Bachelor of Arts General Buddhist Socials Work

The Bachelor of Arts (General) in Buddhist Social Work is a program at the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka with a total of 30 credits of course work. Students take core required courses across the first, second, and third years, including Introduction to Buddhist Social Work, Buddhist Social Work Methods, Understanding Contemporary Social Issues, and Understanding Human Behaviour Through Buddhist Perspectives.

The curriculum also includes Buddhism and Social Case work and Social Group Work, Intervention Skills- Practice Lab, and Elder Care in Buddhism and Social Work Intervention. In later courses, students study Social Work Research, the Role of Monk in the Multicultural Social Context, Buddhism and school social work, and Buddhism and Community Organization.

Modules

• Introduction to Buddhist Social Work
• Buddhist Social Work Methods
• Understanding Contemporary Social Issues
• Understanding Human Behaviour Through Buddhist Perspectives
• Buddhism and Social Case work and Social Group Work
• Intervention Skills- Practice Lab
• Elder Care in Buddhism and Social Work Intervention
• Social Work Research
• Role of Monk in the Multicultural Social Context
• Buddhism and school social work
• Buddhism and Community Organization