Overview

The Social Work program offered by The University of the West Indies aims to train persons who will either provide leadership as administrators and managers of social service agencies, or serve as specialist practitioners in selected fields of social work and/or train and direct a wider body of agency personnel in those fields – all within a clear policy framework guided by professional, theoretical and ethical practices.

Students at Social Work program offered by The University of the West Indies will:

Be able to analyse complex social issues and make relevant proposals regarding how they might be addressed.

Be able to identify and provide a justification for the course of action chosen in situations in which ethical issues arise.

Demonstrate competence in the assessment, development and implementation of appropriate plans for work with systems of different sizes, in at least one of the following fields: children and youth and their families, geographic or other types of communities, or social service delivery or social planning organisations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Resource Management and Organization

Methods of Strategic Management

Programme Planning, Management and Evaluation

Methods of Policy Practice

Compensation and Employee Assistance

Advanced Social Research Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00
Starting 2028-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-10-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

45 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Kingston, Jamaica

Disciplines

Social Work

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Hold an undergraduate degree in Social Work or another degree with a Diploma in Social Work (with at least a 3.0 GPA) from an approved University;

Have a minimum of 2 years post baccalaureate work experience in a social work or related human service setting.

submit a detailed résumé, including positions held, and volunteer work;

include a 300-word statement of career goals and research interest are available for attending an interview upon request

Original Copies of your Supporting Documents

Official Transcript

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

15000 USD / year

≈ 15000 USD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

3720 USD / year

≈ 3720 USD / year

Additional Details

national full-time per year: J$587,821

Funding

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