The Report on the Re-accreditation of the Faculty of Law in Osijek (December 2021):
“The undergraduate and graduate study programmes of Social Work connect the theoretical aspect of teaching with practical work that represents a fundamental dimension within their curriculum, and is the backbone for acquiring the necessary competencies for social work in the community. Both of these programmes bring practice to students in a systematic and responsible manner.”
“The Panel appreciates the very good cooperation with employers, professional organizations, judicial institutions, civil society organizations and the alumni on the development of study programmes and individual courses of the Social Work.”
“Involving social work students in community work presents an excellent and exemplary project from the perspective of the high education institution’s social role.”
Courses are taught in the form of lectures, exercises and seminars. Through all three years, field education study is included in a considerable extent. Students choose one elective course each semester. In order to obtain BSW title, students are required to fulfill these obligations: they take the prescribed classes according to the study program, pass the exams of the required compulsory and elective courses, do the obligatory fieldwork, work out and defend the final thesis.
BSW program imparts students with knowledge, skills and values that are necessary to alleviate social and economic inequalities in society while respecting ethical principles of social work as well as basic needs and rights for all.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the BSW from the Faculty of Law University of Osijek, the master graduates shall be able to:
- Comprehend and apply social work standards and respect the ethical principles of social work.
- Continuously monitor, critically asses and apply current and relevant knowledge in the area of social work and social policy.
- Apply theories and methods of social work in its preventive and therapeutic practice.
- Assess needs and choose an appropriate intervention within a social welfare system and other systems relying on social work.
- Choose and use professional competencies/methods for working with individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations.
- Understand and apply basic knowledge on different social policy systems.
- Comprehend, clarify and critically evaluate factors and trends in the development of social policy as well as the impact of a socio-political and economic framework thereon.
- Identify, understand and analyse the issue of social development and trends in the Croatian social policy.
- Design, prepare and critically evaluate a social project/programme proposal.
- Act in a multidisciplinary and international social work and social policy environment.
- Assess deviations and difficulties in a person’s development, and apply the referring knowledge in the preventive and therapeutic practice of social work.
- Identify complex social impacts on the experience and conduct of customers and social workers.
- Apply appropriate psychological theories and work methods in different areas (individuals, groups and communities) of social worker engagement.
- Develop sensitivity for various psychological needs of customers.
- Clarify basic legal concepts, methods of legal reasoning, interpretation and argumentation, and the general principles of law.
- Clarify the basic principles and methods used in special areas of law, appearing in social work (constitutional and family law, human rights, criminal, labour and social law, administrative law and referring procedural rules).
- Apply lawyer knowledge to problem resolution, simplify resolution of complex issues selecting an aspect with no legal relevance and encourage out-of-court dispute resolution.
- Categorize human rights, respect them at work, recognize respective violations and choose appropriate legal protection mechanisms (children’s rights, rights of people with disabilities, the right to gender equality and other in the context of constitutional, EU and international law).