BA (Hons) Social Work - Distance Learning

Key highlights

• Designed for people already working in related social care roles
• Meets Scottish Social Services Council requirements to practise as a social worker
• Develops the knowledge, values and skills needed for qualified social work
• Studied by distance learning alongside existing employment

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Alumni Discount

  A 20% discount is provided exclusively on tuition fees and not to any associated course costs.

  Up to 20% of fees

• International Students Emergency Fund

  The fund aims to help students with basic living costs such as food, utilities and rent.

• RGU Early Deposit Payment Discount

  Self-funding students paying an international fee joining in the September 2026 intake who pay their deposit will receive an additional £500 discount.

  Up to £500

• RGU Golf Scholarship

  Up to £8,500 per year

• RGU International Student Discount for Undergraduate Students

  £2,000 discount on each year of study of undergraduate tuition fees.

  Up to £2,000

• RGU SPORT Scholarship

  Financial assistance is awarded to support travel, training, equipment and competition expenses accrued during the academic year.

• Vice-Chancellor's Undergraduate Scholarship

Careers this course leads to

• Social Worker
• Children and Families Social Worker
• Adult Services Social Worker
• Mental Health Social Worker
• Criminal Justice Social Worker

Cost of study

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 Robert Gordon University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.