Social Work PGDip – 2019 entry only

University of Sussex

Postgraduate

In Brighton

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Brighton

  • Duration

    21 Months

You will learn in sessions led by academic faculty, experienced practitioners, service users and carers. In this supportive environment you'll develop crucial skills for independent and collaborative learning.

You will take also undertake two placements in local social welfare agencies.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Brighton (East Sussex)
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Sussex House, BN1 9RH

Start date

On request

About this course

Our graduates have gone on to work in the field of professional social work and are highly sought after by employers, working with children and families and in adult social care.

Many pursue learning through continuing professional development courses and progress to take leadership roles in the profession.

Only successful completion of the Social Work PGDip entitles you to register with the Health and Care Professions Council as a social worker.

97% of students from the Department of Social Work and Social Care were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent School of Education and Social Work graduates have gone on to jobs including:

social worker, Brighton & Hove City Council
social worker, Community Mental Health
social work, Adult Social Care.

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.

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Subjects

  • Social Work
  • Professional
  • Quantitative
  • Analytical
  • Analysis
  • Development
  • Research
  • Methods
  • Social Justice
  • Social Theory

Course programme

How will I study?

Assessment methods include essays, an examination, oral and visual presentations, a viva voce, placement reports and case studies.

All elements of the Social Work PGDip assessment are mandatory and you must pass them all. It's not possible to miss an aspect of course assessment on the grounds of illness and be awarded the Social Work MA on the basis of marks for the remaining aspects of assessment.

Work placement

You complete 200 practice development days, drawing on our excellent partnerships with local service users, carers and social work, and social care and health agencies:
  • 170 days in two social work placements – both the 70-day placement and the 100-day placement are to be undertaken in Sussex local authorities. These are organised through the South Coast Regional Centre for Social Work Education (SCRC). Find out more about this pioneering social work education partnership.
  • 30 days of Practice Development Workshops delivered by experienced practitioners, academic faculty and experts by experience (service users and carers).
These specialist placement and learning pathways give you experience of child and family as well as adult social work.

Additional information

Fees

Fees are not yet set for entry in the academic year 2019/20 but will be published here as soon as they are available. Note that your fees, once they’re set, may be subject to an increase on an annual basis.

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