Changes to my study program

The study program of Social Work has things that I like it but I would change some classes. The curriculum of social work at Universidad de Chile is different when we compare with other universities, here the relationship between theory and praxis is the focus but in this two years we have not had any practice. This program had many courses about philosophy, political theory, contemporary theory, political economy, among other,  that are necessary to the praxis, but in these first years we don't have classes that take us closer. 

From the third year we will approach the job that we will make in the future as social workers, but this method doesn´t allow us to understand the program in these two years where you decide if you like the profession or not.

Also, there are transversal subjects that are obligatory in the program but they aren't effective for the discipline. The subject "Leer, escribir y hablar en las Ciencias Sociales" didn't allow us further development in these skills (and it's condition to graduate as social worker!). While it's true that these skills in the discipline are necessary, the method isn't appropriate because, as it happens in the program, it's too theoretical.

The study program, I would add subject about local history and orality because we will job with people who don't necessarily belong to the academy so all articles that we do in investigations don't serve if we can´t understand with the people. 

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  1. I think that not only social work has that problem, in psychology there are not many practical classes either

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  2. I'm agree with you, I think it would be useful have a mix between theory and praxis.

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