BA (Hons)

Social Work

Teaching & Learning

Learn how to work with children and adult social service users to improve their wellbeing and quality of life. You will integrate practical solutions into protecting the vulnerable, and demonstrate best practice as both a local and global social work practitioner. The tabs below detail what and how you will study in each year of your course. The balance of assessments and overall workload is indicative and may be subject to change.

What you'll learn

This module addresses the issue of transition to university-level study in general and the specific skills and attributes required to progress towards qualification as a social worker, with an emphasis on communication. It meets social work professional requirements relating to readiness for practice.
To introduce students to the historical development of social work; with reference to the contemporary role, values and theories that underpin social work practice.
This module will introduce you to the historical development of social work; with reference to the contemporary role, values and theories that underpin social work practice.
Develop your knowledge and understanding of key pieces of legislation and case law. You'll be introduced to the Human Rights Act and Articles of the European Convention of Human Rights and you'll gain an understanding of the relationship between law, society and social work practice.
Develop knowledge and understanding of oppression and discrimination within society as well as identifying skills and approaches and to social work practice which seeks to challenge discrimination and which overcome the effects of inequality and oppression.
This module addresses the issue of transition to university-level study in general and the specific skills and attributes required to progress towards qualification as a social worker, with an emphasis on communication. It meets social work professional requirements relating to readiness for practice.
To introduce students to the historical development of social work; with reference to the contemporary role, values and theories that underpin social work practice.
This module will introduce you to the historical development of social work; with reference to the contemporary role, values and theories that underpin social work practice.
Develop your knowledge and understanding of key pieces of legislation and case law. You'll be introduced to the Human Rights Act and Articles of the European Convention of Human Rights and you'll gain an understanding of the relationship between law, society and social work practice.
Develop knowledge and understanding of oppression and discrimination within society as well as identifying skills and approaches and to social work practice which seeks to challenge discrimination and which overcome the effects of inequality and oppression.

What you'll learn

Support contemporary social work practice through exploring thematic areas that underpin social work practice.
Evaluate key policy issues and legislative frameworks in adult social care and explores the challenges of safeguarding and empowering practices with a range of adult social care user groups.
Study the professional, ethical and legal principles that underpin social work with children, young people and their families. The module incorporates interdisciplinary learning opportunities to facilitate your understanding of professional roles and responsibilities in the important area of child safeguarding.
Build your knowledge and understanding of key methods, approaches and evidence based practice within contemporary social work. You will study underpinning research and theory that informs a range of approaches and methods of intervention in best social work practice. The module gives students the opportunity to analyse the applicability of the identified methods of intervention within a range of social work contexts and across different service user groups. Students will have the opportunity within the module to apply their learning to their practice situations.
Undertake a 70 day placement in a local agency providing social care services, testing your own capability to undertake a range of relevant social work roles in predominantly less complex situations with supervision and support.
Support contemporary social work practice through exploring thematic areas that underpin social work practice.
Evaluate key policy issues and legislative frameworks in adult social care and explores the challenges of safeguarding and empowering practices with a range of adult social care user groups.
Study the professional, ethical and legal principles that underpin social work with children, young people and their families. The module incorporates interdisciplinary learning opportunities to facilitate your understanding of professional roles and responsibilities in the important area of child safeguarding.
Build your knowledge and understanding of key methods, approaches and evidence based practice within contemporary social work. You will study underpinning research and theory that informs a range of approaches and methods of intervention in best social work practice. The module gives students the opportunity to analyse the applicability of the identified methods of intervention within a range of social work contexts and across different service user groups. Students will have the opportunity within the module to apply their learning to their practice situations.
Undertake a 70 day placement in a local agency providing social care services, testing your own capability to undertake a range of relevant social work roles in predominantly less complex situations with supervision and support.

What you'll learn

Explore the professional, ethical and legal principles that underpin social work with vulnerable adults and children, people who lack mental capacity and the mentally ill and explore the relevance of power and context for decision making and ethical judgements in social work practice.
Discover social work in a global context - you will explore critically the impact of globalisation on local social work practice; with reference to themes such as inequality, migration, and human trafficking.
Develop your critical awareness of professional skills needed to build personal and professional identity in a complex and changing social work environment establishing skills for lifelong learning and qualifying practice.
Undertake a 100 day placement in a local agency providing statutory social work services, testing your own capability to undertake a range of relevant social work roles in more complex situations.
Explore the professional, ethical and legal principles that underpin social work with vulnerable adults and children, people who lack mental capacity and the mentally ill and explore the relevance of power and context for decision making and ethical judgements in social work practice.
Discover social work in a global context - you will explore critically the impact of globalisation on local social work practice; with reference to themes such as inequality, migration, and human trafficking.
Develop your critical awareness of professional skills needed to build personal and professional identity in a complex and changing social work environment establishing skills for lifelong learning and qualifying practice.
Undertake a 100 day placement in a local agency providing statutory social work services, testing your own capability to undertake a range of relevant social work roles in more complex situations.