Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Basic Information
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work is a four-year academic degree offered by Tribhuvan University’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The primary goal of this program is to train generalist social workers to meet the needs of modern Nepal and the world. In order to accomplish this, it provides 8 papers in separate semesters, including mandatory fieldwork, research work, academic writing, and report writing courses.
Apart from core social work courses, these courses also contain different mandatory courses from allied fields, as well as several optional courses in the third and fourth years, including some specialized courses. Furthermore, there are a few required courses such as Nepali, English, Nepat Studies, Research, and Academic Writing.
Objectives
The general goal of bachelor-level courses is to provide students with an up-to-date understanding of the basic theories and practices of Social Work, as well as skills developed through intense fieldwork. The primary goal is to provide general skilled people resources for social work in Nepal.
Furthermore, it seeks to instill in students a sense of human rights and social justice. Thus, the ultimate goal of this level is to produce trained human resources by developing professional skills in this discipline students on par with those of other countries.
The bachelor level Social Work program seeks to develop the following skills:
- Understanding of the fundamental concepts of social work, including principles, methodology, and practice.
- Conduct research to identify the challenges that the community members experience and viable solutions to those difficulties.
- Developing the ability to identify key societal problems in the context in which they occur.
- Managing and leveraging the service system to address the issue among those affected.
- Increasing self-awareness of one’s own abilities to respond to problem situations
Admission Criteria
- The students should have completed a higher secondary level degree (+2, PCL, or any) in any of the subjects recognized by Tribhuvan University.
- Students need to appear in the entrance examination conducted by Tribhuvan University.
Course Structure
First Year
| Paper | Code No. | Title of Course | Full Mark | Remarks |
| 1 | SW 421 | Introduction of Social Work | 100 | Required |
| 2 | SW 422 | Basic Sociology for Social Work | 100 | Required |
Second Year
| Paper | Code No. | Title of Course | Full Marks | Remarks |
| 3 | SW 423 | Basic Psychology for Social Work | 100 | Required |
| 4 | SW424A | Social Case Work Practice | 50 | |
| SW424B | Social Work Practice with Groups | 50 |
Third Year*
| Paper | Code No. | Title of Course | Full Marks | Remarks |
| 5. | SW 425A | Community Organization (Practical) | 50 | Required |
| 6. | SW425B | Development and Social Work (Practical) | 50 | Required |
| 7. | SW 410 | Social Policy and Welfare | 100 | Elective |
Fourth Year*
| Paper | Code No. | Title of Course | Full Marks | Remarks |
| 8 | SW 426 | Research Method and Academic Writing | 100 | Required |
| 9 | SW 427 | Indigenous Social Work Practice of Nepal (Practical) | 100 | Required |
Note: There will be two practical courses (social work practice) in the third and fourth years. The overall practical hours for social work will exceed 450 hours at the bachelor level. It will fulfill the requirement of fieldwork for the development of professional social work skills among students so that they can work as generalist social workers within and beyond Nepal.