BSc (Hons) Social Work
3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Why choose this course?
- 2nd in the East of England for Social Work (2023 Complete University Guide)
- Benefit from a teaching partnership with Herts County Council
- You may be eligible for an NHS bursary (we are an approved course)
- Social work is a regulated profession. The BSc Social Work degree leads to eligibility to apply to the Social Work England Register and practice as a social worker in England;
- An emphasis on small group practice prepares you for practice in a modern multi-professional workforce;
- Interactive learning in and out of the classroom will help you to understand concepts fully;
- Academic teaching is supported by social work practitioners from the newly constituted Teaching Partnership with Hertfordshire County Council and the Tavistock and Portman Foundation Trust, service users, and carers enabling you to link theory to practice throughout the programme.
- 100% of our Social Work graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduating from their 1st degree (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2018-19)
What’s the course about?
Social workers help people find solutions to their problems and live more successfully in their communities. Sometimes this includes helping them confront and manage behaviours that put themselves and others at risk. To succeed, social workers must work not only with service users, but also with their service user’s families and friends, as well as other organisations including the police, NHS and schools. This course covers subjects such as law, partnership working, assessment and interventions, social science, mental health, disabilities, and families and children.
During the three-year BSc programme, you will learn the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the social worker role. In your first year of study you will undertake modules which provide core knowledge and skills, including human development across the lifespan, working with diverse communities and service users, key methods and interventions and the policy and legislation which underpins practice. The second year and third years of teaching builds on this to explore ideas in depth including issues of risk and need which social workers manage. The programme concludes in the writing of a dissertation on a topic area of interest to you. Your learning will be supported by a total of 170 placement days and 30 skills development days.
Your main campus is College Lane
This is where the creative arts, science and health-related subjects are based. This means you’ll share the campus with future nurses, scientists, artists and more. You can use the common rooms to relax with friends, work out in the 24-hour gym or have a drink in our on-campus pub or cafes. We also have restaurants for you to eat in or grab something on the go. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
What will I study?
The programme is taught through face to face classroom-based learning and practice-based learning where students have the support of a practice assessor. This is complemented by virtue learning environment (Canvas on StudyNet) and small group tutorial support. You will be taught by lecturers who constantly develop their own knowledge through research, publications, and other scholarly activities, and crucially by experienced social work practitioners, service users and carers.
Social work is a regulated profession. As a social work student you will be expected to register with Social Work England, the social work profession’s regulator, and adhere to the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Social Workers.
Entry requirements
GCSE: Grade 4/C in English Language and Mathematics.
IB: 120-128 points from a minimum of 2 HL subjects at H4 or above (with the remaining points to come from a combination of HL, SL and Core).
Access: Access to Higher Education Diploma with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3. Of the 45 credits at level 3, the combination of pass/merit/distinctions must equate to 120 UCAS points. Candidates without GCSE maths and English at grade 4 (C) or above must complete equivalents contained within the Access course (normally 6 level 2 credits in numeracy and 6 in literacy).
All offers are subject to an interview, written assessment, group discussion and enhanced DBS check.
Anyone wanting to undertake this course must comply with the Department of Health and Social Care immunisation guidelines. This applies to all health and social care settings regulated by the Care Quality Commission and applies to all workers including students conducting placements.
All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency, equivalent to an overall IELTS score of 7.0 with no less than 7.0 in any one band.
If you do not have the required IELTS or equivalent for direct entry on to your degree programme, our Pre-sessional English and International Foundation courses can help you to achieve this level.
Fees 2022
International Students
Full time
- £14000 for the 2022/2023 academic year
Part time
- £1750 per 15 credits for the 2022/2023 academic year
Our international fees include the cost of practice placements, occupational health, Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) check, and uniform.
*Tuition fees are charged annually. The fees quoted above are for the specified year(s) only. Fees may be higher in future years, for both new and continuing students. Please see the University’s Fees and Finance Policy (and in particular the section headed “When tuition fees change”), for further information about when and by how much the University may increase its fees for future years.
Deadlines
15 January
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