Overview
BSW which is known as Bachelor of Social work is a 3-year annual program of Tribhuvan University. It was first initiated by St. Xavier’s college in Nepal in the academic fraternity. Social work education is a holistic approach of providing the knowledge base required for practice through theoretical approach, skills development, and learning through simultaneous fieldwork and embedding important ethical values through exposure, supervision, and continuous self-reflection. Social work education helps to change the individual’s personality and can be beneficial to develop a positive attitude towards the work. Social work is mainly concerned with changing the life of people. Social workers can be agents of change for the people who are strongly in the need of protection, care, and guidance. They can assist people in solving their day-to-day problems and also actively work for the rights of children, women, youth, etc. This is one of the most growing fields in Nepal and anyone willing to choose careers in this field will be benefitted.
Objective
- Provide broader knowledge related to human nature and society and also expertise in administrative work.
- Demonstrate necessary knowledge and ideas related to the understanding of social policy and develop necessary skills needed to analyze, formulate and change existing social policy.
- Demonstrate the value base of profession guided by certain work ethics and moral standards.
- Demonstrate the ability to integrate the field visit experiences that covers a wide range of opportunities like applying knowledge, skills, and values vital for social work practice, using supervision and consultant appropriate for work, etc.
- Gain Expertise in the six fields of social work like advocacy, broker, change agent, counselor, mediator, and researcher.
Admission Requirements:
Eligibility Requirement:
- The candidates interested in applying for Social work are as follows:
- +2 (intermediate) or equivalent level of education from any board/institutions/universities recognized by TU.
- Students from any stream can apply for this. But he/ she should have got at least 45% in the intermediate level.
Entrance Exam:
The college itself takes the entrance examination to evaluate the students. The Humanities faculty of TU does not take entrance like that of the Management faculty.
Scope and Career Prospects
If we see the number of INGO and NGOs in Nepal then one can easily presume the scope of BSW. It is one of the most multi-dimensional subjects which incorporate service to the needy and handsome salary simultaneously. The BSW graduates can work in different positions in:
- NGO/ INGO
- Government Jobs
- Banks and corporate house
- Academic Sector
- Media Sector
- Consultancies and institutes
- Research and fieldwork