Study location	Lithuania, Klaipeda
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc (Master of Social Sciences)

Tuition fee	€3,989 per year
Application fee	€160 one-time Bank name: AB Swedbank Bank address: Konstitucijos pr. 20A, LT-03502 Vilnius, Lithuania Swift code (for international payments): BIC HABALT22 IBAN number: LT617300010129229730 Bank account holder (beneficiary): KlaipėdaUniversity, Herkaus Manto str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipėda, Lithuania Company code: 211951150 Non-refundable

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) A university Bachelor’s degree with a good average grade (min. CGPA>60%) Requirements for submission of documents may vary by country. For more information, please see Country Specific Requirements: www.skvc.lt/default/en/60/apply/country_specific The documents must be legalised (Apostille) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: Department of International Study Affairs Klaipeda University Herkaus Manto str. 84 LT-92294 Klaipėda Lithuania The university reserves the right to request for the originals of your credentials for verification purposes at any time during the processing of your application. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English English language level minimum requirement is B2 Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL or other equivalent

Other requirements	A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please kindly be informed you’ll be interviewed by Studies Office employee or Klaipėda University representative. When submitting an application you agree that your personal data will be used for admission process.

More information	ku.lt/..studies/masters-degree/social-work

Overview

After completing Social work programme students will acquire the following career opportunities: work in the social welfare system (state service, care homes for the elderly and/or children, day care centers, social service centers, centers for the disabled etc.) community social work, health care social work, NGO’s. Also they will be able to continue studies at master’s level in social work, social pedagogy, public health, public administration, management and other programmes.

Social work programme aims to provide knowledge and skills provided in Dublin descriptors: knowledge and understanding in a field of study and ability to apply their knowledge and understanding in occupational contexts; ability to identify and use data to formulate responses to well-defined concrete and abstract problems; communicate about their understanding, skills and activities, with peers, supervisors and clients; have the learning skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy

Also provided are knowledge and skills in social work values, ethical responsibility towards a client, state and economic systems, processes of personal socialization and social adaptation, human rights, social justice.