BA (Hons) Social Work
Bachelor's degree
In Cambridge and Chelmsford
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Bachelor's degree
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Duration
3 Years
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September
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If you thrive on the unexpected and want to make a difference in people’s lives, social work could be the career for you. Our degree course is nationally recognised and will enable you to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a social worker.
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About this course
As a social worker, you’ll be at the forefront of helping the people most in need. You could work with a range of people, who are facing a range of issues, in a public, private or charitable organisation. You could even work independently. Increasingly, social workers work closely in teams with professionals from other disciplines. Your placements will have given you experience of working both with adults and children, by the end of the course you will have a better idea of the area you are most interested in.
112 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent).
3 GCSEs at grade C, or grade 4, or above, including English and Maths.
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Subjects
- Social Work
- Ethics
- Communications
- Health
- Society
- Legal
- Evidence
- Social
- Adults
- Care Professions
Course programme
- Assessed Readiness for Direct Practice
- Ethics, Values and the Legal Context of Social Work
- Knowledge, Evidence and Practice
- Communication Skills and Key Theories Applied to Social Work Practice
- Social Work in Society
- Social Work with Adults
- Social Work with Children and Families
- Powers, Duties and Accountability in Social Work
- Practice 1: Communications Skills and Partnership Working
- 70-day placement
- Wellbeing Across the Life Course
- Transition into Professional Practice
- Practice 2: Analytical Thinking and Decision-Making
- 100 - Day Placement
- Undergraduate Major Project
BA (Hons) Social Work