Applied Social Work, BA (Hons)

Social work demands resilience and flexibility to navigate complex cases, offering profound rewards through meaningful impacts on individuals' lives. This applied degree prepares you for frontline roles, enabling effective partnerships with diverse individuals, families, and professionals while honing skills in assessing and addressing personal challenges.The program includes workplace visits, shadowing, guest lectures, and self-directed studies tailored to your interests, with mentoring from senior students. It features extensive placements in voluntary and statutory settings, such as local authorities focused on children, families, and adult care, allowing you to apply theory in practice. Accredited by Social Work England, the course qualifies you for registration and leads to diverse careers in areas like child protection, mental health, and youth justice, with opportunities in hospitals, schools, and the voluntary sector. It is also available with a Foundation Year.