BSc Social Work
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade C/4 in English and Mathematics, or equivalent. Tariff points: 112 Contextual tariff: See our contextual offers page. English Language Requirement: International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 with 6.0 in each component. A-level subjects: No specific subjects required. BTEC: No specific subjects required. For information on required Guided Learning Hours please see our minimum entry requirements page. Access: No specific subjects required. Baccalaureate IB: No specific subjects required. We accept the IB Career-related Programme in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Irish Highers: No specific subjects required. Welsh Baccalaureate: We accept tariff points achieved from the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications. Cambridge Technical: No specific subjects required. T Levels: No specific subjects required.
About this course
BSc(Hons) in Social Work. The programme includes 170 days of placement across statutory, voluntary, private and independent sector agencies, giving exposure to a range of social work roles. Graduates are eligible to apply for registration with Social Work England, and the course concludes with a research proposal project.
Modules
- Law for Social Work Practice
- Readiness for Professional Social Work Practice
- Relationship Based Social Work
- Rethinking Social Justice: Social Policy and Inequalities
- Social Work and the Life Course
- Engaging with Young People, Children and Families
- Mental Health, Society and Social Work
- Social Work Placement 1
- Working with Adults in Social Work Practice
- Equality, Ethics and Values for Social Work
- Future Practice; Leadership, Organisations and Sustainability
- Research Proposal Project
- Risk, Complexity and Decision-Making
- Social Work Placement 2