Overview
Critical exploration of contemporary Pacific social issues, preparing students to develop a policy, practice or research framework about an identified Pacific social issue.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Special Topic |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,867.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- SOWX 521
- Limited to
- PGDipSW, MSW
- Notes
- Admission subject to approval from Head of the Social and Community Work Programme.
- Eligibility
- This paper is aimed at students intending to deepen their critical awareness of issues affecting Pacific Peoples and their relationship to the social services in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website
- Teaching staff
Co-ordinator and Lecturer: To be advised when paper is next offered.
- Paper Structure
- The paper covers six broad topics. These include:
- An introduction to Pacific thought and worldviews
- Pacific research frameworks
- Pacific families and communities
- Pacific children and young people
- Policy and practice in social service work with Pacific Peoples
- Contemporary issues affecting Pacific families, communities, children and young people
- Teaching Arrangements
- This paper is taught using a combination of methods. It includes lectures, interactive video sessions, Blackboard forums and activities, readings and assignments. There is a compulsory workshop at the end of the semester.
- Textbooks
- There are no set texts for this paper; however, readings will be made available on Blackboard.
- Course outline
- The course outline will be made available on Blackboard at the beginning of the semester.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
To be advised when paper is next offered.
Overview
Critical exploration of contemporary Pacific social issues, preparing students to develop a policy, practice or research framework about an identified Pacific social issue.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Special Topic |
|---|---|
| Subject | Social Work |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2027 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- SOWX 521
- Limited to
- PGDipSW, MSW
- Notes
- Admission subject to approval from Head of the Social and Community Work Programme.
- Eligibility
This paper is aimed at students intending to deepen their critical awareness of issues affecting Pacific Peoples and their relationship to the social services in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Contact
- More information link
View more information on the Social and Community Work programme website.
- Teaching staff
Co-ordinator and Lecturer: To be advised when paper is next offered.
- Paper Structure
The paper covers six broad topics. These include:
- An introduction to Pacific thought and worldviews
- Pacific research frameworks
- Pacific families and communities
- Pacific children and young people
- Policy and practice in social service work with Pacific Peoples
- Contemporary issues affecting Pacific families, communities, children and young people
- Teaching Arrangements
This paper is taught using a combination of methods. It includes lectures, interactive video sessions, Aoroa forums and activities, readings and assignments. There is a compulsory workshop at the end of the semester.
- Textbooks
- There are no set texts for this paper; however, readings will be made available on Aoroa.
- Course outline
- The course outline will be made available on Blackboard at the beginning of the semester.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Ethics.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
To be advised when paper is next offered.