Undergraduate Information | Discipline of Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work Programme

Admission Requirements

A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a minimum of 30 matric points and achievement rating 4 or higher in English and LO and one of: recognised NSC subjects: any Lang HL/FAL 5
Admission and selection occur through applications submitted via the Central Applications Office (CAO)

Additional Requirements

The profession is regulated by the SACSSP, which is a statutory body whose main function is to regulate the conduct, training, and registration of social workers, student social workers, social auxiliary workers, student social auxiliary workers, child, and youth care workers, and student child and youth care workers. From the second year of study, all students must register with the SACSSP and abide by the SACSSP’s code of ethics.

Undergraduate Studies

Module Structure

Subject	Cr	Code	Subject		Cr	Code
Semester 1			Semester 2
LEVEL 1
Social Work and Developmental Social Welfare	16	SOWK103	Afrocentrism, Human Behaviour & the Social Environment		16	SOWK114
Introduction to Professional Social Work Practice	16	SOWK113	Fields of Practice and Organisations in Social Work		16	SOWK112
Core elective: Select 1 core module from the following: Criminology and Forensic studies Community development Psychology Sociology Electives: Select 1 elective module from the following: Anthropology Industrial, Organisational and Labour Studies Religion Gender Studies Legal Studies Management Media and Cultural Studies Political Science Any module approved by the Academic Leader Ancillary module: Select 1 module from the following: Academic Literacy A (16C) ACLE101/102 -Academic Learning in English (16C) ELDV100- English Language Development B (16C) ZULN101- Basic isiZulu Language Studies A (16C) OR ZULN102- Basic isiZulu Language Studies B (16C) NB: Students MUST register first and second semester core electives and electives of the same subject
LEVEL 2
Helping Theories in Social Work	16	SOWK203	Child, Youth and Family Centred Work		16	SOWK202
Working with Individuals and Families	16	SOWK211	Working with Groups		16	SOWK212
Core elective: Select 1 core module from the following: Criminology and Forensic studies Community development Psychology Sociology Electives: Select 1 elective module from the following: Anthropology Industrial, Organisational and Labour Studies Religion Gender Studies Legal Studies Management Media and Cultural Studies Political Science Any module approved by the Academic Leader Students must register for all Social Work level two modules, then register for 1 level two core elective which is 16 credits per semester and 1 level two elective which is also 16 credits per semester. The total credits a student may register for level two is 128 credits.
LEVEL 3
Engaging Communities in Action	16	SOWK305		Intro. Social Work Research Methods	16		SOWK306
YEAR MODULE
Social Work Practice 3					32		SOWK320
Core elective: Select 1 core module from the following: Criminology and Forensic studies Community development Psychology Sociology Students must register for all Social Work level three modules, then register for 1 level three core elective which is 32 credits per semester. The total credits a student may register for level three is 128 credits.
LEVEL 4
Advanced Clinical Methods	16	SOWK401
Race, Gender, and Sexuality	16	SOWK405
Social Policy	16	SOWK403
YEAR MODULES
Advanced Social Work Practice					48		SOWK4AP
Research Methods and Research Report					32		SOWK4RP
Students must register for all Social Work level four modules. The total credits a student may register for level four is 128 Credits.

Requirements for the Degree

Level 1	SOWK114,SOWK103,SOWK112,SOWK113	64CPS
	Ancillary Module	16CPS
	Electives	48CPS
	TOTAL LEVEL 1	144CP
Level 2	SOWK202,SOWK203,SOWK211,SOWK212	64CPS
	Electives	64CPS
	TOTAL LEVEL 2	128CP
Level 3	SOWK306,SOWK305	32CPS
	SOWK320 (Social Work Practice 3)	32CPS
	Electives	64CPS
	TOTAL LEVEL 3	128CPS
Level 4	SOWK401,SOWK405,SOWK403	48CPS
	SOWK4AP (Advanced Social Work Practice)	48CPS
	SOWK4RP (Research Methods and Research Report)	32CPS
	TOTAL LEVEL 4	128CPS
	TOTAL DEGREE	528CPS