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EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER AND ACCUMULATION SYSTEM (ECTS) CATALOGUE

PART II:

INFORMATION ON DEGREE PROGRAMS AND DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL COURSE UNITS

Social Work (B.A.)

2010

Table of Contents

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/ Qualification Awarded……………………………………………….. /

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/ Level of Qualification………………………………………………… /

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/ Specific Admission Requirements…………………………………. /

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4.

/ Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning………..
(formal, non-formal and informal) /

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/ Qualification Requirements and Regulations……………………... /

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/ Profile of the Program……………………………………………….. /

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/ Key Learning Outcomes…………………………………………….. /

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/ Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples……………… /

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/ Access to Further Studies…………………………………………... /

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/ Course Structure Diagram with Credits …………………………...
(60 per full-time academic year) /

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/ Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading……………. /

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/ Graduation Requirements………………………………………….. /

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/ Mode of Study………………………………………………………..
(full-time, part-time, e-learning….) /

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/ Program Director or Equivalent……………………………………. /

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/ Description of Individual Course Units Included in the Program..
  • Course unit title
  • Course unit code
  • Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)
  • Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle; sub-level if applicable)
  • Year of study (if applicable)
  • Semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
  • Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • Name of lecturer(s)
  • Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)
  • Prerequisites and co-requisites
  • Recommended optional programme components
  • Course contents
  • Recommended or required reading
  • Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • Assessment methods and criteria
  • Language of instruction
  • Work placement(s)
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Social Work (B.A.)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.Qualification Awarded

“Bachelor of Arts (Ptychio)”

2.Level of Qualification

Bachelor (Ptychio) 1st Cycle Degree

3.Specific Admission Requirements

  1. Induction of new students to the Social Work Program
  2. Personal Statement Form
  3. Reference Letters
  4. Previous work and volunteerism in non-government organizations

All applicants must have completed a secondary (high) school education or twelve years of schooling to be considered for admission to undergraduate study, or hold a Bachelor’s degree for post-graduate study.

E.U.C. recognizes a strong academic performance at high school level as the primary determinant for undergraduate university level success. When making an admissions decision, the University is interested in applicants with a solid high school record, evidence of extra-curricular involvement, a high level of commitment and potential for personal growth.

Applications for admission to E.U.C., together with the applicant’s credentials, are examined and evaluated by the Office of Admissions, which makes the final decision for the application.

Any person who intends to register for a program/course at E.U.C. must first be admitted to the University. Application forms and the most current information about admission requirements can be obtained from the Office of Admissions

Applicants must first be admitted to E.U.C. to be considered for financial aid, scholarship, assistantship, or on-campus housing.

4.Specific Arrangements for recognition of prior learning

Students who have started their university education elsewhere and wish to apply for admission to European UniversityCyprus as transfer students in the program of Social Work must submit the following items to the Office of Admissions:

1) A completed application form together with a non-refundable fee of €52.

2) Official transcripts of all academic records from each institution previously attended, including high school, college or university.

3) Official course descriptions or syllabi in English for all work completed at the college or university previously attended.

An official transfer credit evaluation will only be made if all of the above items have been submitted to the Office of Admissions.

Transfer Credit Evaluation Policy

After having completed all procedures required for transfer admission, applicants for admission with advanced standing will be given a statement of credits accepted on transfer by the Office of Admissions before they enroll. Credits for courses which have an equivalency at European UniversityCyprus are accepted when earned with grade ‘C’ or above in a university level institution or program with admission standards acceptable to European UniversityCyprus.

For courses earned with a passing grade lower than ‘C’ the university may administer a qualifying/waiver exam.

Transfer credit is evaluated and applied in one of the following ways at European UniversityCyprus:

1)AS PARALLEL CREDIT. The course must involve at least the same amount of class time and have approximately the same content as the European University Cyprus equivalent; or

2) AS AN ELECTIVE. The course must be related in some manner to the student’s academic program and career goal. Also, in some cases credit which is deemed as liberal arts is normally accepted if such credit was earned in courses not specifically offered at European UniversityCyprus.

Candidates who have successfully completed subjects from the G.C.S.E. (or G.C.E.) ‘A’ level may be awarded transfer credits depending on their field of study. In such cases, the number of transfer credits awarded can not exceed 12-13 credits for those studying for a bachelor’s degree. After having completed the procedure required for transfer admission, applicants will be given a statement of credits accepted on transfer by the Office of Admissions

before they enrol. Transfer credits are not included in the calculation of the student’s GPA.

