Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

🏛️ Institution

Prisca Sapientia University
Zurich, Switzerland – International Academic Mission
🌐 www.priscasapientia.university

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🎓 Degree awarded

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
EQF Level 6 – 180 ECTS

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⏳ Duration and academic level

Duration: 3 academic years (6 semesters)
Credits: 180 ECTS
Level: EQF Level 6
Delivery mode: Fully online
Start date: Open enrollment

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🌍 Language

Italian
English

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🏫 Faculty

Faculty of Social Sciences & Public Administration

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🎯 Educational objectives

The Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work provides students with solid theoretical and practical competencies in social work, personal and community services.

The programme develops interdisciplinary knowledge and applied skills in:

• sociology and social analysis
• general and social psychology
• legal frameworks of public and social services
• social work methods and techniques
• communication and helping relationships
• social policies and welfare systems
• ethics and professional deontology

Graduates are prepared to operate in complex social contexts, public and private services, community projects and social intervention programmes.

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📚 Study plan (180 ECTS)

📘 First year – Social and humanistic foundations (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Sociologia Generale	General Sociology	12
Psicologia Generale	General Psychology	12
Fondamenti di Lavoro Sociale	Foundations of Social Work	15
Diritto Pubblico e dei Servizi Sociali	Public & Social Services Law	9
Metodologia delle Scienze Sociali	Social Sciences Methodology	6
English for Social Sciences	English for Social Sciences	6

Total: 60 ECTS

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📗 Second year – Social methods and services (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Metodi e Tecniche del Servizio Sociale	Social Work Methods & Techniques	15
Sociologia della Devianza e del Disagio	Sociology of Deviance & Social Problems	9
Psicologia Sociale e di Comunità	Social & Community Psychology	12
Politiche Sociali	Social Policies	9
Diritto di Famiglia e Minorile	Family & Juvenile Law	6
Comunicazione e Relazione d’Aiuto	Helping Relationship & Communication	9

Total: 60 ECTS

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📕 Third year – Social intervention and final dissertation (60 ECTS)

Course (Italian)	Course (English)	ECTS
Progettazione e Valutazione dei Servizi Sociali	Social Services Planning & Evaluation	12
Lavoro Sociale nei Contesti Multiculturali	Social Work in Multicultural Contexts	9
Etica e Deontologia del Lavoro Sociale	Ethics & Deontology of Social Work	6
Mediazione Sociale e dei Conflitti	Social & Conflict Mediation	6
Metodi di Ricerca Applicata	Applied Research Methods	6
Stage / Project Work	Internship / Project Work	15
Tesi Finale	Final Dissertation	6

Total: 60 ECTS

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💻 Learning platform and delivery

The programme is delivered through the Prisca Sapientia LMS, including:

• 24/7 online access
• fully asynchronous learning
• recorded video lectures
• assignments, quizzes and assessments
• student progress tracking

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📘 Study materials

All study materials are included in the programme and provided digitally via LMS:

• academic dispenses developed by Prisca Sapientia
• digital textbooks (open access or institutional license)
• scientific articles and official documents
• case studies and applied project resources

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📝 Assessment system

Assessment is based on:

• online examinations
• written assignments
• project work
• continuous module-based evaluation

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🧪 Final dissertation

To obtain the Bachelor’s degree, students must complete a Final Dissertation focused on social work, social services, community intervention, social policies or applied social research.

The dissertation is:

• supervised remotely
• submitted online
• evaluated by an academic committee

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🧑‍🎓 Admission requirements

• High School Diploma (or equivalent)
• CV evaluation
• no entrance examination required

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💰 Tuition fees and flexible payments

Tuition fee: €2,000 per year

Payment options:

• single annual payment
• monthly installments
• quarterly installments

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🆕 New academic pathway

• study materials included in the programme
• fully online pathway
• flexible learning model
• course languages: Italian and English

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📞 Contacts

Admissions Office
📧 admissions@priscasapientia.university

Academic Secretariat
📧 secretariat@priscasapientia.university

🌐 www.priscasapientia.university