Institute of Graduate Studies and Research

Social Work (MA)

Duration 2 Years

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About the Program

Social Work Graduate Program aims to educate qualified experts renewing and improving their professional knowledge by following national and international developments in the field of social work, mastering basic sciences, contributing to social change, having problem-solving skills, empowerment and liberation to improve the quality of life for individuals, families, groups, and society with analytical thinking skills.
Facilitate the inclusion of sensitive people and risk groups who are socially excluded and lonely, take responsibility and/or initiative in individual and team works; encourage the formation of policies that comply with the ethical rules of the profession.

Education Opportunities

Social Work Master's Program aims to provide students with a strong background in sociology, social research, psychology, social psychology, social anthropology and social policy issues as part of the social work education. In this context, graduate students will receive the title of a qualified Social Service Specialist with their specialty courses and thesis.

Career Areas

Social workers can benefit from employment opportunities in many areas such as directorates, foundations, child and elderly nursing homes, women's shelters, adolescent counseling centers, health centers, and educational institutions, crisis centers and non-governmental organizations.

Contact

Institute of Graduate Studies and Research
Graduate Sciences and Education Center, GE106
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2776
Institute E-mail: ciu-institute@ciu.edu.tr

Compulsory Courses

First Semester

RESEARCH METHODS

Course code

HESC501

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To provide general information about research stages and research ethics to graduate students and to prepare them to do research in health sciences. To ensure that students gain knowledge, awareness and sensitivity for ethics in research and publication and accordingly conduct researches and publish them. The course content is research planning, sources of error in a research, sampling methods, determination of the appropriate sample size, research types, report writing, concept of research ethics, related concepts, controversial research ethics topics, clinical researches, non-interventional clinical researches, animal researches, frequently encountered research ethics problems and prevention methods, recognition of violation of ethics, what should be done in health sciences.

ADVANCED SOCIAL WORK THEORY-I

Course code

SOWO501

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This course will cover the general evaluation of theories of social work practices values, ethics and ethical dilemmas, (social work with individuals: meeting, assessment and planning, social work with individuals: intervention, social work with individuals: evaluation, termination and follow up, social work theories for families-1 and social work theories for families-2,social work with families: meeting, assessment and planning, social work with families: intervention, social work with families: evaluation, termination and follow up, social work theories for groups, social work with groups: meeting and assessment and planning, social work with groups: intervention, social work with groups: evaluation, termination and follow up.

AREA ELECTIVE

Course code

SOWO5X1

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AREA ELECTIVE

Course code

SOWO5X2

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Second Semester

THESIS

Course code

SOWO500

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In this course, graduate students develop the ability of graduate students to search the literature related to the thesis subject with the support of the thesis advisor, to organize information based on the literature, to use and develop the data collection tool, to collect and analyze the research data, to analyze the appropriate data, to tabulate and interpret the research findings, It was aimed to be able to draw and make recommendations and report the research and to defend the research. Ethical committee preparation, validity and reliability of the thesis subject to be carried out and the beginning of the study are based on the start of the thesis writing phase and the conduct of the thesis study.

ADVANCED SOCIAL WORK THEORY-II

Course code

SOWO502

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In this course the students will discuss the starting points of social work with community, historical root of social service with community, social problem and target population, society as a field of change, understanding and analyzing the strengths and problems of society, stages of community social service implementation, analyzing human service organizations, preparing an intervention strategy, organization culture, oorganizational structure and processes, coordination of institutional services, organizational structure: application examplesi, community social service: examples of practice. Thus, they will be able to to learn the concepts of social problem and target group, to analyze the strengths and problems of societies, and to understand the theoretical framework of social service pracitce with macro systems.

SEMINAR

Course code

SOWO590

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Students determine their interest fields, review the literature, evaluate, plan the reseach process and report their studies. Students’ review of the literature on a subject they are interested in, preparing a presentation, performing the presentation verbally, developing themselves on the subject and defending it in a way that will dominate the subject. Literature review related to thesis or study, planning of the study, analysis of data, developing presentation ability, planning of thesis or study, definition of evidence-based practice, selection of appropriate statistical methods, preparation of presentation, starting of the current literature on the study and the beginning of the thesis preparation and committee presentation is the course content.

AREA ELECTIVE

Course code

SOWO5X3

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AREA ELECTIVE

Course code

SOWO5X4

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Students who are interested in pursuing advanced graduate studies leading to a master’s, doctoral degree, or professional doctorate degree for the Fall and Spring semesters every year. Applicants can directly apply online to our graduate programs using the application portal.

TRNC Applicants- Required documents:

Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Documents to prove English proficiency for English language departments,
Scanned copy of passport or identity card.

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International Applicants- Required documents:

Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
Bachelor’s Degree transcripts for each completed academic term/year.
Evidence of English Language competence: TOEFL (65 IBT) or IELTS (5.5). Students without these documents will take the CIU English proficiency exam on campus following arrival.
Scanned copy of international passport/birth certificate
CV
Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application)

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Scholarships
Fees

Cyprus International University provides academic scholarships for its students as an incentive for success, with most students benefiting from 50%, 75% or 100% scholarships or discounted tuition fees. Click for more information.

Fee per course	€ 350,00
Fee for thesis	€ 1.050,00
Fee for seminar	€ 120,00
Scientific Foundation per course	€ 150,00
Annual Registration Fee	€ 295,00
	VAT Exc.