Course Summary

The role of a social worker involves working with vulnerable people across all ages and cultures to build trusting, respectful relationships. This programme will develop you into a supportive and highly skilled social worker, ready for a challenging but rewarding career. You will combine personal skills such as listening and communication with the ability to assess, act and work in partnership with service users and other professionals. Our curriculum follows the Professional Capabilities Framework and proficiency standards for social work, building evidence for your portfolio, reviewing key issues in social work practice and incorporating challenging scenarios. Our BSc (Hons) Social Work degree is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - the independent regulator for England. Upon graduation, you'll be eligible to register with the HCPC to practice as a professional social worker. Our course is also endorsed by the College of Social Work and is well known for producing excellent practitioners capable of operating in local authority, voluntary or private settings. Extracurricular opportunities exist for international visits exist outside term time through our Go Abroad scheme to enrich your experience. A few students per year also get the opportunity to attend International Social Work Week in the Netherlands.

Course Details - Modules

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Course Details – Assessment Method

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Course Details – Professional Bodies

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How to Apply

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.

Application Codes

Course code: L501

Institution code: B25

Campus Name: City South Campus, Edgbaston

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

A maximum of 3 subjects are considered. These can be other A-levels or level 3 equivalents. Including one of the following: Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science at A-level or level 3 equivalent Excluding General Studies

Pass with 120 credits at level 4 Must be in a related pathway

Pass with 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5 Must be in a Health/Science related pathway

Please visit: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/student-info/offer-making-strategy for more information about contextual offers.

Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved in either five Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of grades BBCCC is required. Where a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers have been taken you must achieve grades of CD in two Advanced Highers plus grades of CC in two Highers Must include one Health or Science related subject

120 UCAS points Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points A maximum of two AS-level subjects can be considered along with two A-levels or a combination of equivalent level 3 qualifications Including either Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science at A-level or level 3 equivalent Excluding General Studies

Pass with 60 credits including 45 at Level 3, of which 24 Level 3 credits are at merit / distinction.

Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers. Where three Advanced Highers have been taken achieve a minimum of grades CCD. Where a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers have been taken you must achieve (grades of CD in two Advanced Highers plus grades of CC in two Highers) Must include one Health or Science related subject

128 UCAS points ideally in a Health/Science related subject

120 UCAS points Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points Considered with two A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

" Obtain a minimum of 28 points overall For students who do not already hold a GCSE in Mathematics at Grade C/4 or above grade 5 in Maths (Standard Level) from the IB Diploma will be accepted For students who do not already hold a GCSE in English Language at Grade C/4 or above Standard Level English Language (not literature) English A - Grade 4 or above or English B - Grade 5 from the IB will be accepted.

128 UCAS points ideally in a Health/Science related subject

Pass the Irish Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 120 tariff points, achieved in four Higher level subjects. This must include Maths and English Language taken at either Ordinary level (minimum grade O1-O4 (or A-C/A1-C3)) or Higher level (minimum grade H1-H7 (or A-D/A1-D3 up to and including 2016)) Must include one Health or Science related subject

120 UCAS points Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

See level 3 entry under Irish Leaving Certificate for full details

120 UCAS points in a Health or Science related subject

120 UCAS points Considered with two A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points Considered with one A-level or an equivalent level 3 qualification Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science

120 UCAS points Considered with two A-levels or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) Either this qualification or an accompanying A-level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health & Social Care, Human Biology, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Social Science or Applied Science"


Equivalent qualifications can be considered in lieu of GCSE subjects as long as the required subject are covered. If an applicant is studying an Access qualification or has already achieved an acceptable Level 3+ qualification, but is missing an acceptable Level 2 qualification, then they will be asked to complete Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and/or English Language (as applicable) by the 31st July alongside the GCSE they are studying.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 7.0 with no subtest below 6.5

Applicants who have not received their secondary school education in English will require an overall IELTS score of 7, with no subtest below 6.5 If English is studied at GCSE Level but as a second language, IELTs must be completed to qualify for UK L2 requirement.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 85%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 58%

Go onto work and study: 82%

Fees and funding

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

Additional Fee Information

Additional Fee Information are not listed for this Course.

Provider information

University House
15 Bartholomew Row
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Birmingham
B5 5JU

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