BA (Hons) Social Work
University of PlymouthPlymouth, United Kingdom
Course overview
Make a positive contribution to society with University of Plymouth's BA (Hons) Social Work. Work with children and families in child protection, fostering and adoption, youth justice, drug/alcohol dependency and areas of mental health and disability?
Key highlights
- Prepares you to work with children and families
- Covers child protection, fostering, adoption and youth justice
- Explores drug and alcohol dependency in social work practice
- Includes mental health and disability practice areas
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 96 — Our typical offer 96 UCAS points You may be eligible for a contextual offer Contextual offers: Typically, the contextual offer for this course is 8 points below the advertised tariff .
- GCSE: 4/C or above — to include Mathematics, English
- International Baccalaureate: 26 — overall to include 5
- Access to HE Diploma — with at least 33 Level 3 credits at merit/distinction level to include 15 level 3 credits in Science/Social Science (Social Work/Social Care/Psychology/Sociolo
- BTEC: DMM — a social science subject is preferred
- Additional condition: dbs_check — Extended entry requirements You must pass disclosure and barring service and occupational health checks satisfactorily in order to be able to start this course.
- Additional condition: occupational_health — Extended entry requirements You must pass disclosure and barring service and occupational health checks satisfactorily in order to be able to start this course.
- Additional condition: minimum_age — 18+ · Students must be 18 years old or over at the start date of this programme.
Scholarships
Early Payment Discount
In addition to any scholarship students may be eligible for, we are offering students a £500 discount off the first year’s tuition fees.
Up to £500International Undergraduate Welcome to Plymouth Scholarship
Students will receive £4,000 off tuition fees in their first year of study, £1,000 off tuition fees in the second year and £1,000 off in the final year of study
Careers this course leads to
- Social worker
- Child protection social worker
- Youth justice worker
- Fostering and adoption social worker
- Mental health social worker
- Substance misuse worker
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,790 per year | International: £19,200 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Plymouth, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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