Would you like to make a difference to society? Social workers play a key role in supporting and helping people and our degree helps train you to be a confident, effective, resilient and safe practitioner. The course covers all aspects of social work, including theories and methods, legislation, skills for practice and developing professional competency. 

 

Taught by highly experienced staff, on this course you will learn to work with both adults and children and will be eligible to enter any area of practice upon qualification.  

 

Social workers support in a wide range of areas, including child protection, with vulnerable adults, older people and in mental health. 

 

Successful completion of this degree will allow eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker upon graduation.

 

Key features

• Our staff have extensive experience in social work practice, teaching and multidisciplinary research, ensuring your learning experience is high-quality and up-to-date with contemporary issues, advancements and debates within the sector.
• Benefit from a high level of involvement of people with lived experience across the programme, including co taught lectures and assessments.
• This course is designed so that you will learn to work with both adults and children and be eligible to enter any area of practice upon graduation.
• Benefit from two assessed practical social work placements from a wide range of settings across statutory, voluntary and charitable service areas, with children, young people and adults, which will take your learning beyond the classroom and enhance your experience and employability.
• Develop your transferable skills with interprofessional learning, working alongside students and practitioners from a wide range of other professions including nurses, doctors, criminal justice workers, teachers and the police.