuit in the social work profession.

SW 120 Principles of Sociology
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course aims to introduce to students the sociological analysis of the structuring of
various forms of human practices and relationships. The emphasis is on the systemic study of
human actions resulting from subjective meaningful interactions in everyday life. Major
sociological paradigms will be introduced to students, such as Structural-Functionalist, Marxist
and Symbolic Interactionalist. Students will also learn to adopt the sociological perspective to
understand some social phenomena such as culture, organization, gender, family, social
stratification, social policy, deviance and globalization.

SW 130 Fundamentals in Social Policy and Advocacy
1 Term; 3 Credits
This course introduces the ideologies, concepts, theories, and principles related to social

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