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Social Work at Swansea University - UCAS

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Undergraduate On-Campus Open Day at Swansea University - Singleton Park Campus and Bay Campus - 14 June 2025
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Course summary

If you want a career where you can make a real, positive difference to the lives of people and communities in vulnerable circumstances, then our Social Work degree is the ideal springboard. This professionally accredited course will give you the academic knowledge and practical experience to begin a career as a registered social worker. You will spend half of your time on placement with social work agencies, learning through observation and practice, and the other half being taught on our Singleton Park campus. You will develop excellent research and analytical skills and learn to communicate your ideas effectively both verbally and in writing. Why Social Work at Swansea University?

  • Our course is accredited by Social Care Wales and recognised by the regulatory bodies in the other UK nations, so on completion, you can register as a qualified social worker.
  • We have very good links with social services agencies in south and west Wales, and in local authority and voluntary sectors, offering placements in a range of settings.
  • You can study some modules through the medium of Welsh and may be eligible for internal scholarships or financial support through Coleg Cymraeg.
Your Social Work experience
  • Being based in the School of Health and Social Care, Wales’s largest provider of healthcare education, you will be immersed in a dynamic research and learning environment with many opportunities to build links with students from related disciplines.

Modules

In Year 1, you will typically study areas including: Human Growth and Development; Undertaking and Using Social Work Research for Practice; Introduction to Social Work; Social Work Services in a Diverse Society: Ethics, Values and Anti-Discriminatory Practice; Introduction to Social Work Law; Social Work in Practice; and Practice Learning. Modules have Welsh language options. In Year 2, you will typically study areas including: Theories and Perspectives in Social Work; Social Work in Practice; Legal issues in Social Work and Social Care; Practice Learning Level 2; and Preparation for Practice Learning Level 2. Modules have Welsh language options. In Year 3, you will typically study areas including: Critical Practice in Child Care, Applying Knowledge to Enhance Practice, Practice Learning Level 3, Preparation for Practice Learning Level 3; and Critical Practice in Adult Community Care. Modules have Welsh language options.

Assessment method

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students. Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching. Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study. During your degree, you will have 33 hours of teaching contact time for each 20 credit module. We teach through a variety of methods including lectures, seminars and tutorials. Practice is an integral part of the course with 50% of the course, or 200 days, spent in practice with social work agencies, where you will have the opportunity to learn through observation, rehearsal and performance. We assess your learning through written essays, oral presentations, group work tasks, IT-based exercises and portfolio work. Practice placements are assessed by a combination of written work and professional assessments using the National Occupational Standards for Social Work. This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

How to apply

29Jan

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:
L500
Institution code:
S93
Campus name:
Singleton Park Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

If you are an International Student, please visit our International pages for more information about entry requirements: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/international/students/requirements/

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

A UK degree (2:2 or above) in a social work/social science-related discipline. For applicants whose first language is not English we require a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent) and no less than 5.5 in each component. You will need appropriate personal and intellectual qualities; sufficient relevant experience of social care that you can demonstrate the values and basic skills that correspond to those generally expected of social workers; have an understanding of the Code of Professional Practice for Social Care ; and be able to understand and communicate effectively in written and spoken English or Welsh. On entry, you will also need to register with Social Care Wales as a student social worker. For applicants who have already studied an undergraduate degree, there is also the option to apply for the 2-year MSc Social Work programme.

Additional entry requirements

Audition

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Interview

Other

All applicants will be required to complete an interview and Criminal Records Declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

English language requirements

Student Outcomes

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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

For the latest fee information, please check the individual course page on our website. Our full range of programmes are listed here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/ Further information on tuition fees can be found here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/

Sponsorship information

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/academi-hywel-teifi/learn/scholarships/ Social Care Wales - Social Work Bursary: Choosing to follow your passion for healthcare could pay. You may be eligible for a Social Care Wales Social Work Bursary of £11,250 (£3,750 a year for three years) To find out more about this and other financial support available, go to the Social Care Wales website: https://socialcare.wales/qualifications-funding/social-work-degree-funding For further information, please visi: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/health-social-care/social-work-bsc-hons/#funding-and-scholarships=is-expanded&professional-body-accreditation=is-expanded

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