Undergraduate Program, Department of Social Services (taught in Japanese) 48 months Undergraduate Programme By Sophia University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Department of Social Services aims not only to train professionals skilled in social services, but also develop leaders who will help to build a prosperous welfare society through creative approaches by designing a welfare society where all people can lead decent lives, formulating policies and managing operations,and nurture professionals, researchers, and educators in Social Services. To achieve this goal, we offer a curriculum that enables young academics to learn welfare theory and integrate those theories into practice through courses like field practical exercises (elective courses). Students will acquire a wide range of knowledge and education, which can lead them to a successful career in the community and welfare field, and also in general business, government, NPOs, and other organizations.

About on-site training

The Department of Social Services offers on-site practical training in facilities for the elderly, children, people with disabilities, and people in need (enrollment in practical training is optional). In the Social Work Field Practice Seminar and Seminar on Social Work Practice programs, department alumni are invited as guest speakers to talk about their in-field experience in the medical welfare area, policy-making, and management. In the Seminar on Social Work Practice II, students receive practical training at international NGOs, overseas welfare facilities, etc. as advanced practical training.
Fieldwork destinations for the Seminar on Social Work Practice
  • Community comprehensive support centers
  • Intensive-care facilities for elderly people
  • Orphanages
  • Mother-and-child living support facilities
  • Child development support centers
  • Disability welfare service offices
  • Disability support facilities
  • Council of social services
  • Welfare offices
  • Hospitals, etc.


Curriculum

The program focuses on seminar-style learning each year, starting with the Basic Seminar in small groups in the first year, and including Seminars in the second through fourth years. Students can deepen their research by discovering their own interests and themes from among the various faculty members’ areas of expertise.

The field is largely composed of social services subjects, medical welfare subjects, and welfare policy administration and management subjects. While gaining a broad understanding of social services, students acquire practical knowledge that can be utilized in clinical fields of social services and in policy advocacy and administration according to their own interests and goals. In the fourth year, students will conduct their own graduation research through the Comprehensive Exercise in Social Services Practice and Theory and the Thesis Exercise.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Social Work

Degree

BA

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The Department of Social Services aims not only to train professionals skilled in social services, but also develop leaders who will help to build a prosperous welfare society through creative approaches by designing a welfare society where all people can lead decent lives, formulating policies and managing operations,and nurture professionals, researchers, and educators in Social Services. To achieve this goal, we offer a curriculum that enables young academics to learn welfare theory and integrate those theories into practice through courses like field practical exercises (elective courses). Students will acquire a wide range of knowledge and education, which can lead them to a successful career in the community and welfare field, and also in general business, government, NPOs, and other organizations.

About on-site training

The Department of Social Services offers on-site practical training in facilities for the elderly, children, people with disabilities, and people in need (enrollment in practical training is optional). In the Social Work Field Practice Seminar and Seminar on Social Work Practice programs, department alumni are invited as guest speakers to talk about their in-field experience in the medical welfare area, policy-making, and management. In the Seminar on Social Work Practice II, students receive practical training at international NGOs, overseas welfare facilities, etc. as advanced practical training.
Fieldwork destinations for the Seminar on Social Work Practice
  • Community comprehensive support centers
  • Intensive-care facilities for elderly people
  • Orphanages
  • Mother-and-child living support facilities
  • Child development support centers
  • Disability welfare service offices
  • Disability support facilities
  • Council of social services
  • Welfare offices
  • Hospitals, etc.


Curriculum

The program focuses on seminar-style learning each year, starting with the Basic Seminar in small groups in the first year, and including Seminars in the second through fourth years. Students can deepen their research by discovering their own interests and themes from among the various faculty members’ areas of expertise.

The field is largely composed of social services subjects, medical welfare subjects, and welfare policy administration and management subjects. While gaining a broad understanding of social services, students acquire practical knowledge that can be utilized in clinical fields of social services and in policy advocacy and administration according to their own interests and goals. In the fourth year, students will conduct their own graduation research through the Comprehensive Exercise in Social Services Practice and Theory and the Thesis Exercise.

Admission Requirements

We hope to accept students who:
 
  • Are self-driven, with a deep interest in human dignity and an aspiration to contribute to the development of society, the world and the local communities.
  • has basic knowledge about society and welfare, and creativity ideas to build a new welfare society, and skills to solve problems while communicating with others.
  • Looks to pursue an active in a variety of settings, including in the field of Social Services as well as in government agencies and industry, and to exercise leadership in designing and creating a new welfare society with sufficient policy making/managing skills after graduation.

4 Years
Apr

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,195 USD
International
9,195 USD

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