Course information

• Category: Post Graduation
• Eligibility:
  i. Bachelor's degree (Level 6, Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF)) with honours in a related field or equivalent from Lincoln University College or another university with a CGPA of at least 2.50; or
  ii. Bachelor's degree (Level 6, MQF) or equivalent but does not achieve a CGPA of 2.50, may be admitted subject to a minimum of 5 years of work experience in social work or other related fields; or
  iii. Other qualifications recognized as equivalent by the Government of Malaysia.
• Goal: The programme lays emphasis on fundamentals of social work practice which communicates to individuals, families, small groups, organizations and communities. It is designed to provide specific knowledge and practice skills in the concentrations of Interpersonal Practice or Innovation in Community, Policy, and Leadership. •To evaluate research studies, apply research findings to practice, and evaluate their own practice interventions
  •To draw on theoretical frameworks supported by empirical evidence to identify with individual progress and conduct across the life span and the communications among individuals and between individual and families, groups, organizations, and communities.
• Scope:
  Social workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. Career prospects for social workers are strong. In a volatile and constantly evolving economy, social work is also a profession built for flexibility. Opportunity in the governmental sector is mainly in the community development projects pertaining to health, education, rural development, child, woman and tribal welfare etc. Work in NGOs’ can be specific to either urban or rural area.
  Most popular social work careers:
  Medical Social Worker, Substance Abuse Counselor, Child Welfare Case Worker, School Social Worker