The purpose of this course is to prepare students with specific techniques, treatment process and models for work with substance abuses client. This course focuses on counselling approaches and intervention, individual and group counselling, recidivism analysis, case assessment, family solutions for substance abuse, prevention programs and rehabilitation on substance addiction.

This course introduces students from diverse academic backgrounds to the field of sociology. This course is introductory in nature and exposes students to basic sociological concepts such as society, culture, socialization, interaction and social structures and social institutions. It also provides students with exposure to the basics of sociological theory.

This course focuses on methods, strategies and social work practice on individuals problems. Students will be taught the concepts, theories, methods and social work practice in-depth and their applications. The focus of the course will be centered on the application of the methods concerned through discussion, role playing, case study and presentation.

This course discusses the processes, theories and functions of communication and communication skills in the social work profession. Aspects covered include the concept of communication, interpersonal communication, group communication, mass communication, and information and communication technology. Discussions include communication theories and their applications in understanding the situation of human life and how to apply communication skills to those in need.

This course is an introductory course to the social work profession in the community in terms of service, programmes and problems. The concept and philosophy of social work will be discussed together with the history of its development. Students will be able to understand the role of social work by looking at instances from inside and outside the country.

This is an introductory course on volunteerism in the context of community development. It discusses the concept, meaning, purposes, principles, roles and rights of volunteers as well as contributions of volunteerism as a whole in the community. Students will have the opportunity to plan and implement activities/volunteer programmes with the target group/community and evaluate their effectiveness.

This course provides the students with an opportunity to incorporate theoretical and practice knowledge acquired throughout the program into an actual research project. It provides students with the avenue to demonstrate mastery over the discipline by investigating actual problems or issues that relate to the social work theories and practice. Throughout the course, the students are given the opportunity to delve deeper into a research problem of their choosing and apply methods and techniques of doing research with proper supervision. Students are required to undergo a research protocol designed to inculcate the essential skills of conducting academic research. These include identifying and formulating a viable research problem, preparing a research proposal, reviewing related literatures, identify and choose proper methodologies, design research instruments, collect and analyse research data and writing a research report. At the end of the course, students should be able to produce a good research report and present findings which add value to the field of knowledge.

This course introduces students from diverse academic backgrounds to the field of psychology. This course is introductory in nature and exposes students to basic psychological concepts such as mental and biological processes of behaviour, psychological research, sensation and perception, learning and motivation, intelligence, language, health, stress, psychological disorders, psychotherapies and topics in social psychology. It also provides students with exposure to the basic theories in psychology.