Students applying for transfer credit must file a ‘Transfer Credit Evaluation Form’ at the Office of Admissions together with a non-refundable fee of €52.

Examinations/Certificates that Social Work Students can apply

for recognition of credits (10%)

  • GCE A’ Level
  • Proficiency (Cambridge)
  • SPANISH - DELE (Diploma de Espanol como Lengua Extranjera)
  • Level 1 – Inicial (A1-A2)
  • Level 2 – Basico (B1-B2)
  • Level 3 – Superior (C1-C2)
  • GERMAN - START (Deutsch Exam)
  • START 1 – (A1)
  • START 2 – (A2)
  • FRENCH
  • Alliance Francaise 1 and 2 – Diplome de Langue Francaise (now obsolete in Cyprus)
  • Delf – Level A1, A2
  • Delf – Level B1

5.Qualification requirements and regulations

At present there is no National Qualifications Framework in Cyprus. However our University implements the qualifications framework as developed within the framework of the Bologna process. First Cycle Qualification: 240 ECTS (Full Time/Part Time). (Accumulation of credits is documented in the Official Institutional Transcript of Record).

In addition full implementation of the graduation requirements is required (see below item 12).

6.Profile of the Program

General Objectives

  • Development of students’ abilities for creative thinking, writing and speaking,
  • Develop respect towards social and ethical values as the base for reciprocal professional relationships and awareness of responsibility to the society, the country, etc.,
  • Development of students’ abilities for analytical thought, decision-making and communication, as well as self-confidence, responsibility, integrity and vigilance and attributes that promote the personal success and efficient contribution in organizations of social welfare,
  • Build a firm academic basis with potential, via the general education courses and the social work courses,
  • Give sufficient training so that students achieve basic professional requirements for a successful career,
  • Give the students the basic requirements for academic and/or professional success.

Specific Objectives

  • Gives the students, through a balanced, multifaceted and multifunctional program, a complete training in social work and the corresponding methods, so that they develop better comprehension of themselves and society.
  • Prepare students for career in professional settings where the knowledge and methods of social work, human resources development and applied social research are used,(e.g. social services, social work, social welfare, counseling).

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
All students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work must complete the following requirements:
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS / 15 / 25
CORE REQUIREMENTS / 21 / 36
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS / 72 / 125
MAJOR ELECTIVES / 21 / 42
FREE ELECTIVES / 6 / 12
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS / 135 CREDITS / 240 ECTS
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS / 15 credits / 25 ECTS
CSG190 / Computer Fundamentals and Applications / 3 / 5
MGR203 / Expository Writing in Modern Greek / 3 / 4
SOC115 / Statistics in Sociological Science I / 3 / 6
*MGR202 / Intermediate Modern Greek II / 3 / 5
*MGG330 / Greek Language ΙΙ or
English Elective / 3 / 5
CORE REQUIREMENTS / 21 credits / 36ECTS
PSG103 / Introduction to Psychology / 3 / 5
PHL101 / Introduction to Philosophy / 3 / 5
SOG101 / Introduction to Sociology / 3 / 5
PSG230 / Issues of Psychopathology / 3 / 6
SOW101 / Introduction to Social Work Ι / 3 / 5
SOG213 / Family Sociology / 3 / 5
SOG212 / Structural Inequalities and Social Inclusion / 3 / 5
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS / 72 credits / 125 ECTS
SOW205 / Principles of communication and interview in social work / 3 / 5
SOW201 / Social Work with Individuals Ι / 3 / 5
SOW202 / Social Work with GroupsΙ – Program Tools / 3 / 5
SOW203 / Community Social Work Ι - Theory / 3 / 5
SOW204 / Principles of Law, Family Law / 3 / 5
SOW116 / Developmental Psychology And Emotional Intelligence / 3 / 5
SOW121 / Advocacy In Social Work And Protection Of Citizens / 3 / 5
SOW206 / Social Psychology For Social Workers / 3 / 5
SOW111 / Programs Of Social Welfare / 3 / 5
SOW211 / Social Work With IndividualsΙI / 3 / 5
SOW212 / Social Work With GroupsΙI – Program Tools / 3 / 5
SOW213 / Community Social Work ΙI – Methods Of Intervention / 3 / 5
SOW301 / Social Research Methods Ι / 3 / 5
SOW399 / Social Research MethodsΙI / 3 / 5
SOW303 / Social Planning and Social Policy / 3 / 5
SOW311 / Family Social Work / 3 / 5
SOW401 / Social Services Administration / 3 / 5
SOW391 / Use and Application of Computer Technology and Communication in Social Services / 3 / 5
SOW402 / Advanced Social Work and Social Welfare Issues / 3 / 5
SOW280 / Field Practice Ι – Supervision Ι / 6 / 10
SOW380 / Field Practice ΙI – Supervision ΙI / 6 / 12
SOW420 / Thesis / 3 / 8
MAJOR ELECTIVES **
(Students must select seven courses) / 21 credits / 42
SOW393 / Comparative Social Work / 3 / 6
SOW395 / Local Government and Social Welfare / 3 / 6
SOW400 / Social Work Terminology in English language / 3 / 6
SOW403 / Social Work and Child Protection / 3 / 6
SOW404 / Social Work in Health Settings / 3 / 6
SOW405 / Social Work in Education Settings / 3 / 6
SOW406 / Social Work with Elderly and People with Special Needs / 3 / 6
SOW407 / Intercultural Social Work / 3 / 6
SOW408 / Social Work and Substance Abuse / 3 / 6
SOW409 / Social Work and Juvenile Delinquency / 3 / 6
SOW410 / Social Work in the Military and Police Forces / 3 / 6
SOW411 / Health Promotion and Education / 3 / 6
SOW412 / Social Work and Human Sexuality / 3 / 6
FREEELECTIVES / 6 / 12

