Department of Social Welfare Management
The USWR Department of Social Welfare Management was established in 1999. We are an interdisciplinary centre for teaching and research in social welfare and social policy. Our department offers graduate programs leading to MS in “Social Welfare” and PhD degrees in “Health and Social Welfare”. The academic backgrounds of members of staff and our teaching group include Social Policy, Sociology, Economics, Social Medicine, Psychiatry, Public Health, and Law.
We warmly welcome candidates with a good background in any of the social sciences and related subjects.
What is Social Welfare Management?
Social Welfare Management is about the quality of life of the entire society and improving the wellbeing of the society and its individuals as members of it.
Aims
The aim of this department is production and development of social welfare knowledge regarding the present and future needs of our society through preparing qualified and effective human resources for management, policy making, and planning in health and social services sectors.
Our vision is to prepare the highest quality social welfare students in the world. And our mission is to introduce students with the latest world knowledge and perform innovative research. Toward achieving the aforementioned vision and mission, our academic staff works incredibly hard to provide excellent research and dynamic education. Throughout this aim we work in collaboration with other universities at national and international levels.
Teaching
We teach postgraduate and Ph.D. students based on a fully integrated curriculum that combines self-directed learning opportunities with high quality lectures and tutorials.
Research
Research is the foundation for teaching and applied practice in theSocial Welfare Department. Our department has an internationally recognized research programs in different areas such as social policy, social health, social problems, social determinants of health, social services.
Services We Offer
The department offers postgraduate studies including M.Sc. in social welfare and Ph.D. in health and social welfare. As a social welfare management student, you will develop skills in learning, research and decision making which are necessary parts of working in this field.