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Social Work

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2026-2027
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Course Summary

  • Become an ethical practitioner drawing upon local and global perspectives.

  • Gain social work and mental health experience with children, families and adults.

  • Undertake social work practice placements in a range of settings.

  • Develop your analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.

  • Graduate with professional registration with Social Work England (SWE).

Over three years you’ll learn to integrate legal frameworks, statutory duties and interventions that impact individuals and communities. You’ll interpret research evidence and link theory to practice, while shaping your personal and professional value base. Through our collaborative relationship with the South Yorkshire Teaching Partnership (SYTP), you’ll gain practice learning experiences across five local authorities in the South Yorkshire Region.

For full details of course modules, assessments, and teaching methods, please visit the course page on our website: https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/Social-work/BA-Honours-Social-Work/Full-time

Ways to study this course

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  • Main Site

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 21/09/2026

Application codes

Course code:
L500
Institution code:
S21

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Application codes

Course code:
L500
Institution code:
S21

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Historical entry grades data BETA

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This course and 11 other social sciences courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

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BCC Most common
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  3. CDD
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Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

93% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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85 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

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