BSc (Hons)Social Work

Study location	United Kingdom, City South Campus
Type	Bachelor courses, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years
Study language	English
Awards	BSc (Hons)
Course code	L501

Entry qualification	High school / secondary education (or higher)

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or other equivalent IELTS: 7.0 TOEFL (IBT): Overall score of 80 or above, with at least 17 in Listening, 17 in Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking CAE: level C

Other requirements	At least 1 reference(s) must be provided. A motivation letter must be added to your application.

More information	bcu.ac.uk/courses/social-work-2018-19

Overview

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Programme structure

Our social work degree course links theory directly with practice, enabling you to engage effectively and sensitively with vulnerable groups. You’ll graduate as a professional capable of ensuring the users of social work services have the maximum possible independence while still safeguarding them from harm and risk. We’ll help you develop and maintain the confidence of service users, protecting their rights, effectively promoting their interests and ensuring equality.

Our degree is designed to prepare you in the best way possible for direct practice, partnering with employers to ensure you get experience in a variety of settings. You’ll have the chance to work alongside a range of vulnerable groups and individuals with differing needs on placement. This may involve working in a day-care setting, for groups who require a few hours of attention daily, or in the community, carrying out assessments, developing care plans, identifying and responding to risk, managing complex caseloads and prioritising work, as well as delivering appropriate services.

In year one you’ll start your training with five modules that will introduce you to what social workers do. This includes anti-discriminatory issues, the law and issues related to human growth and development, as well as other vital areas of social welfare.

In the second year, you’ll continue to build your knowledge base about the demands placed on modern social workers with a further four modules as well as your first major placement (70 days). The year concludes with an introduction to research methods.

In the final year of the social work degree, you’ll develop more of your evidence-based skills and hone your knowledge of law and policy. The course features a longer, 100 day placement. You’ll finish the course by working on critical reflection, giving you a robust platform from which you can begin to practice as a social worker.

Career opportunities

Many of our graduates progress to management or senior practitioner roles in local authority children’s or adult services within a few years of having completed their training. Others go on to secure senior posts in voluntary sector organisations, in practice education or further research.

Our social work degree graduates are skilled in the importance of evidence-based practice. Our typical graduate is resilient and empowered to be able to work with some of the most vulnerable people in society – crucial characteristics demanded by the regulator and the professional bodies defining best practice.