Overview
The university engages practitioners and service users in our teaching, learning and assessments to make sure that you receive up-to-date relevant practice knowledge. On successful completion of the Social Work course from Canterbury Christ Church University, you will be eligible to apply for professional registration with Social Work England, the regulator for social work in England.
The Social Work course will develop your knowledge and skills from day one, so that you have the experience and confidence to become a competent and capable professional who can meet the challenging demands of social work.
You'll develop the skills needed to work and communicate effectively with service users and professional colleagues in order to protect, support and improve the lives of vulnerable people and promote human rights and wellbeing.
You'll learn how to assess people’s needs, strengths and wishes, working with individuals and families to help them make changes and solve problems.
On successful completion of the course, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with Social Work England and go on to work in a range of settings meeting the diverse needs of service users, families and carers.
All about the course
You'll study the importance of developing a sociological understanding of the complex social issues and structural inequalities that social workers navigate and the social policy that shapes social work practice.
You'll explore areas including:
- statutory social work
- international social work
- voluntary and private care sector
- provision within private health care
- court services
- administration/ management
- research and evidence-based practice.
Your future career
The BA (Hons) Social Work graduates have gone on to work in variety of settings locally and nationally. There are varied and exciting employment opportunities for registered social workers. The generic nature of the course means graduates can pursue a career in a full range of settings, such as social services departments within local authorities, health services, and in the voluntary and independent sectors providing community, day care and residential services.
There are also opportunities for further study and you can pursue a post qualifying course at Canterbury Christ Church University or study within a specialised area of social work in other universities.
Programme Structure
Modules include:
- Skills and Interprofessional Development
- Sociology and Social Policy for Social Work
- Research Mindedness in Social Work
- Law, Policy and Ethics for Social Work Practice
- Specialist Practice Module: Children and Families, Adult Social Work and Mental Health
- Practice Module (100 day placement)
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Canterbury, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- GCSE English language and mathematics at grade C, or above, or an acceptable equivalent.
- A typical offer would be BBC at A2 Level, or equivalent.
- Offers of a place can only be made after a successful interview, and are subject to a satisfactory reference, health clearance and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
- a minimum of two A Levels or
- a BTEC National Diploma or
- a combination of BTEC and A Level qualifications equivalent to two A Levels, such as a BTEC subsidiary certificate and one A Level or
- an Access to Higher Education Diploma or
- an International or Welsh Baccalaureate or
- a Higher National Diploma/Higher National Certificate or
- a minimum of two Advanced Highers from Scotland or
- the Irish Leaving Certificate or
- the European Baccalaureate Diploma or
- an equivalent overseas qualification
- Register with UCAS
- Write your personal statement
- Supply a reference
Tuition Fees
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Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents9790 GBP / year≈ 9790 GBP / year
Living costs
Canterbury
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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