Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Social Work (L500)

This course is approved by Social Work England which means students will be eligible to apply for registration as a social worker on successful completion of the course, explaining why 95% of BU graduates are employed within six months of graduating.

Social workers practice in areas including child protection, fostering and adoption, adult safeguarding, mental health, substance use, hospital discharge and disability.

This practical degree, which is one of the top ten of its kind according to the 2018 Guardian League tables, blends a powerful combination of academic study with essential practical experience.

As a result, graduates will leave BU equipped with specialist knowledge and practical skills needed to deal with a broad range of issues such as social exclusion and discrimination, law and social policy, psycho-social development, models and methods of intervention and research methods.

Students will gain lots of relevant experience during their placements, operating in real-world settings. What’s more, they can even seize the opportunity to travel and engage in international activities.