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Social Work

1 Study option · UndergraduateLeicester Campus

Course summary

Social workers are key to supporting individuals and communities, from child protection to mental health. Our degree equips you with the practical skills, knowledge, and resilience to become a confident, effective, and compassionate social worker. You'll learn everything from social work theories to professional skills, ensuring you're ready to help adults and children in various settings.

By the end of the course, you’ll be eligible to register with Social Work England and start your career in a field that makes a real impact.

  • Industry informed teaching: Learn from experienced staff with real-world social work practice, teaching, and research expertise, ensuring your learning experience is high-quality and up-to-date with contemporary issues, advancements and debates within the sector.

  • Gain real-world insight: Get direct input from people with lived experience, including co-taught lectures and assessments.

  • Flexible career paths: Gain the flexibility to work with both adults and children, opening doors to diverse career opportunities.

  • Boost your employability: Complete two assessed practical placements in a variety of settings, statutory, voluntary, and charitable, with children, young people, and adults allowing you to apply theory to real-world situations.

  • Build key skills: Build valuable transferable skills through interprofessional learning alongside students from nursing, criminal justice, teaching, and more.

  • Focused learning: Modules are delivered through our block teaching approach, so you can concentrate on one subject at a time.

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
L502
Institution code:
D26

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Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 10 other social sciences courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

97% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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88 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

91 Go onto work and study

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