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BA (Hons) Social Work

London South Bank University, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Social work is an exciting, rewarding career which trains you to support people and families through difficult times. Our BA Social Work will aid you in developing the specialist skills needed to provide assistance and support to a variety of people in society. A combination of formal university teaching and practical real-world placements will provide you with the knowledge, experience and expertise you need to start a successful social work career. You’ll prepare for a vocation helping those on the margins of society and across the spectrum in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and, to some extent, class, with full integration with service users and practitioners from a variety of backgrounds and traditions. There is a strong emphasis on critical reflection and problem solving on this course, which will enable you to navigate the exciting and challenging career of a social worker. Success in this course can lead to registration with Social Work England.

General Eligibility

  • A Level BBB or;

  • BTEC National Diploma DDM or;

  • Access to HE Diploma in Social Work or similar with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits or;

  • Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 122 UCAS points

  • Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).

All offers are conditional and subject to satisfactory completion of a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check and references.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1
  • Methods and theories for social work practice

  • Readiness for direct practice

  • Human growth and development

  • Sociology for social work

  • Value and ethics in social work

  • Concepts of interprofessional and collaborative practice

2 Year 2
  • Social policy for social work

  • Law for social work

  • Communication and collaborative working

  • Appraising evidence for research informed practice

  • Practice learning opportunity 1 

3 Year 3
  • Social work with children, young people and families

  • Social work with adults

  • Risk, resilience and decision making in social work

  • Social work literature review

  • Practice learning opportunity 2

Language Requirement

  • IELTS7.0
  • TOEFL109
  • PTE79
  • Duolingo100

Those whose English is not their first language must achieve a minimum score of 7.0

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