Finalizing the syllabus for the Master's program in Social Work.

On the morning of July 27, 2011, the Faculty of Sociology organized a seminar entitled "Improving the Syllabus of Courses in the Master's Program in Social Work". Participating in the seminar were Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Van Kim – Vice Rector of the University, professors, doctors, and experts researching and teaching social work from universities and research centers, as well as lecturers from the Faculty of Sociology.The seminar focused on discussing, exchanging, and providing feedback on 23 course outlines in the Social Work training program approved by Vietnam National University, Hanoi, with the aim of finalizing the outlines and incorporating them into the 2011 Master's program in Social Work. The Master's program framework in Social Work comprises 23 courses with a total of 54 credits to be accumulated, including 11 credits of general knowledge (mandatory), 30 credits of specialized knowledge, 30 credits of foundational and specialized knowledge, and 13 credits for the graduation thesis. The program's training objective is to equip students with in-depth and systematic knowledge of social work theory and to apply these theories to various aspects of social life, identifying and effectively addressing social problems. Simultaneously, students will be firmly equipped with professional values ​​and ethics. Currently, there are 32 universities and colleges nationwide offering undergraduate social work programs, but none offer postgraduate social work programs. Recently, with the assistance of UNICEF and in collaboration with San Jose State University, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has implemented a training program on social work, conducting pilot teaching of the curriculum framework across four training courses. During the first postgraduate entrance examination for the social work program, the first cohort of the Master of Social Work program was admitted, with 43 successful candidates. The second postgraduate entrance examination for the social work program will also be held soon.