Module Programme: Bachelor Social Work (BASA) Department IV ...

Module 5 / BASA 5:Social-Economic Foundations of Social WorkIdentificationnumber:BASA 5Courses:Duration: 2semestersSemester: 1 st / 2 ndsemesterWorkload: 330 hContact time: 150hContact time:Self-study: 180hSelf-study:Credit points:11 cpCredit points:a.) Basic Terms of Sociology(1 st semester)b.) Social Policy I(1 st semester)c.) Social Policy II(2 nd semester)d.) Sociology of Social Change(2 nd semester)e.) Economy and Society(2 nd semester)a.) 2 SWS / 30 hb.) 2 SWS / 30 hc.) 2 SWS / 30 hd.) 2 SWS / 30 he.) 2 SWS / 30 ha.) 30 hb.) 60 hc.) 30 hd.) 30 he.) 30 ha.) 2 cpb.) 3 cpc.) 2 cpd.) 2 cpe.) 2 cpCompulsory module: Yes Compulsory elective module: No Elective module: NoCourse types:a.) lectureb.) lecturec.) lectured.) seminare.) seminarLearning objectives: One of the key determinants of social change in general, and social work inparticular is the social and economic development of society as it is influenced bycollective human action.Students are able to assess the extent to which these correlated factors and socialstructures are relevant to social work practice.For this purpose, on the one hand students are familiar with key concepts andterms enabling them to address socioeconomic issues and identify and evaluateprocesses of social change.On the other hand, students have a broad understanding of the history, objectivesand institutionalisation of social policy, and the economic and political principlesof the modern social welfare state.Students are able to recognize the role of divergent social interests, in particulardefined along the spectrum of economic and social freedom, which are involved inthe political process of shaping social work policy and practice.Requirements:study admissionTypes of examination:Achievement of credits:written exam / (module specific) course achievementmodule exam passed