Entry requirements
A level
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve 112 points. Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve 112 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 points
Access Pass Access with 15 credits at Pass Some courses require credits in specific subject areas.
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 points
HNC (BTEC)
May be considered for advanced entry onto the second year of the degree. Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content of level 4. A transcript will be required.
HND (BTEC)
May be considered for advanced entry onto the second year of the degree. Subject to satisfactory comparability of modular content of level 4. A transcript will be required.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Made up of 6 components - usually comprising of 3 subjects at 'higher level' and 3 at 'standard' level. Opportunity to add on to points with extended essay and theory of knowledge. All the above attract UCAS points. Potential to meet the points by not passing all six component of qualification
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Grade combinations below 112 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve 112 points
Combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve 112 tariff points
Achieve a minimum of 112 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
Achieve a minimum of 112 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (BBCCC) are required.
UCAS Tariff
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About this course
If you’re the sort of person who would like to help often-vulnerable individuals and families to improve the direction of their lives, our Social Work degree could be just the qualification you’re looking for.
Regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), our degree course will prepare you for a career in social work in a diverse range of social welfare settings. The content of your studies will equip you for employment in both children’s and adults’ social work, in areas such as safeguarding, community and therapeutic services. A total of 170 days of assessed practice learning, through highly rewarding vocational placements in the community, will also help ensure you are well prepared for life as a Social Worker following graduation.
Modules
Year 1 (Core)
30 Days Skills Development
Rights, Justice and Equality
Readiness for Practice
Relationship-based Social Work
Introduction to Social Work Theories
Introduction to Study Skills for Social Work and Social Care
Values, Ethics and Multi-dimensional Diversity
Year 2 (Core)
Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk
Lifespan and Human Growth and Development
There is also a 70-day assessed period of practice learning in a rewarding vocational placement.
Year 3 (Core)
Social Work Research Mindedness
Inter-professional Practice
Contemporary Themes in Social Work
There is also a second period of assessed practice learning (100 days).
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What do graduate employment figures really tell you?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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