Social Work BA(Hons)

Why choose this course?

This course combines an academic qualification with the passport to practise as a qualified social worker. You will gain a generic social work qualification to enable you to pursue any field of work you choose in this rewarding profession. If you are interested in working directly with and for people to make a real difference, this course is ideal. The course is delivered through full-time and employment-based routes.

The social work profession can be difficult and challenging work, so it requires the following qualities: maturity and a high level of personal commitment; open-mindedness and a willingness to examine and even change your own attitudes and possible prejudices; patience, determination and both physical and emotional resilience.

Social work is a regulated profession. As a social work student you will be expected to register with the General Social Care Council (GSCC), the social work profession's regulator, and adhere to the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Social Workers.

As well as regulating individual social workers and students, the GSCC also regulates the performance of social work courses. These reports are published on its website, so you can check to see how Kingston University is performing. For more information, visit www.gscc.org.uk.

What will you study?

You will learn about the social work profession, acquire service-user perspectives, shadow qualified social workers and learn essential communication skills. You will also study the theoretical, ethical and legislative issues related to social work. You will undertake two 100-day, supervised practice placements.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Becoming a Professional
• Critical Thinking for Professional Practice
• Social Policy
• Ethics
• Law and Citizenship
• Social Work Approaches
• Human Growth and Development

Year 2

• Assessment and Intervention
• Developing Professional Practice
• Reflection and Evaluation of Practice
• Social Issues and Social Work Practice

Year 3

• Becoming a Critical Professional
• Reviewing Literature and Research
• Analysing Social Work Methods and Values
• Research and Evaluation in Human Services
• Interprofessional Perspectives and Managing Change
• Integrated Project