Social worker

Key highlights

• Leads to registration as a qualified social worker
• Combines workplace experience with university-based practice preparation
• Apprentices spend at least 20% of working hours at university
• Open to existing employees and newcomers to the profession

Entry requirements

Scholarships

• Chevening Scholarships

  Payment of tuition fees.

• Inclusive Leadership and Sustainable Growth Executive MBA Scholarship

  Up to ten scholarships are available, each offering a £5,000 tuition fee discount.

  Up to £5,000

• Joyce Spurr Art Travel Fund

  Successful applicants will be awarded between £50 and £250.

  Up to £50

• Online Masters Scholarship

  A 10% discount on all our online masters courses.

  Up to 10% of fees

• Performance Athlete Support Programme

  Successful applicants will receive support from our multi-disciplinary team of sport practitioners, free Team Hallam Ultimate Membership, and access to our facilities. Some students may also receive a bursary and support.

• Postgraduate Research Scholarship

  A 10% discount on postgraduate research courses is available if you have graduated with a full degree from Sheffield Hallam.

  Up to 10% of fees

• Postgraduate Study Discounts

  £2,000 discount on full-time postgraduate course fees for home and international students starting in 2026/27.

  Up to £2,000

• Postgraduate Taught Scholarship

  £1,000 Postgraduate Taught

  Up to £1,000

• Transform Together Scholarships

  A half fee waiver (50% discount) is available for undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses for the first year of study.

  Up to 50% of fees

• Vice-Chancellor's Award

  South Asia - £2,000; Nigeria - £3,000; South East Asia - £3,000; Ghana- £3,000

Careers this course leads to

• Registered social worker
• Children and families social worker
• Adult social care worker
• Mental health social worker
• Child protection social worker

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