BA (Hons) Social Work

Bachelor's degree

In Bournemouth

£ 9,250 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bournemouth

Renowned for being a challenging yet hugely rewarding vocation, Social Work can make such a significant difference to so many lives. Through a combination of academic study and practical work placements, you'll become equipped with the knowledge and practical skills to be able to deal with the broad range of issues surrounding social welfare, social exclusion and discrimination, law and social policy, working with children, young people and adults, mental health and substance abuse.
This course enables you to become a qualified social worker upon graduation, and 95% of our students are in employment within six months of finishing the degree. As well as a high graduate employment rate, this course has risen to number 7 in the 2017 Guardian league tables for Social Work.
Attend a webinar on social work on Wednesday 23 November at 6pm to find out more about the course, or book onto a webinar about writing a good health and social care application on Tuesday 15 November at 6pm.
All statistics shown are taken from Unistats, Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE), BU institutional data and Ipsos MORI (National Student Survey) unless otherwise stated.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bournemouth (Dorset)
Fern Barrow, Talbot Campus, BH12 5BB

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Mental Health
  • Social Work
  • IT Law
  • Discrimination
  • IT for adults
  • Social Policy
  • Statistics
  • Teaching
  • Law
  • Writing
  • Learning Teaching

Course programme

Course details On this course you will usually be taught by a range of staff with relevant expertise and knowledge appropriate to the content of the unit. This will include senior academic staff, qualified professional practitioners, demonstrators, technicians and research students. Year 1 Core units Social Exclusion & Discrimination: This unit explores the nature and impact of possible causes of social exclusion and discrimination. You will also be introduced to sociological and anthropological enquiry. Law & Social Policy: You will develop an understanding of law and relevant social policy and, through your knowledge and harnessing of relevant skills, be able to use knowledge knowledge of law and social policy competently and creatively. Working with Children & Families: You'll explore statutory, independent and voluntary sector services in early intervention work with children, young people and their families/carers. Social Work with Adults: You'll be introduced to current research, legislation, policies, practice issues and service user perspectives in relation to areas such as mental health, disability, ageing, domestic abuse, homelessness, gypsy and traveller communities, asylum seekers and carers. Personal and Professional Development for Social Work: In this unit you'll be provided with a range of practical guidance, support and knowledge to develop your capabilities against the Professional Capabilities Framework and the HCPC Codes of practice. Practice Learning in the Community: This unit provides the essential practice experiences that you require in order to develop your competence to the requirements of the regulatory body. Year 2 Core units Models, Methods & Approaches for Social Work Intervention: The unit will equip you with an understanding of the complex and multi-layered nature of social work. Use of Self: Theory & Practice: This unit aims to facilitate the development of personal and interpersonal communication skills as well as exploring and understanding theory that will aid the application of these skills in professional practice. Values, Ethics & Ideology: You'll develop an understanding of ideological, religious and cultural belief systems, perspectives and practices and their influence on the practice of social work across diverse communities. Psychosocial Perspectives of the Life Course: You'll develop an understanding of human growth, development and behaviour across the lifespan, and different sociological and psychological explanations for this. First Substantive Placement - Part A and B: These two work based units provide essential practice experiences that you require in working toward meeting the regulations of the professional body. Year 3 Core units Family Intervention: This unit explores family as a context for socialisation and development; understanding and assessing children’s behaviour, parenting capacity and family interventions and will incorporate the use of child observations. Working with Risk & complexity: Looking at social work in the context of protection, the unit covers: responsibilities, analytical skills and knowledge, practical skills and professional accountability in all areas of social work practice. Mental Health & Substance Use: You'll explore beliefs surrounding mental health, drug and alcohol use, as well as expand your understanding of current legislation, policy and practice issues in order to respond to the needs of the individuals, families and carers affected. Critical Literature Review: You'll undertake an intellectually challenging and in-depth literature review exploring a topic relevant to contemporary social work practice. Final Substantive Placement - Part A and B: This work based unit provides essential practice experiences students require in working toward meeting the regulations of the professional body. Scheduled learning and teaching activities Contact hours The hours below give an indication of how you can expect to spend your time during each year of this course. You will learn through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and practical sessions. Your independent learning could include reading books and journal articles, working on group projects, preparing presentations, conducting library research and writing your assignments. Year 1 – 19% of your time will be spent in timetabled learning & teaching activities Learning and teaching: 196 hours Independent learning: 854 hours Placement: 150 hours Non-assessed learning and teaching: 44 hours Year 2 – 14% of your time will be spent in timetabled learning & teaching activities Learning and teaching: 155 hours Independent learning: 445 hours Placement: 600 hours Non-assessed learning and teaching: 12 hours Year 3 - 19% of your time will be spent in timetabled learning & teaching activities Learning and teaching: 158 hours Independent learning: 442 hours Placement: 600 hours Non-assessed learning and teaching: 12 hours 100% of the course is assessed by coursework Throughout the course you will be assessed by coursework culminating in your final year research project, but you will also undertake group work and written exams. Programme specification Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a BU Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used. Download the programme specification for BA (Hons) Social Work. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry. If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance. All statistics shown are taken from Unistats, Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE), BU institutional data and Ipsos MORI (National Student Survey) unless otherwise stated.

BA (Hons) Social Work

£ 9,250 + VAT