Travail social (Social work)
Department/School
Department of Business and Social Sciences
Course director
Claude Bovay (HES-SO)
Qualification awarded
Master of Arts HES-SO in Social work (Master en Travail social), in collaboration with SUPSI
Course type
- Full-time curriculum (90 ECTS over 3 semesters).
- Part-time curriculum (90 ECTS out of 6 semesters).
Language
French (use of English and/or Italian in some modules)
Application fee
An application fee of 100 CHF must be paid when making an application. This fee is not reimbursable and cannot be deducted from the course fees.
Course fee
Registration fee CHF 150.- plus CHF 500.- per semester. Other expenses (photocopies, boxes, keys, badges, etc.) invoiced separately.
Centre
The "Master en travail social" is designed by HES-SO, consisting of four French-speaking schools:
- Haute école de travail social de Genève, à Genève
- Haute école de travail social et de la santé · Vaud (eesp), à Lausanne
- HES-SO/Valais Domaine Santé-Social, à Sierre
- Haute école fribourgeoise de travail social, à Givisiez.
Most courses are held in Lausanne, Vaud (some modules may take place elsewhere in the HES-SO). SUPSI actively collaborates, offering two modules: one theoretical in Lausanne and a research internship at the Manno centre.
Start date
16 September 2013
Application deadline
15 April 2013
Description
The "Master en travail social" is the new training offer proposed by the Haute Ecole spécialisée de Suisse Occidentale (HES-SO) in collaboration with SUPSI-DSAS.
The program has four compulsory modules:
- Evolution de la théorie et des méthodes en Travail social
- Politiques sociales comparées
- Théorie de la science et méthodes de recherche
- Changement et innovation dans des organisations et d'autres systèmes sociaux.
and a choice of four from the following:
- Diversités, conflits et citoyenneté: des analyses aux interventions
- Autonomies et responsabilités professionnelles: cadre légal et enjeux éthiques
- Politique locale: Logique et dynamique d'action
- Interculturalité et handicap
- Recherche-intervention et évaluations
- Welfare et transformations du monde du travail (SUPSI).
In addition to the modules indicated, the student must attend an "Atelier de recherche thématique" or a choice of "Stage de recherche” from the following:
- Travail social, diversité culturelle et citoyenneté
- Observer et analyser les rites du Travail social en institution
- Investissement du sujet et des dynamiques collectives dans l’activité de travail
- The research stage can be performed at the SUPSI.
On completion of training, a final task – the Master’s Thesis – is expected.
Objectives
Depening of theoretical and methodological knowledge acquired during the Bachelor training in Social Work:
- Declared macro-issues
- Social policies
- Comparison of national and international situations
- Communication among social partners
- Research methods and evaluation of social action.
Skills
During this training, students acquire and develop the conceptual and methodological tools necessary for exercising professional skills, such as:
- building a critical perspective on the meaning and problems relating to social action;
- placing the role of social work based on national and international comparisons of social policies;
- analyzing social problems in view of reciprocal influences among contexts, perspectives of actors implicated, and intervention methods;
- knowing and mobilizing the relevant scientific methods for conducting research in the field of social work;
- mediating between the political world, the media and social work, and devising proper social communication.