Social Work
Degree
Duration: 7 Semesters
Scientific Coordination: Maria Rosa Tomé, PhD, coordenacaoss1c@ismt.pt
International Coordination: Dulce Serra Simões, PhD, dulce_simoes@ismt.pt
Description
Social Service is an intervention profession and an academic discipline in the area of Social Sciences. The degree in Social Work in ISMT was founded in 1937, being one of the two pioneer degrees in Portugal.
The growing complexity of society requires that the training of social workers ensure skills of analysis, understanding and intervention informed by interdisciplinarity in the field of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and guided by the principles of social justice, human rights, diversity and collective responsibility. The degree intends to contribute to the construction of a professional identity, guaranteeing a solid theoretical, methodological and ethical-political qualification, and a capacity for intervention and investigation.
The study plan lasts for 7 semesters and has curricular units organized into four training axes: 1) Fundamentals and theories that ground Social Work; 2) Theoretical-methodological dimension; 3) Relationship between Social Work and social policy in different areas; 4) Technical-operative dimension of socialization with the social and institutional reality of insertion of Social Work and pre-professional practice. The fourth axis includes Internships I and II, which are supervised internships lasting 2 semesters.
Study Programs
| Curricular Units | ECTS |
| Internship I | 20 |
| Contemporary Families and Social Intervention (241137) | 5 |
| Research in Social Work (241072) | 5 |
| Curricular Units | ECTS |
| Internship II | 25 |
| Social Studies Seminar (Optional Curricular Unit III) | 5 |
Study Programs
| Optional Curricular Units 1 | ECTS |
| Counseling and Psychosocial Intervention (241157) | 4 |
| Arts and Social Intervention (241145) | 4 |
| Gender Identities and Inequalities (241158) | 4 |
| Anthropology (241147) | 4 |
Study Programs
| Optional Curricular Units 2 | ECTS |
| Education, Labor and Social Work (241159) | 5 |
| Organizational Psychology (241150) | 5 |
| Portuguese Sign Language (261160) | 5 |
| Entrepreneurship and Innovation (261180) | 5 |
Study Programs
| Optional Curricular Units 3 | ECTS |
| Citizenship, Risks, Exclusions and Social Work (241161) | 5 |
| Citizenship, Social Movements Mobility and Social Work (241162) | 5 |
| Citizenship, Violence and Social Work (241140) | 5 |
Employment Opportunities
Social Security;
Social Action;
Health;
Rehabilitation;
Local Authorities;
Housing;
Justice and Reinsertion;
Labour;
Education;
Community intervention;
Social and sustainable development;
Management, Social Responsibility and Human Resources in organizations and companies;
Qualification for teaching;
Research.
Admission Requirements
Application Classification for National Students:
- Secondary education final grade – 50%;
- Entrance Exam Classification – 50%.
List of entrance exams (national exams)
One of the following Portuguese national exams:
- 04 Economy
- 06 Philosophy
- 11 History
- 18 Portuguese
Accreditations
Order number 10.200/2020 [pdf] [in Portuguese]
Accreditation: https://www.a3es.pt/pt/resultados-acreditacao/servico-social-57
Change registration number: R/A-Ef 989/2011/AL03
Contacts
Students Services: candidaturas@ismt.pt, +351 239 488 039/41
Office for International Relations: gri@ismt.pt, +351 239 488 037