Social Work (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Years
Our Social Work (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) is an alternative route into social work studies if you don’t meet the necessary requirements to enter the standard undergraduate degree.
On successful completion of the foundation year, you’ll be able to progress onto the Social Work BSc (Hons) three-year course. Or you may decide to progress onto another one of our social and healthcare courses.
Our social work bachelor's degree with a foundation year will provide you with knowledge, skills and experience to enter or progress your career within the health and social care sector.
The foundation year will equip you with valuable transferable skills that will help you succeed in any workplace – you’ll learn how to manage your workload, critically analyse information and improve your academic writing skills. You’ll also complete a taster module in social work, so that you can prepare for more in-depth study of the subject in the subsequent three years of your course.
Your foundation year will be shared with students from other specialisms studying a foundation year in the School of Social Professions. This will be the perfect opportunity to learn about other disciplines and exchange different perspectives on the topics you study.
The module in social work will help you develop the necessary knowledge and skills that will give you an introduction to studying social work at undergraduate level. This module will also prepare you for the application process for the Social Work BSc (Hons) course. Upon successful completion of assessed group and written tests, you will be put forward to the individual interview stage. If you pass this stage, you’ll join students on our Social Work BSc (Hons) course and study the same content and modules as them. If you are unsuccessful but pass all your modules, you can choose another course at the University, subject to meeting entry requirements.
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About this course
at least one A level (or a minimum of 32 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification, eg BTEC Subsidiary/National/BTEC Extended Diploma)
English Language at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent such as Functional Skills Level 2)
an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for the Child and Adult Workforce, which is registered with the DBS Update Service
The bachelor’s part of this course is accredited by Social Work England.
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Subjects
- Social Worker
- Social Work
- IT Law
- Risk
- IT
- IT for adults
- Law
- Accredited
- IT risk
- Critical Thinking
- Interventions
- Media
- Crime
Course programme
The modules listed below are for the academic year 2020/21 and represent the course modules at this time. Modules and module details (including, but not limited to, location and time) are subject to change over time.
Year 0 modules include:
- Critical Thinking (core, 15 credits)
- Interventions for Change (core, 15 credits)
- Media, Crime and 'Race' (core, 15 credits)
- Reflecting on Self and Society (core, 15 credits)
- Researching Discrimination (core, 15 credits)
- Researching Inequality (core, 15 credits)
- Social Issues in Context: Text to Essay (core, 15 credits)
- Understanding Social Work (core, 15 credits)
- Assessing, Planning and Professional Ethics (core, 30 credits)
- Communication, Skills and Values in Social Work (core, 30 credits)
- Human Growth and Development: A Life Course Perspective (core, 30 credits)
- Social Context for Social Work (core, 30 credits)
- Inter-Professional Practice (core, 15 credits)
- Law for Social Work Practice (core, 15 credits)
- Safeguarding Children and Adults (core, 15 credits)
- Social Work Practice Learning 1 (core, 60 credits)
- Theoretical Perspectives in Social Work (core, 15 credits)
- Effective Social Work Practice with Children and Adults (core, 15 credits)
- Research Project (core, 30 credits)
- Social Work Practice Learning 2 (core, 75 credits)
Your foundation year will be assessed via group work, coursework, presentations, class tests and portfolios.
Assessments in the subsequent three years of your studies will consist of essays, exams and assessed practice placements. The assessed practice element will require you to work supervised within at least two different practice settings over a minimum of 170 days.
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Social Work (including foundation year) - BSc (Hons)