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BA (Hons) Social Work

University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Help improve the lives of others and kick-start your journey towards qualifying as a practicing social worker with UWSs BA (Hons) Social Work program. This program offers a progressive, flexible, and student-centered learning environment that allows you to develop personally and professionally and achieve a nationally recognized professional qualification that opens doors to a rewarding and increasingly important career.

General Eligibility

Our Minimum Entry Requirements are applicable to those applicants who have not had an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic ability at school or college and are known as ‘widening access’ applicants. We also sometimes refer to this type of applicant as receiving a ‘contextual’ offer. We may be able to provide you with a contextual offer if you fall into one of the categories below:

  • You have been in care (care-experienced/care-leaver)

  • You are a young carer

  • government-recognizedecognised asylum or refugee status

  • You are estranged from your family or guardians

  • You live in a SIMD decile 1-4 (SIMD20/40)* Scottish postcode area

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Year 1: critical foundation knowledge

2 Year 2

Year 2: development of specialised skills and knowledge for practice

3 Year 3

Year 3: application of theory to practice

4 Year 4

Year 4: developing critical practice

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL78
  • PTE58
  • Duolingo79

IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5.

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For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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