*Students with grade higher that 18 at the end of the 6th year of High School take MGG330.

Students with gradeunder 18 at the end of the 6th year of High School take MGG220. English speaking students can take any Greek courses according to the placement test.

**Students select seven courses.

7.Key Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the students will:

  • Develop students’ abilities for creative thinking, writing and speaking,
  • Develop respect towards social and ethical values as the base for reciprocal professional relationships and awareness of responsibility to the society, the country, etc.,
  • Develop students’ abilities for analytical thought, decision-making and communication, as well as self-confidence, responsibility, integrity and vigilance and attributes that promote the personal success and efficient contribution in organizations of social welfare,
  • Build a firm academic basis with potential, via the general education courses and the social work courses,
  • Give sufficient training so that students achieve basic professional requirements for a successful career,
  • Give the students the basic requirements for academic and/or professional success.

8.Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The University was established two years ago, therefore the University does not have complete record on this matter.

9.Access to Further Studies

Individuals who successfully complete the program requirements and receive the relevant qualification are eligible to continue their studies by pursuing post-graduate degrees in Cyprus or Abroad.

  1. Course Structure Diagram with Credits *

COURSE / ECTS / Semester subtotal / Program Total: / 240
SEMESTER 1 / SOW101 / 5 / 30
PSG103 / 5
SOG101 / 5
CSG190 / 5
MGR202 OR MGG330 / 5
English Elective / 5
SEMESTER 2 / PHL101 / 5 / 29
SOG213 / 5
MGR203 / 4
SOW121 / 5
SOW111 / 5
SOW116 / 5
SEMESTER 3 / SOW201 / 5 / 30
SOW202 / 5
SOW203 / 5
SOW204 / 5
SOW205 / 5
SOW206 / 5
SEMESTER 4 / SOW211 / 5 / 31
SOW212 / 5
SOW213 / 5
SOW280 / 10
Free Elective / 6
SEMESTER 5 / SOG212 / 5 / 33
PSG230 / 6
SOW301 / 5
SOC115 / 6
SOW303 / 5
Major Elective / 6
SEMESTER 6 / SOW311 / 5 / 28
SOW399 / 5
Major Elective / 6
SOW380 / 12
SEMESTER 7 / SOW401 / 5 / 34
SOW402 / 5
Major Elective / 6
Major Elective / 6
Major Elective / 6
Free Elective / 6
SEMESTER 8 / SOW420 / 8 / 25
SOW391 / 5
Major Elective / 6
Major Elective / 6

11.Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Details on required examinations in each course appear in its syllabus/course outline. In addition, in relation to ECTS, these details appear in the description of individual course units included in the program (see point15).

