Social and Community Work (Hons) Goldsmiths, University of London

Overview

You will study everything from social work and criminology to mental health, youth work, and community development. You will also specialise in your areas of interest through a range of optional modules, including youth justice, global youth work, and international development. The programme will also enable you to develop your understanding of the social sciences by participating in a number of work placements.

The Social and Community Work programme offers both opportunities for vocational experience and a foundation in a range of employment fields (the housing sector, mental health services, criminal justice, community development, working with young people and management responsibilities in the social and public sectors) and will equip students to work with people in a range of contexts or to qualify in their chosen field of interest at post-graduate level.

On the Social and Community Work (Hons) programme at the Goldsmiths, University of London you will:

• Develop your academic and professional rigour by exploring a range of theoretical perspectives, and their practical applications
• Learn to critically engage with policy, particularly as it affects vulnerable people from a wide range of social, cultural, and economic backgrounds
• Have the opportunity to develop your transferable skills and knowledge which will contribute to your personal and career development.
• Explore reflective and reflexive practice, and build your confidence and competence to work independently and as a member of a team
• Enhance your critical understanding of equality, diversity, citizenship, and democracy and develop your ability to creatively address these in community contexts.