Graduate Programmes by Department

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Location: Main Campus: Social Sciences Block 240/201-211 (Second Floor).

 

Social work education at the University of Botswana was established in 1985, following the transfer of the Certificate in Social Welfare and Community Development from the Botswana College of Agriculture (formerly BAC). Three programmes were mounted, namely the Certificate, Diploma, and Bachelors Degree in Social Work. Since 1985, more than a thousand students have graduated from these programmes and are now employed in various social services and other organisations.

 

A Masters Degree in Social Work responds to the rapid social changes that are taking place in Botswana. Our society is becoming increasingly complex and as such new problems are emerging: unemployment, homelessness, mass poverty, domestic violence, crime, juvenile delinquency, mental health problems, substance abuse, HIV/AIDS issues, child abuse and neglect, and high rates of suicide. In the past, people relied on the extended family and their communities for much of the support, social security, protection, and sense of belonging that are required to manage such problems. Now, however, we are observing breakdowns of these structures and the need for new approaches and professional competencies to deal with them. Creating a MSW at the University of Botswana is a much-needed investment in meeting this challenge.

ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Social work staff provide leadership for social work in the country and the region by publishing professional literature, assisting community-based social work and social development projects, and organizing educational activities with related human service occupations and professional associations.

Administrative Staff

 

Head of Department

Tapologo Maundeni, BSW (UB), MSW (Wisconsin), PhD (Glasgow)

Tel: (267) 3552682/4    E-mail: maunde@mopipi.ub.bw

 

Mrs. Antonia Kobue - Personal Secretary

Tel: (267) 3552684   E-mail: socialwork@mopipi.ub.bw or nkauam@mopipi.ub.bw

 

Ms. Tutu Matshaba - Secretary

Tel: (267) 3552685

 

Dr. M. J. Rankopo - MSW Coordinator

Tel: (267) 3552688/4/5  

E-mail: rankopom@mopipi.ub.bw

 

Academic Staff

 

Professor

Kwaku Osei-Hwedie, Dip. Int. Law (Zambia), BA, PhD (Brandeis)

Social work research and programme evaluation, indigenisation of social work, social services planning and policy development.

Office: 240/202                       Tel: 3552683/4

 

Associate Professor

Lengwe-Katembula Mwansa, DSW, BSW (Zambia), MSW (McGill), PhD (Brandeis)

Social policy planning, social welfare theory, community development and organisation, social work with individuals, families and groups, child and youth welfare.

Office: 240/201                       Tel: 3552686

 

Apollo Rwomire, BA (Makerere), Dip. Indus. Rel. (The Hague), MSc (Wales)

Social problems, social policy, comparative social welfare, social work research, issues in social work.

Office: 240/208                       Tel: 3552689

 

Senior Lecturers

Gloria Jacques, B. Soc Sci, Msoc Sci (Cape Town)

Social work supervision and administration, family and marital counselling, child care and adoption, and HIV/AIDS issues.

Office: 240/206                       Tel: 3552687

 

Tapologo Maundeni, BSW (UB), MSW (Wisconsin), PhD (Glasgow)

Child and family welfare practice and policy, gender and social work, social work research, feminist social work.

Office: 240/211                       Tel: 3552692

 

Keitseope Nthomang, BSW (UB), MSW (McGill), PhD (Queensland)

Social policy, ethnic sensitive social work, community development.

Office: 242B/013         Tel: 3555006

 

Dolly Ntseane, BA (UB), MSc (Columbia), PhD (Brandeis)

Programme assessment and evaluation, employment, marriage and family planning, social work research.

Office: 230/215                       Tel: 3552358

 

Lecturers

Kabo Hiri-Khudu, BSW (UB), MSW (UB), MEd (UB)

Counselling and human services, social policy

Office: 242B/018                 Tel: 3555015

 

Taolo Lucas, BSW (UB), MSW (Regina)

Children and youth, HIV/AIDS, Human rights, field practicum.

Office: 240/209                       Tel: 3552690

 

Diana L. Mabote, BSc (Soluso, Zim), MSW (UB)

Social policy

Office: 242B/018                Tel: 3555015

 

Tlamelo M. Mmatli, BSW (UB), MSW (Manitoba), PhD (Queensland)

Social work and disability, youth development, social policy research, supervision and management, social planning.

Office: 240/211                     Tel: 3552692

 

Tirelo Modie Moroka, BSW (UB), MSW (Wisconsin), PhD., MPH (Pittsburg)

Mental health, social work research, gender, HIV/AIDS.

Office: 230/203                       Tel: 3552383

 

Log Raditlhokwa, BSW (UB), MSW (Carleton)

Gender and social work processes, social psychology, interpersonal communications.

Office: 230/207                       Tel: 3552380

 

Morena J. Rankopo, BSW (UB), MSW (Dalhousie), PhD (Queensland)

Social work with small groups and communities, community-based interventions, participation, indigenisation of social work, stigma and HIV/AIDS, family and marriage, social work and spirituality.

Office: 240/207                       Tel: 3552688

 

Mandisa Segwagwe, BSW (University of Zimbabwe), MSW (Melbourne, Australia)

Counselling/psychotherapy, mental health, HIV/AIDS, youth issues, gender.

Office: 240/210                       Tel: 3552691

 

On Study Leave

Makhabe O. Phorano, BSW (UB), MSW (Washington)

Social work in the health services, mental health, HIV/AIDS, youth issues and social work research.

Office: 242B/018         Tel: 3555015

 

The minimum requirement for admission to the MSW programme shall be:

•  A Bachelors degree in Social Work or equivalent from this or any recognised university and at least a 2(ii) or its equivalent. Applicants with a pass will need to have 2 years work experience in human services.
• An undergraduate degree with a minor in Social Work and at least 2 (ii) or its equivalent.  Applicants with a pass will need to have 2 years work experience in the human services.
• Applicants with a postgraduate diploma in Social Work with at least a credit or its equivalent or with a pass will need to have 2 years work experience in the human services.
• Applicants with a Bachelors Degree in any other discipline with at least a pass who have worked in human service organisations for at least two years.

 

The normal workload for a full-time MSW student shall be 12 credits per semester, and 6 to 9 credits for a part-time student. The normal duration for the MSW programme shall be:

• A minimum of 4 semesters for a full-time student, and not more than 6 semesters
• A minimum of 6 semesters for a part-time student, and not more than 8 semesters.

The MSW programme prepares students for senior professional positions in social policy and administration, management of social services, social planning, community development, youth and development, clinical social work and social work education in Botswana and the world.