Social Work
Entry requirements
A level
Pass Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject –with a minimum 122 UCAS Tariff Points
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include Grade 5 at Standard or 4 at Higher in English Language
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
UCAS Tariff
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About this course
How do you support families to remain together? How do you work with somebody who is homeless? How do you tell someone with dementia that their life partner of 60 years has died?
Social workers often find themselves working in challenging situations. You’ll work with people, their families, and their communities to bring about change and to help improve lives.
Working in a range of settings across a number of sectors, which may include private, voluntary, and charitable sectors, you’ll promote and advocate human rights and social justice. It can be difficult to appreciate the difference social workers make until you’ve experienced social work in action and that’s why you’ll complete two placements in your second and third years of study.
During your time on the course, you’ll develop an understanding of social work alongside practical skills whilst on placements. Some of the topics you’ll explore will include how to communicate with people with a range of needs, the importance of working with colleagues from other disciplines and the importance of supervision and of reflective practice. You’ll consider theories including sociological and psychological perspectives, and factors that might impact on the life course from pre-birth through to death. You’ll consider the impact of politics, social policy and how welfare is delivered in the UK and internationally, whilst developing an understanding of the legal framework for social work and how the law is used to support and to protect.
Social work can be challenging and demanding at times, that’s why we aim to help you build resilience and find ways to manage the many situations you’ll be faced with.
**Features and Benefits**
- **Approved course** - Our course is approved by Social Work England and, when you graduate, you are eligible to apply for professional registration with Social Work England.
- **Employability** - You'll gain experience from 30 days of skills development throughout the course.
- **Placement experience** - You’ll go on two practice placements, a full time 70 day placement in year 2 and a full time 100 day placement in year 3.
- **Specialise your studies** - You can focus on a chosen area of social work practice to explore in depth in your final year.
The Uni
Manchester Metropolitan University
Social Care and Social Work
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We're short of social workers - so if you want a degree that is in demand, then this could be the one for you! There's a shortage of social workers all over the UK, and graduates can specialise in specific fields such as mental health or children's social work. If you decide social work is not for you, then social work graduates also often go into management, education, youth and community work and even nursing. Starting salaries for this degree can reflect the high proportion of graduates who choose a social work career - social work graduates get paid, on average, more than graduates overall, but not all options pay as well as social work. This is also an unusual subject in that London isn't one of the more common places to find jobs - so if you want to get a job near to your home or your university this might be worth thinking about.
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