**Overview** Social workers change lives for the better. They help protect some of society’s most vulnerable people – and on this BSc (Hons) Social Work degree, you’ll develop the skills you need to graduate and apply to register as a Social Worker. On this Social Work England-approved course, you’ll study topics including safeguarding, law and social policy, and social work practice with children and adults. You’ll develop an understanding of social work fundamentals. You’ll occasionally put your learning into practice in the nurturing environment of our Centre for Simulation in Health and Care. You’ll also build your professional experience by spending 170 days on work placement, working with vulnerable people in the community – and have the chance to work with people with lived experience, and service users and carers. After graduation, you’ll be ready to start a rewarding and challenging career in social work. Our graduates find employment in social care, drug and alcohol services, domestic abuse services and schools. **Approved by:** This course is approved by Social Work England. **What you'll experience** On this course you'll: - Learn from expert teaching staff, researchers, practitioners from the field and people with experience of social work - Study the theory and practice of social work, empowering service users and promoting inclusion, and legal and policy frameworks - Learn through simulation, group work and skills workshops - Understand how to work with children and families, mental health patients, people with disabilities and vulnerable adults - Work closely with the University of Portsmouth Social Work Inclusion Group (SWIG), to help you understand service user experiences - Practise your profession-specific skills in our Centre for Simulation in Health and Care, a safe and supportive environment, which uses innovative technologies to simulate real-life scenarios - Apply your learning on practice placements **Careers and opportunities** When you successfully complete the course, you'll be eligible to apply to be a registered Social Worker. Our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to use. You can work in areas such as: - Social care settings - Rehabilitation services - Criminal justice - Voluntary organisations - Advocacy agencies - Housing advice - Education settings such as schools and colleges Roles our graduates have taken on include: - Social worker - Care manager - Family support worker - Housing adviser - Independent domestic violence adviser **Work experience and career planning** You'll do at least 2 work placements on this course giving you more than 170 days of practical experience. You can do placements in various areas to develop your social work skills and knowledge, including: - Social care settings for children and families - Social care settings for adults - Residential care for people with disabilities - Community mental health teams - Hospital social work departments - Voluntary organisations working with both children and adults - Advocacy agencies - Drug and alcohol treatment centres - Homelessness projects - Schools Our Careers and Employability service can help you find other further relevant work experience while you study. We can help you identify placements, internships and voluntary roles that will complement your studies and build your CV. After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years as you advance in your career.

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - Core Skills Training Framework - Law and Social Policy in Practice - Occupational Health Year 1 - Readiness for Learning and Practice - Theory, Knowledge and Evidence in Social Work Year 2 - Core modules in this year include: - Core Skills Training Framework - Inclusion, Innovation and Empowerment - Occupational Health Year 2 - Service User Inclusion and Co-Production - Social Work with Adults - Social Work with Children and Families - Using Evidence and Research in Social Work Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Core Skills Training Framework - Professional Development and Employability - Project - Safeguarding – Adults and Children - Social Work Practice Placement 2 We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through tests (academic or practical/skills based), compilation of filmed and recorded artefacts, online assessment, academic written work/portfolios, presentations, dissertation/project. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: - Year 1 students: 25% by practical exams and 75% by coursework - Year 2 students: 17% by practical exams and 83% by coursework - Year 3 students: 100% by coursework

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: L500

Institution code: P80

Campus Name: Main Site

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The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

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Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	7.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 6.5.
PTE Academic	68.0	An overall score of 68 with a minimum of 61 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	100.0	100 with a minimum of 24 in Reading, 23 in Listening, 25 in Speaking and 24 in Writing
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	17000.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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