Social work is all about people: it is an extremely rewarding and challenging profession. Students will need to be hard-working, adaptable, honest and, above all, passionate about finding long-term solutions and supporting positive changes for children, adults and families. Students develop the skills, knowledge and understanding of how to support people to improve personal, practical, psychological and social aspects of their lives.
As a student of BA Social Work at Essex get ready to experience a lively, informal environment with many possibilities to pursue individual interests whilst being part of a multidisciplinary school. University of Essex provides students with an active and stimulating environment for their studies and the chance to really make a difference within an essential profession in today’s society.
A unique feature of the School of Health and Social Care is that many staff work with the Local Authorities and other local agencies, which enhances their grasp of the contemporary links between academic research, the major issues of the day and practice. As a School, they specialize in applied, multidisciplinary research that addresses issues of national and international concern to health and social care policy and practice and related fields. They also host the NIHR Research Design Service for the East of England.
Within the School of Health and Social Care, they value the experience and opportunity that a placement can give students. It is an intrinsic part of many of the courses. Within the BA Social Work students do at least 170 days in practice placement during their time in program - they even have the opportunity to do an international placement as part of this. University of Essex' partnerships with placement providers ensure you gain effective, high-quality training, allowing you to gain experience working with children, adults, families and communities.
