BA Social Work

Example structure
This course consists of three years, each with a particular emphasis which reflects your development as a trainee social worker and the journey you take into becoming a professional practitioner.
Within the programme the central themes reflecting core values and principles of practice are always present; these include safeguarding and protection; evidence-based relational practice; inter-professional working; impact of practice; professional challenge; empowering service users autonomy; social justice and values; and equality and diversity.
These carefully selected modules will give you the chance to explore, question, and create powerful ideas. Picked to give you an extensive and in-depth education, they’ll equip you with the specialist knowledge, vital transferrable skills, and the confidence to make a genuine difference to the world around you.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are just a selection of those available. The opportunity to take optional modules will depend on the number of core modules within any year of the course. In many instances, the flexibility to take optional modules increases as you progress through the course.
Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current first-year students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Introduction to Law and Social Policy
Lifespan Development
Professional Skills 1
Interpersonal Skills for Practice
Sociological and Psychological Frameworks
Year 2
Introduction to Research Methodologies
Legislation, Regulation and Ethics for Practice
Professional Skills 2
Practice Placement 1
Emotional, Relational and Mental Health Issues
Final year
Independent Study
Research Perspectives
Practice Interventions
Practice Placement 2
Critical Reflection and Professional Challenge
Teaching
First year modules reflect fundamental understanding and skills essential for social work practice
As required by the Social Work Reform Board you will undertake a minimum of 30 days of development including interpersonal and communication skills
Gain experience through a 5 day Child Study as part of Lifespan Development
Second year placement of 70 days in a non-statutory setting
You will be actively engaged with service users and carers who are experiencing issues related to their emotional and mental health
Undertake a 100 day assessed placement in a statutory agency
Explore your own practice and to develop further a specialist area of interest
This course combines University learning, e-learning and work-based learning to help you enhance your practice skills
Modules have their own accompanying webpages on Moodle where you can download relevant readings, power-points, podcasts and YouTube clips, and contribute to online discussions
We also work closely in partnership with the NHS and the independent health sector to provide placement opportunities
Assessment
You are assessed by a combination of practical examinations, viva voce examinations, essays, reflective writing and poster and seminar presentations, practice-based learning assessment and practical examinations in the academic setting
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