Social Work

Are you interested in how people develop and what influences their behaviour? Do you want to help people at risk of harm? Are you interested in legislation and social policy?

This popular social work course, one of our flagship degrees will give you a rewarding insight into contemporary social work. You will:

Be trained as a reflective and effective social work practitioner
Gain hands-on experience through supervised placements in your second and third years
Learn how to support, protect, and speak up for people in significant personal difficulty.
Be eligible to register as a social worker with Social Work England
Taught primarily at Docklands with some teaching at Stratford Campus or University Square.

Year 1: Mental Wealth and Professional Fitness: Readiness for Social Work Practice (Core), Communication skills (Core), Introduction to theory (Core), Human Growth and Development (Core), Social Contexts and Social Policy (Core)

Year 2: Professional Practice Placement: I (70 Days) (Core), Contemporary Issues for Social Work Practice: I (Core), Social Policy, Welfare, and Law I (Core), Contemporary Issues for Social Work Practice: II (Core), Social Policy, Welfare, and Law II (Core)

Year 3: Professional Practice Placement: II (100 Days) (Core), Advanced Social Work Theory: Applying Critical Thinking and Analysis to Practice (Core), Social Work Practice with Children and Families: Knowledge and Skills Integration (Core), Research Minded Practice for Social Work (Core), Social Work Practice with Adults: Knowledge and Skills Integration (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

The approximate percentages for this course are:

Year 1: 90% coursework, 10% Practical
Year 2: 75% coursework, 25% Practical
Year 3: 75% coursework, 25% Practical
We assess all modules through different forms of coursework. Assessment methods include group works, exams and individual work including essays

In addition to writing traditional essays, you'll be required to write reports, policy reviews and give presentations. This is to ensure you gain skills that are relevant to and can be transferred to the workplace. In your final year, you'll write a research dissertation.

All grades count towards your module mark.

More details will be included in the student handbook and module guides.

Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.