Master of Social Work
社會工作碩士學位
Sept 2019 Entry
Programme code: 54047
Duration & Credit Requirement
MSW
3 years
36 (including 8 clinical/field credits)
3 for local students
6 for non-local students
For local students
HK$203,200 per programme
(Taught subject: HK$4,600 per credit; Fieldwork: HK$9,300 per credit)
For non-local students
HK$246,800 per programme
(Taught subject: HK$5,600 per credit; Fieldwork: HK$11,250 per credit)
Dr LI Chi-mei, Jessica
PhD, MPhil, BASW, RSW
- This programme is offered within the Postgraduate Scheme in Applied Social Sciences.
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview in one of these two time periods: (i) 7-10 January 2019, or (ii) 11-12 & 15-16 April 2019. Qualified candidates will be notified of their results via the eAdmission. Once all vacancies are filled, the remaining qualified applicants will be put on a waiting list. Applicants are advised to submit their applications as early as possible.
Aims & Characteristics
Programme Aims
The overall aim of the MSW programme is to nurture students to become advanced generic social work practitioners, engaged in critical reflection of their work and with a strong commitment to pursuing scholarship in practice.
Characteristics
This programme is designed for Bachelor’s degree holders who would like to pursue a social work qualification on a part-time basis.
Students integrate theory and practice and generate new theoretical and practical insights to improve professional practice. The programme values the following principles:
- Contextual reflection: reflecting on the unique features of the social, cultural and political contexts of human service practice and their implications for both theory and practice.
- Relationship between theory and practice: testing and reflecting on theories and developing them into personalised “theories-in-use” in specific practice domains.
- The inter-connectedness of problems and issues: relating one’s knowledge and skills to the context of professional practice, the local community, the Chinese mainland and the international community as a whole, and appreciating the ethical and value considerations underlying professional practice.
- Personalised styles and frameworks of practice: continually reflecting on and integrating one’s professional self, personal values and life experiences, and hence transforming practice theories into new ideas and methods that are congruent with one’s personal style of practice and within the evolving practice context.
Special Features
- Individualised learning path
- Interactive teaching and learning methods
- Interdisciplinary exposure
- Investigation of social problems from professional perspectives
- Indigenous knowledge and skills in professional practice
Recognition & Prospects
Graduates are eligible to apply for registration as Registered Social Workers (RSW) in Hong Kong.
For registration as a RSW, please refer to the requirement and application procedure as stipulated by the Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB) by visiting the Board's official website.
Curriculum
Programme Structure
To be eligible for the award, students must complete 12 Required Subjects and 1 Elective Subject (for a total of 36 credits).
Core Areas of Study
Required Subjects
- Advanced Human Behaviour & Social Environment
- Advanced Social Work Theory & Practice I
- Advanced Social Work Theory & Practice II
- Critical Introduction to Social Work
- Law & Social Work
- Practice Research in Social Work
- Principles & Methods of Social Service Administration
- MSW Fieldwork I
- MSW Fieldwork II
- MSW Integrative Seminar in Social Work Studies
- Social Problem, Policy Analysis & Accountability
- Social Work Practice Workshop
Elective Subjects
- Advanced Macro Social Work Intervention
- Brief Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Intervention
- Integrative Project
- Marriage, Separation, Divorce & Reconstituted Families
- Mental Health Practice
- Mental Health & the Aged
- Narrative Therapy
- Organisation Theories & Analysis
- Pathological Gambling
- Social Context & Ethics
- Supervision & Professional Development
- Theories & Models of Counselling
- Theory & Practice of Social Development
- Mindfulness in Counselling
- Violence in Intimate Relationships*
* Subject to approval
Information on the subjects offered can be obtained at www.polyu.edu.hk/apss.
Entrance Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree from a recognised university.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the "Admission Requirements" section for details.
Other Information
Enquiries
For further information on admission matters, please contact:
Ms Lee Suk Wai (tel: (852) 2766 5714; email: sspg@polyu.edu.hk);
or visit our website at www.polyu.edu.hk/apss.
Additional Documents Required
Employer's Recommendation |
Optional |
Personal Statement |
1 page Personal Statement in English |
Programme Leaflet |
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Transcript / Certificate |
Copies of Transcripts and Graduation Certificates are required |
Info Seminar
No information is available at present.