Education
At the Department of Social Work (ASA), teaching is conducted in the field of social work. The subject deals with the living conditions of vulnerable people, the causes of social problems, and the design of interventions to alleviate social problems.
Social work is the main subject in the social work program. Studies in the social work program lead to a social work degree after seven semesters of study and prepare students for a variety of professional roles; as social workers in municipal administration, as counselors in healthcare, or, for example, for social activities within criminal and institutional care.
The social work program in Jönköping has a strong connection to professional social work, including recurring field studies.
Undergraduate level
Graduate level
Internationalization as a student
Our vision for internationalization is for students to gain awareness and knowledge of international conditions that affect people's social reality in different situations and countries, reflect on this and compare with Swedish conditions.
Students will:
- acquire an international perspective with a focus on social work
- in a broad sense be given the opportunity to gain their own experiences of social work abroad
- have the opportunity to study and exchange experiences with foreign students in their own department.
Teachers in the department should be given opportunities for contacts and cooperation with colleagues in similar programs in other countries.
The international perspective includes the inclusion of current international research in the course literature, translated or in the original language.
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