Faculty Booklet - The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine ...

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P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3
THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
SEMESTEr: 2
COUrSE CODE: SOWK 6003 (SW69D)
COUrSE TITLE: SOCIAL WOrK AND ISSUES OF EqUALITY
NO. OF CrEDITS:
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: The aim of this course is to deepen the
student’s understanding of the structural contexts and societal
processes that give rise to inequality, and to generate insight
into conditions of oppression in the contemporary Caribbean.
The course components contribute to the building of the
requisite knowledge base for engaging in anti-oppressive social
work practice with clients systems at national, community and
individual level.
Core concepts and common issues across different forms of
discrimination and oppression will be scrutinised. Theoretical
frames will be identified, and their relevance and applicability
to the Caribbean context will be explored.
The role and function of the professional in working for equality
and social justice for client systems, will be examined with
particular emphasis on dimensions of empowerment, self
determination, and agency. The course format will provide an
opportunity for students to investigate and analyse selected
dimensions and conditions of oppression in Caribbean societies,
develop approaches and strategies, and benefit from discourse
and interactive learning processes in a seminar forum.
SEMESTEr: 2
COUrSE CODE: SOWK 6008 (SW69I)
COUrSE TITLE: ADVANCED PrACTICUM
NO. OF CrEDITS: 12
COUrSE DESCrIPTION: Two days per week for 12 weeks, then
5 days a week for 12 weeks (mid-May to end of July). (564 hours
- extends into the summer)
Regional or International placements - five days per week for 16
weeks (mid-May to end of August).
Advanced Practicum is differentiated from practicum at
undergraduate level through specific objectives that are
additional to general requirements. Advanced Practicum also
includes attendance during the block period of one half day per
fortnight at practicum-linked research seminars.
These seminars will focus on:
• the application of research methods to practicum
• devising practicum specific ethical codes for data collection
and analysis
• providing guidance to students in the design of their
research projects
• writing research proposals
• literature search and review
• writing for publication
Practicum provides the opportunity for further specialisation.
Students will be expected to develop their practice in one of the
following: mental health; children and young people; criminal
justice; substance abuse; disability; medical social work; school
social work; community development; family practice. Other
specialist areas will be considered.
SEMESTEr 3
Writing up of Research Project 6 credits
M.PHIL./PH.D. gOVErNMENT
The Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and the Doctor of Philosophy
(Ph.D.) degrees are research degrees. Research degrees involve
independent study, directed by a supervisor, and the production of
a thesis. The essential difference between the Master and Doctoral
levels, aside from the length of the registration period, lies in the
quality of a successful Ph.D. thesis, which must be judged to be the
result of original research, to be an addition to knowledge and to
be worthy of publication either in full or in an abridged form in a
refereed journal.
The award of a Ph.D. also requires the candidate to defend his/her
thesis at a public oral examination. Many research degrees now
contain a taught element. The intention of these taught courses
is to provide students with research techniques and skills that will
not only help them to complete their current research topic, but
will also stand them in good stead for life after University.
The M.Phil. programme requires applicants to have a good honours
degree, with emphasis on their proposed research area. The courses
outlined in the M.Sc. programme are normally required for entry
into the M.Phil. programme. However the department will decide
on the eligibility and acceptance of candidates. M.Phil. students
are required to pursue two taught graduate level courses.
Candidates seeking entry to the M.Phil. programme should hold
a Bachelor’s degree (second class honours or above) in the area
in which they wish to pursue. Candidates seeking entry into the
Ph.D. programmes should hold Master’s degree from an approved
University with a specialty in the area of study. Students may be
required to attend an interview prior to being accepted. Students
applying for M.Phil. or Ph.D. degrees must prepare an appropriate
research proposal for consideration.
M.PHIL./PH.D. PSYCHOLOgY
M.PHIL.
Entry requirements
Applicants, normally, should have at least an upper second class
honours degree in Psychology. In addition, applicants are required
to have broad training in research methods and statistics at the
undergraduate or graduate level. Applicants without a degree in
Psychology may apply for entry and if accepted be required to do
a qualifying year. Further, suitable applicants will be interviewed
initially by members of the Psychology Unit before final selection
is made.
In fulfillment of the M.Phil. degree candidates are required to:
(a) Successfully complete the seminar in their area of specialisation
and the Advanced Statistics and Research Methods course
(b) Successfully defend their M.Phil. thesis
Psychology B.Sc. Majors who are currently registered in the
Sociology M.Phil. programme in the Department of Behavioural
Sciences and are pursuing psychological thesis research may apply
for transfer into the M.Phil. Psychology programme. However, these
students may be required to undertake the two M.Phil. Psychology
courses.