The Examination Regulations comply with the University’s Policy on Academic Ethics

  • Students must be seated in the Exam Room at least 5 minutes before the start of the examination.
  • Students will not normally be permitted to enter the exam room after the first 30 minutes of the examination have elapsed. No student may leave the examination room during the first 30 minutes of the examination.
  • Students are required to carry their University identification card for presentation on request.
  • Strict silence must be observed at all times in the examination room
  • Students must not communicate with each other during the examination
  • Personal belongings, such as briefcases, bags, books, notes, etc., must be placed in a designated area identified by the instructor
  • Students are requested to switch off mobile phones and place them with their belongings in the designated area.
  • Students found copying, communicating with another student, or using any unauthorized materials may be expelled from the room.
  • Students must ensure they have no written material on their hands, arms and legs as this will be assumed to be in breach of examination regulations and treated as such, whether relevant to that particular examination content or not.
  • Should any student have to leave the examination room for personal reasons they must be accompanied.
  • Any student who leaves the room unattended will not be allowed to return to the room.
  • In the event of illness, should the student feel unable to continue with the examination, the student should remain seated and raise their hand to attract the attention of the instructor.
  • Failure to attend an examination without reasonable cause may result in the award of no marks for that examination. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of the details of the examination timetable.
  • In the case of illness, certified evidence must be provided within 2 days of that examination being held. All original medical certificates must be presented to the relevant School Administration Office.
  • Students with Special Needs will receive the necessary considerations as advised by the University’s Committee for students with Special Needs
  • Each student is responsible to sign the student signature list before leaving the examination room.

Internal Regulations on Academic Ethics and Students’ Discipline

PREAMBLE

E.U.C.EuropeanUniversity - Cyprus is a community of scholars in which the ideals of freedom of inquiry, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of the individual are sustained. However, the exercise and preservation of these freedoms and rights require a respect for the rights of all in the community to enjoy them to the same extent. It is clear that in a community of learning, willful disruption of the educational process, destruction of property, and interference with the orderly process of the University or with the rights of other members of the University cannot be tolerated. Students enrolling in the University assume an obligation to conduct themselves in a manner compatible with the University's function as an educational institution. To fulfill its functions of imparting and gaining knowledge, the University retains the power to maintain order within the University and to exclude those who are disruptive of the educational process.

POLICY AND PROVISIONS ON ACADEMIC ETHICS

The University has a responsibility to uphold and promote quality scholarship and to ensure that its students understand what academic integrity is. This section outlines the University’s policy on dishonest academic performance by its students. Such offences carry penalties. Students should read carefully the Internal Regulations on Academic Ethics and Students’ Discipline, and are encouraged to ask Faculty for help and guidance on honest academic practice, particularly in using source material from the Internet. In this way they can avoid

any unintentional dishonesty.

ORIGINALITY

For the purposes of this Policy on Academic Ethics ‘original’ work is work that is genuinely produced specifically for the particular assessment task by the student whose name is attached to it. Any use of the ideas or scholarship of others is acknowledged. ‘Work’ includes not only written material but also oral, audio, visual or other material submitted for assessment.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Academic dishonesty is determined by the extent and the level of intent. In assessing the extent or scale of the dishonesty the instructor will evaluate how much of the work is the student’s own after all unacknowledged source material has been removed. In no case can work that is plagiarized be taken into account in determining a grade. Intent to deceive is the single most significant aspect of academic dishonesty. Repeated instances of deception will incur heavy penalties for the student and the violation will be officially and permanently recorded in the student’s record.

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is representing the work of somebody else as one’s own. It includes the following:

i. submission of another student’s work as one’s own;

ii. paraphrasing or summarizing without acknowledgement of source material;

iii.direct quoting or word copying of all or part of a work, ideas, or scholarship of another without identification or acknowledgement or reference;

iv. submitting as one’s own work purchased, borrowed or stolen research, papers, or projects.

CHEATING

Cheating is giving or receiving unauthorized help for unfair advantage before, during, or after examinations, tests, presentations or other assessments, such as:

i. collaboration beforehand if it is specifically forbidden by the instructor

ii. verbal collaboration during the examination, unless specifically allowed by the instructor;

iii. the use of notes, books, or other written aids during the examination, unless specifically allowed by the instructor;

iv. the use of electronic devices and mobile telephony to store, transmit or photograph information to or from an external source;

v. the use of codes or signals to communicate with other students in the examination room;

vi. looking upon another student’s papers and / or allowing another student to look upon one’s own papers during the examination period;

vii. passing on any examination information to students who have not yet taken the examination;

viii. falsifying exam identification by arranging with another student to

take an examination in their place or in one’s own place;

ix. pretending to take the exam but not submitting the paper, and later

claiming that the instructor lost it.

COLLUSION

Collusion is false representation by groups of students who knowingly assist each other in order to achieve an unfair assessment advantage. It involves: