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Social Work Degree

Modality
In-person
Branch of knowledge
Social and Legal Sciences
Ambit of knowledge
Ciencias sociales, trabajo social, relaciones laborales y recursos humanos, sociología, ciencia polí
School(s)
University School of Social Work
San Martiño Pinario. Praza da Inmaculada, 5, 2º, 15782
Santiago de Compostela
981583586
secretaria@euts.es
Campus
Santiago de Compostela

The Degree in Social Work aims to train professionals of social intervention, training the future social workers to work with individuals, families and groups and to plan, apply, coordinate and evaluate services and social policies.

  • Duration: 4 academic years
    RUCT code: 2502230
    Seats number: 80

    Dean or center director:
    Teresa Facal Fondo
    tfacal@euts.es

    Title coordinator:
    Ana Isabel Souto Gómez
    asouto@euts.es

    Use languages:
    Spanish, Galician

    MECES Level: 2

    Coordinator university:
    University of Santiago de Compostela

    Partaker universities:
    University of Santiago de Compostela

    Xunta de Galicia title implantation authorization date:
    16/09/2010

    BOE publication date:
    3/03/2011

    Last accreditation date:
    18/01/2023

    The Degree in Social Work aims to train professionals of social intervention, training the future social workers to work with individuals, families and groups and to plan, apply, coordinate and evaluate services and social policies, providing students with learning opportunities to obtain knowledge, skills and values ​​of Social Work, through a solid general scientific base of related disciplines along with the specific scientific training of the degree. This specific training includes both theory and practice in areas of professional intervention, reinforced with external internships to which the Centre pays special attention and monitoring, dedicating an entire four-month period to them.

    El trabajo social es una profesión basada en la práctica y una disciplina académica que promueve el cambio y el desarrollo social, la cohesión social y el empoderamiento y el fortalecimiento y la liberación de las personas. Los principios de justicia social, los derechos humanos, la responsabilidad colectiva y el respeto a la diversidad son fundamentales para el trabajo social. Apoyado por teorías de trabajo social,las ciencias sociales y las humanidades, el trabajo social implica a las personas y las estructuras para hacer frente a desafíos de la vida y aumentar el bienestar.

    Social Work intervenes where people interact with their environment:

    • Detecting and recognising social needs and designing strategies to address them.
    • Promoting personal strengths and resources to address conflicts
    • Assessing situations of risk and streamlining institutional and community resources to improve people's quality of life.
    • Creating communication spaces to improve relations
    • Participating in the design of social policies and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
  • Para poder matricular la materia G3171424 Prácticum, es preciso haber superado 150 créditos entre Formación Básica y Obligatorios, incluyendo necesariamente todos los de la primera metad de la titulación.

  • Mentions are not contemplated.

  • The centre has 4 general purpose lectue halls of capacity between 50 and 120 students, 2 seminar rooms and a computer room. It also has two tutorial rooms.

    Among the designated areas for students, the Faculty has tables for group work, with about 45 seats, that are in the Library.

    The Faculty has wifi network coverage throughout the building.

  • 1. Recognise and understand the bases of social work as a discipline: history, theories, concepts, nature, methods and models.
    2. Identify and evaluate the processes of training, development and evolution of individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities, as well as their current manifestations and future tendencies.
    3. Prove a critical understanding of how socio-structural imbalances, discrimination, oppression, and social, political and economic inequities impact in human relations and generate situations of discomfort.
    4. Show knowledge of the human behaviour and the social environment emphasising the relationship amongst person/surroundings, development of the course of life, interaction between biological, socio-structural and cultural factors in the development of humans and their behaviour.
    5. Analyse concepts critically according to the historical, social and political contexts in which their professional action develops.
    6. Understand and identify the main strategies for the development of their professional action with people, families, groups, organisations and communities.
    7. Understand the general structure, organisation and provision of the general and specialised social services existing in the different Communities and in Europe.
    8. Recognise the existing main trends in social politics, nationally and internationally, as well as their use.
    9. Manage training groups, the techniques and instruments of programming, group dynamics and the techniques of group work.
    10. Manage fluently the theoretic bases and practical applications of the main instrumental supports of the Social Work.
    11. Recognise adequately the bases of the local, autonomic, state, community and international legal system.
    12. Apply a scientific culture related to the use of the Social Science epistemology and the social research: Quantitative and qualitative processes of research and social investigation techniques.
    13. Understand the main strategies for the resolution of conflicts using mediation.
    14. Have a basic understanding of information technologies and communications applied to Social Work.
    15. Incorporate and assume the respect of the fundamental rights and of equal opportunities between men and women, equal opportunities and universal accessibility of disabled people, and the values of a culture of peace and democracy.

  • Mobility

    La movilidad de los/as estudiantes está regulada a través del “Reglamento de intercambios interuniversitarios”. A través de la Oficina de Relaciones Exteriores se gestionan programas de intercambio tanto nacionales (SICUE), como europeos (ERASMUS) y extracomunitarios (intercambios con países de América Latina o países de habla inglesa):

    Portal Internacional

    Internships

    Prácticas Externas Obligatorias
    El presente título de grado de Trabajo Social incluye 28 créditos de prácticas externas de carácter obligatorio, de los cuales 6 créditos se atribuyen a Prácticas de Investigación en Trabajo Social y 22 créditos al Practicum.
    Para matricularse del Practicum es requisito indispensable haber superado 150 créditos básicos y obligatorios, entre ellos todos los de la primera mitad de la titulación.

  • El informe fin de grado podrá versar sobre el desarrollo y contenido del Practicum o sobre un contenido relacionado con alguna temática o colectivo en el ámbito social, desde alguna de las perspectivas de las ciencias sociales.
    Para matricularse es requisito indispensable haber superado 150 créditos básicos y obligatorios, entre ellos todos los de la primera mitad de la titulación.

  • People with Diplomas in Social Work can access the bridging or adaptation course to the degree in Social Work, with a total of 50 credits distributed among the subjects listed below:

     

  • Faculty
    Luis Barreiro Carballal
    Xoán Carlos Bascuas Jardón
    María Jesús Castro Neo
    Diana Morela Escobar Árias
    Teresa Facal Fondo
    Purificación García Álvarez
    Inés González González
    Leidi Viviana Moreno Parra
    Evelia Murcia Álvarez
    María Elena Puñal Romarís
    Ana Isabel Souto Gómez
    Artur Tamazian Shamagian
    Juana María Tubio Ordóñez
    Xiana Vilas Castro
The contents of this page were updated on 02.17.2025.