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Social Work at Swansea University - UCAS

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15Feb
Undergraduate On-Campus Open Day at Swansea University - Singleton Park Campus and Bay Campus - 15 February 2025
Undergraduate
22Mar
Undergraduate On-Campus Open Day at Swansea University - Singleton Park Campus and Bay Campus - 22 March 2025
Undergraduate

Course summary

If you want a career where you can make a real, positive difference to the lives of people and communities in vulnerable circumstances, then our Social Work degree is the ideal springboard. Social work is about encouraging change and human growth by supporting the social care and welfare needs of individuals, groups and communities. This professionally accredited course will give you the academic knowledge and practical experience to begin a career as a registered social worker. It attracts students interested in sociology, applied psychology and human development, health and social care, welfare studies, social policy, criminology, gender studies, Welsh studies, childhood studies and child care, family law and legal studies, community development and youth work. You will spend half of your time on placement with social work agencies, learning through observation and practice, and the other half being taught on our Singleton Park campus. You will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to communicate your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing. Being based in the School of Health and Social Care, Wales’s largest provider of healthcare education, you will be immersed in a dynamic research and learning environment with many opportunities to build links with students from related disciplines. You will be joining a Top 25 UK University (Guardian University Guide 2024)

Modules

Year 1 • Introduction to Social Work • Introduction to Social Work Law • Practice Learning • Social Work in Practice • Social Work Services in a Diverse Society: Ethics, Values and Anti-Discriminatory Practice • Undertaking and Using Social Work Research for Practice Year 2 • Legal issues in Social Work and Social Care • Social Work in Practice • Social Work Practice Learning • Theories and Perspectives in Social Work Year 3 • Applying Knowledge to Enhance Practice • Critical Practice in Child Care • Critical Practice in Adult Community Care • Social Work Practice Learning

Assessment method

Practice is an integral part of the course with 50% of the course, or 200 days, spent in practice with social work agencies, where you will have the opportunity to learn through observation, rehearsal and performance. We assess your learning through written essays, oral presentations, group work tasks, IT-based exercises and portfolio work. Practice placements are assessed by a combination of written work and professional assessments using the National Occupational Standards for Social Work.

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
L500
Institution code:
S93
Campus name:
Singleton Park Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

This course is open to UK applicants only.

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

A UK degree (2:2 or above) in a social work/social science-related discipline. For applicants whose first language is not English we require a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) and no less than 5.5 in each component. You will need appropriate personal and intellectual qualities; sufficient relevant experience of social care that you can demonstrate the values and basic skills that correspond to those generally expected of social workers; have an understanding of the Code of Professional Practice for Social Care ; and be able to understand and communicate effectively in written and spoken English or Welsh. On entry, you will also need to register with Social Care Wales as a student social worker. For applicants who have already studied an undergraduate degree, there is also the option to apply for the 2-year MSc Social Work programme.

Additional entry requirements

Audition

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Interview

Other

All applicants will be required to complete an interview and Criminal Records Declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

English language requirements

Student Outcomes

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90%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
95%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For the latest fee information, please check the individual course page on our website. Our full range of programmes are listed here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/ Further information on tuition fees can be found here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/

Sponsorship information

September 2024 £9000. Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government

Social Work at Swansea University - UCAS