Name of qualification | Magister socialnega dela/magistrica socialnega dela s področja socialnega vključevanja in pravičnosti na področju hendikepa, etničnosti in spolaAdd to comparison [1] |
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Translated title (no legal status) | Master of Arts of social work in the field of social inclusion and justice in the area of handicap, ethnicity and gender |
Type of qualification | Diploma druge stopnje |
Category of qualification | Izobrazba |
Type of education | Master's education |
Duration |
1 year
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Credits | 60 credits |
Admission requirements |
Completed:
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ISCED field |
Zdravstvo in socialna varnost
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ISCED subfield | |
Qualification level |
SQF 8 |
The qualification holder is qualified to:
(general competences)
- understand the basic theoretical concepts in the areas of handicap, human rights, multiculturalism, gender and their combined effects,
- perform critical research in social work,
- apply knowledge in practice and reflect critically,
- reflect critically on relevant legislation and public policy,
- understand the concepts of power, exclusion and inclusion,
- understand and apply the concepts of anti-discrimination and intercultural social work,
- understand tolerance and intolerance, prejudices, constructions of the other, alienation, social distance, reproduction of unequal opportunities and violence,
- know and be familiar with methods of social inclusion and pluralisation of programmes and services in social protection,
(subject-specific competences)
- understand the concept of handicap and its social construction from the cultural and historical perspective,
- examine social inequalities and their impact on people’s everyday lives,
- analyse the existing network of social services and understand the processes of de-institutionalisation,
- understand the medical and social models,
- understand the economic, social, political and symbolic status of persons with handicaps in Slovenia and around the world,
- know and apply models and methods of social work with persons with handicaps to promote social inclusion and justice,
- understand the effect of media representations on the construction of handicap as a social category (stigmatisation),
- understand the concepts of ethnicity, forced migration, racism, cultural diversity, globalisation and global (in)justice,
- understand the construction of boundaries and principle of boundaries and the processes of excluding ethnic minorities and immigrants,
- know the economic, social, political and symbolic status of ethnic and immigrant communities in Slovenia and around the world,
- understand and apply the principles of ethnically sensitive social work,
- know the models of social work with ethnic minorities and immigrants, with emphasis on the method of social work in the community,
- analyse the functioning of public, private and non-governmental social services in terms of accessibility for members of ethnic minorities and immigrants,
- understand the effect of media representations in the area of ethnicity and migration,
- understand the concept of gender and its social construction from the cultural and historical perspective,
- understand the historical, economic, social, political and symbolic status of women and children in Slovenia and around the world,
- analyse social services in terms of their responsiveness to gender differences,
- understand the concepts of violence with emphasis on violence against women and children,
- know and apply the models and methods of social work with women who have experienced violence in the home and in institutions, and with women in mental and other health-related hardship,
- know and apply models and methods of social work with children that have experienced abuse, with emphasis on recuperation,
- plan social services and programmes that accommodate the perspective of gender,
- critically analyse social policy in terms of gender equality in practice,
- understand the historical development of ideas in social work,
- understand the development of the profession, institutions, methods and education in the field of social work,
- know the key figures and fundamental works in the field of social work in the 19th and 20th centuries,
- understand the differing development of social work around the world, with emphasis on the development of social work in Eastern Europe,
- contextualise the development of ideas on social work in different environments.
Examination performance is scored as follows: 10 (excellent); 9 (very good: above-average knowledge but with some mistakes); 8 (very good: solid results); 7 (good); 6 (adequate: knowledge satisfies minimum criteria); 5–1 (inadequate). In order to pass an examination, a candidate must achieve a grade between adequate (6) and excellent (10).
Third-cycle doctoral study programmes (SQF level 10)
Passing all the examinations of the programme (30 credits), completion of practical work (10 credits) and completion of master’s thesis with a successful defence (20 credits).
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Work
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