University Degree in Social Work
OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY DEGREE - IN PERSON MODALITY
Did you know that around 20% of the Spanish population lives in poverty or social exclusion? In view of this fact, the task of the social worker is now more important than ever. With this university degree, you will learn to design actions and strategies that promote social equity and improve the situation of vulnerable groups (children, homeless people, dependent people…).
Do you want to become an agent of change and promote a more just society?- Have you always liked to participate in solidarity actions?
- Are you a creative person with communication skills, willing to find innovative solutions?
- Would you like to work with other education, health and justice professionals to change lives?
If so... this is the university degree for you!
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UFV is the number 1 university for studying the social university degree
The social vocation is the essence and the basis of this university and it is the ONLY one to incorporate humanistic training and social practices in all its syllabus, two essential pillars in your profession. In addition, you can do internships in more than 250 institutions, go on missions and participate in hundreds of projects with which UFV helps more than 12,000 people a year.
Do you have doubts about the University Degree in Social Work?
Why is UFV the best place to study Social Work?
ONLY at the UFV you will have the opportunity to learn at the Center for Integral Support to the Family (CAIF), located within the same campus, where you will delve into the most important problems of the family environment.
You will be able to choose your specialization: Social intervention with vulnerable groups or Cooperation for development, two areas with great challenges at present.
You will learn in a practical way with real cases, visits to institutions and social centers, conferences with experts, simulations, communication workshops, debates, training trips and much more!
You will carry out social internships at NGOs and will choose from hundreds of projects those that best fit your vocation. It will be a great opportunity to discover the areas in which you want to focus your career.
You will carry out professional internships in institutions or social companies and you will be able to collaborate with the university’s own foundation, Fundación Altius.
You will be able to study at the same time, and from the first year, the university degree in Social Education and the university degree in Social Work with a wide program of validations and discounts, and finish it in only 5 years.
A university campus with the latest facilities is always open to you: computer labs, simulation centers, study rooms, Sports Center, radio studios, film sets, food trucks, etc.
You will study at a university that is dedicated to helping others and has a vibrant campus life. You can sign up for volunteering, missions, Be The Change student society, Debating Society, theater and hundreds of other activities.
You will learn with Gesell chambers in the best facilities in Europe
Learning only in the classroom is not the same as learning in Gesell chamber or in the Advanced Simulation Center in one of the best university campuses in Europe. Only in this way will you truly delve into people’s behavior and be able to design effective strategies to improve their situation of vulnerability.
Internships in institutions, companies and NGOs.
You will carry out mandatory professional internships in public entities such as city councils and regional governments, as well as in private entities, companies and NGOs. An excellent opportunity to get involved in social projects, have a first work experience and be eligible for an employment contract.
International Agreements
We have more than 200 exchange agreements, so that you can study at a university in America, Europe or Asia, where you will get to know other environments and cultures that will help you understand different human behaviors. In addition, at the UFV campus you will live on campus with students of different nationalities.
We train professionals with a human approach
As a social worker, it is essential that you understand why the person in front of you suffers because only then will you be able to help them. At the UFV you will learn in a critical, analytical and humanistic approach to know how to intervene in each situation. In addition, throughout your university degree you will be accompanied by a mentor who will help you to enhance your talents and achieve your goals.
TITLE OF THE UNIVERSITY DEGREE
UNIVERSITY DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK
INITIAL FEE
€1,500
MONTHLY FEE
€470
TOTAL
€6,200
Scholarships and Grants
— At UFV, we understand the importance of studying a university degree that fulfills you. That is why one in three UFV students receives a scholarship or grant.
Career Opportunities
The university degree in Social Work has multiple professional opportunities, some of which include:
Community Social Services.
Permanent attention services for social emergencies: hotlines for women victims of gender violence; attention to minors, etc.
Specialized social services.
Services for the homeless: shelters and soup kitchens, lodges and social and occupational integration
Services for the elderly: social centers and clubs, day centers, residential centers, home care, etc.
Child and family care services: child protection services, foster care and adoption, shelters and residential centers
Women’s care services: psychosocial information and care, social care for women victims of domestic violence, shelters, self-help groups, etc.
Services for people with disabilities: early care, social and labor insertion, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, protected apartments, defense and guardianship of the assets of people with disabilities, etc.
Reception and social care services for immigrants and refugees
Health
Health centers and hospitals
Home health and social care services for the chronically and terminally ill
Social and health care centers.
Mental health services
Drug addiction care services
Education and Training
Formal education: psycho-pedagogical and social counseling to schools and educational institutions; school and family mediation; special education centers; programs against school absenteeism, etc.
Non-formal education: workshop-schools and other initiatives aimed at compensating socio-educational deficits.
Justice
Courts: psychosocial counseling to the judge, mediation with the victim, socio-labor insertion, etc.
Penitentiaries: treatment of certain crimes, drug addiction, sexual aggression, etc., mother and child care programs for inmates with children in prison, socio-labor reintegration, etc.
Companies. Social benefits and care for workers.
Housing. Social housing programs, community revitalization of neighborhoods, urban planning, etc.
Third sector. Non-profit entities that work against social exclusion with preventive, assistance, training, social and labor insertion programs, etc.
New areas of intervention. Social marketing, communication and image in relation to social issues, attention to catastrophe or emergency situations, defense of human rights, social expertise, family therapy, prevention of occupational hazards, etc.
Title of the University Degree:
University Degree in Social Work
Centers where the University Degree is taught:
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Branch of knowledge:
Social and Legal Sciences
Type of teaching:
In-person modality
Languages in which it is taught:
Spanish
Total number of ECTS credits:
240
Specializations:
Specialization in Social Intervention with Vulnerable Groups
Specialization in Cooperation for Development.
Number of new admission places offered:
40
Regulated professions:
Does not qualify
Resolution:
Not applicable
Regulation:
Not applicable
