Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Social Work

Health and social care workers are the largest proportion of key worker occupations (Office for National Statistics) and the services provided by these workers are vital to society. Our stimulating and challenging Social Work degree could be for the students if they would like to have a rewarding career that makes a positive contribution to society. Our degree combines practical experience with theory, and gives them the professional qualification they need to practise social work and help change people’s lives.

The students will be taught by qualified social workers and allied professionals, as well as members of national and international social work organisations. Our course content draws on the latest knowledge and experience of people working in social work today. Social workers are often involved in complex and difficult situations, as well as meaningful work. We equip the students with the skills they need to successfully deal with the variety of social problems they could encounter in social work.   

For entry onto this highly regarded course, they will need to demonstrate some involvement with social work, the care system or a related field prior to starting the degree. This can take the form of volunteering or unpaid work.