Social Work
De Montfort University
UCAS Code: L502 | Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Entry requirements
Minimum of 120 UCAS points from at least 2 A Levels including five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English and/or English Literature We will consider applicants with Key Skills or Functional Skills in Adult Literacy at level 2 as an alternative to GCSE qualifications.
Access course (started before September 2014) Pass. English GCSE equivalency of 12 level two credits in each subject required. Access to HE Diploma (started after September 2014) Pass Access qualification with GCSE English at grade C/4 or above, or the equivalent. Pass Access qualification overall 120 UCAS tariff English required as separate qualifications.
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Minimum of 120 UCAS points from at least 2 A Levels including five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English and/or English Literature We will consider applicants with Key Skills or Functional Skills in Adult Literacy at level 2 as an alternative to GCSE qualifications.
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About this course
**This course was approved and validated by Social Work England in June 2020.**
Would you like to make a difference to society? Social workers play a key role in supporting and helping people and our degree helps train you to be a confident, effective, resilient and safe practitioner. The course covers all aspects of social work, including theories and methods, legislation, skills for practice and developing professional competency.
Taught by highly experienced staff, on this course you will learn to work with both adults and children and will be eligible to enter any area of practice upon qualification.
Social workers support in a wide range of areas, including child protection, with vulnerable adults, older people and in mental health.
Successful completion of this degree will allow eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker upon graduation.
**Key features**
- 100% of students on this programme said that the course was supportive and they received good advice and guidance about their studies (NSS 2019).
- Our staff have extensive experience in social work practice, teaching and multidisciplinary research, ensuring your learning experience is high-quality and up-to-date with contemporary issues, advancements and debates within the sector.
- Benefit from a high level of Involvement of people with lived experience across the programme, including co taught lectures and assessments.
- This course is designed so that you will learn to work with both adults and children and be eligible to enter any area of practice upon graduation.
- Benefit from practical work placements in settings including Child protection, Adoption and fostering, Physical and/or learning disability support and Youth Justice, which will take your learning beyond the classroom and enhance your experience and employability.
- Develop your transferable skills with interprofessional learning, working alongside students and practitioners from a wide range of other professions including nurses, doctors, criminal justice workers, teachers and the police.
**Social Work Bursary**
You may be eligible for a non-repayable social work student bursary of up to £4,862 (this is based on the NHS guidance 2020-2021 so may change for future years).
Modules
**FIRST YEAR:**
Preparation for Social Work Practice
Introduction to Law, Policy and Procedure
Understanding the Life Span (Human growth and development)
Introduction to Social Work Theories and Skills in practice
**SECOND YEAR:**
Practice Placement (70 days)
Law for Social Work Practice
Research informed practice
Social Work Theories, Processes and Skills in Practice
Inter-Professional Education (IPE)
**THIRD YEAR:**
Research Project
The Developing Professional Practitioner
Professional Judgement and Decision Making
Final Practice Placement (100 days)
Assessment methods
To ensure students are ready to practice, they are assessed in their first year through a communication exercise with a service user or carer and a shadowing exercise where they will shadow a social worker in their practice with service users and reflect on this experience. In addition, you will be required to pass both the second and third year placements
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We're short of social workers - so if you want a degree that is in demand, then this could be the one for you! There's a shortage of social workers all over the UK, and graduates can specialise in specific fields such as mental health or children's social work. If you decide social work is not for you, then social work graduates also often go into management, education, youth and community work and even nursing. Starting salaries for this degree can reflect the high proportion of graduates who choose a social work career - social work graduates get paid, on average, more than graduates overall, but not all options pay as well as social work. This is also an unusual subject in that London isn't one of the more common places to find jobs - so if you want to get a job near to your home or your university this might be worth thinking about.
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