BSc (Hons)/Diploma in Social Work

Mauritian Applicants
International Applicants

The aim of this program is to enable learners to earn a high level, specialist qualification, while also acquiring a skill set and expertise in social work. As social workers, learners may need to assist people with everyday issues like personal, family, and relationship issues. Social workers are thus trained in areas and particular service or setting, like child, family or school social work.

Career path includes:
1. Hospitals, medical clinics, and nursing homes,
2. Community mental health agencies, and substance misuse clinics,
3. State and local governments including child welfare agencies and departments of health and human services,
4.Schools and other youth-serving organizations,
5. Correctional facilities, and 6.Private practices.

Tuition fees

 No Tuition fees for first time undergraduates Mauritian Learners

Entry Requirements

A pass in English Language at Cambridge School Certificate/ ‘O’ Level or equivalent

AND EITHER Pass in:
3 subjects at A-level and 1 subject at subsidiary level atHigher School Certificate Examination;

OR Pass in:
2 subjects at A-level and 2 subjects at subsidiary level atthe Higher School Certificate Examination;

OR Pass in:
3 subjects at A-level at the London General Certificate Examination.

OR
any other qualifications acceptable to OU.(refer to OU general rules and regulations)

Programme Specific Requirement
a. Those holding an OU Certificate in Social Protection(OUAC005) may, subject to approval, enter Year 2 ofthe Programme.
b. Those holding an OU Diploma in Social Work(OUad003) may, subject to approval, enter Year 3 of theProgramme. Consideration for approval is subject to having completed the 2 following modules: Social WorkResearch and Social Work Practice II. Students shouldnormally apply for a Top-Up Programme (minimum 3Semesters duration) if they have not completed these 2modules.

Intake 2025
  • February
  • August

Scholarships
  • Scholarship for Open university of Mauritius Toppers after graduation

Duration

Diploma Minimum: 2 years Maximum: 4 years

Degree Minimum: 3 years Maximum: 6 years

(Those wishing to exits at Diploma level should inform Open University of Mauritius when they reach Year 2 Semester 2
Year 1
  • Nature and History of Social Work
  • Applied Psychology for Social Work
  • Academic Literacies
  • Social Welfare Services
  • Social perspectives: An Introduction
  • Ethics and the Law in Social Work
  • Social Psychology
  • Basic counselling Skills for Social Workers
  • Family & Child Welfare
  • Quantitative Methods

Year 2
  • Social Work Practice I
  • Social Policy and Social Welfare
  • NGOs, CSR & Social Work
  • School Social Work
  • Critical Perspectives on Social Work
  • Social Work Practice II
  • Clinical Social Work
  • Sexuality and Health
  • Social Work Research
  • Society, Social Issues and Social Work Intervention

Year 3
  • Assessment and intervention with Groups, Communities, Organisations & Institutions
  • Globalisation and Contemporary Issues in Social Work
  • Gender and Social Work
  • Assessment and Intervention with Vulnerable Populations
  • Social Project Development & Management
  • Ageing and Social Work Practice
  • Dissertation
Payment Facilities
Instalments Facilities upon request
Number of Modules
18 (4 credits per module)
Fee Structure

Mauritian
Total: Rs 153,000

SADC
Total: US$ 4,320

International (Non-SADC)
Total: US$ 6,840
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