Presentation
Why choose this programme
you will enhance your capacity to analyse and interpret modern social phenomena while studying in an environment that fosters dialogue and exchange with students from diverse academic backgrounds and cities. You will gain skills in examining the evolution of social and citizenship rights, gender issues, migration, and the transformations in welfare systems across Europe
you will explore significant social issues (gender, generations, immigration, welfare, social work) and innovative theoretical approaches that aim to interpret them. You will acquire solid expertise in the planning and management of social and healthcare policies, as well as in the analysis and evaluation of Italian and European social policies
through participatory teaching methods, you will gain the theoretical and practical tools required to read, analyse, and interpret contemporary social phenomena, whilst also developing the essential skills for planning and managing social interventions and conducting social research. Internships are a crucial feature of the programme
Overview
The degree programme in Welfare, Society and Social Work educates graduates with strong, specialised skills in planning and managing social and health policies and services, as well as in analysing and evaluating Italian and European social policies.
Students develop advanced skills to analyse and interpret contemporary social phenomena, with particular focus on social, economic, and employment inequalities, social marginalisation and exclusion processes, migration and intercultural relations, gender and generational issues, and eco-welfare topics. They acquire competences in analysing the evolution of social and citizenship rights and in understanding the transformations of welfare systems in Europe.
Teaching methods are based on a participatory approach and offer both theoretical and practical tools for understanding, analysing, and interpreting contemporary social phenomena, as well as the essential skills for planning and managing social policies and conducting social research.
A 250-hour internship (10 CFU/ECTS credits), an integral part of the programme, can be carried out within social services, third-sector organisations, research institutes or within the University itself, and may also take place abroad.
Opinions
Programme coordinator
“If you’re looking to gain valuable tools for understanding social phenomena and social policies in Italy and across Europe, this is the course for you. If you want to develop both theoretical and practical skills for planning and evaluating social initiatives within networks of public and private sector actors, supported by the necessary legal knowledge, this is the course for you! And if you’re interested in a highly interactive and participatory learning experience, enriched by input from professionals working in the social field, this is definitely the course for you.”
International network, experience abroad and employment
Ca' Foscari has over 1,500 partnerships with international institutions, including programmes like Erasmus+ and Overseas, enabling students to study and intern abroad.
Ca' Foscari's Career Service guides you into the world of work with advice services, CV support, meetings with institutions and companies, and the search for and setup of training internships in Italy and abroad.
After graduation
upon passing the Italian State Examination (Register A), you will qualify as a specialist social worker, armed with methodological, technical, and organisational management skills in social services, along with expertise in designing, implementing, and evaluating social policies and interventions
you may work as a project manager, coordinating social work
you will be well suited for research on social policies, concentrating on the design, implementation, and evaluation of social policies and interventions
Where
Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage
Malcanton Marcorà, Dorsoduro 3484/D, Calle Contarini, 30123 Venice (Italy)
Contacts
Humanistic Campus
ADiSS - Humanistic Campus
Malcanton Marcorà [ITA], Dorsoduro 3484/D, 30123 Venice (Italy)
Campus services: campus.umanistico@unive.it
Humanistic area internships: stage.areaumanistica@unive.it
Information tutors: tutor.campusumanistico@unive.it
Services for students and appointment reservation
Degree programme website (permalink): www.unive.it/degree/fmr8