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Social Work BA (Hons)
Course Overview - Social Work BA (Hons)
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- This course is accredited by Social Work England. Once you graduate, you can apply to register with Social Work England so you can start work as a qualified social worker.
- Kingston is ranked top in London for Social Work (Guardian University Guide 2025).
- Kingston is part of a sector-leading social work teaching partnership network with nine local authorities and three voluntary organisations.
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold ...
**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- This course is accredited by Social Work England. Once you graduate, you can apply to register with Social Work England so you can start work as a qualified social worker.<br/><br/><br/>- Kingston is ranked top in London for Social Work (Guardian University Guide 2025).<br/><br/><br/>- Kingston is part of a sector-leading social work teaching partnership network with nine local authorities and three voluntary organisations.<br/><br/><br/>- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the frameworks two new student experience and student outcomes categories. <br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>This course offers hands-on experience of social work theory, perspectives and models of intervention, and a foundation in ethics, diversity, social policy and law. You’ll study mental health, disability, ageing, adoption, fostering, substance misuse, youth justice, safeguarding, domestic violence and practice research. You’ll learn directly from people with lived experience and social workers in practice. You’ll develop your skills in our award-winning Practice Learning Suite through simulated interactions with people with lived experience.<br/><br/>We have a wide range of placement opportunities throughout South West London and Surrey, including child protection, youth justice, mental health, vulnerable adults settings, schools, drugs and substance misuse services. <br/><br/>**Future Skills** <br/>Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. <br/><br/>As you progress through your degree, youll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. <br/><br/>At Kingston University, were not just keeping up with change, were creating it. <br/><br/>**Career opportunities**<br/>This is an exciting time to enter social work and a very high percentage of graduates quickly obtain qualified social work posts. There are excellent employment and career opportunities in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors for qualified practitioners. Social workers increasingly work in integrated inter-professional teams in social care, health, education and criminal justice settings.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
22/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Course Address
Yorkon Building
Kingston University
Kingston upon Thames
London
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
L501
Institution Code
K84
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
120
136
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Scottish Higher
B,B,B,C,C
A,B,B,B,B
Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (BBBCC) are required.
Access to HE Diploma
D:30,M:9,P:6
Achieve a minimum of 120 UCAS Points from a Access to HE course: this is normally achieved with 45 level 3 credits and 15 level 2 credits of which 30 of the level 3 credits should be at Distinction and 9 at Merit. Other combinations of distinctions and merits to the value in excess of 120 points can also be accepted. GCSE at grade 4 or above (or grade C or above for GCSEs taken before 2017) in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent qualification eg Functional/Key skills level 2 in numeracy and literacy
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM
DDD
Grade combinations below 120 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Applicants need to have grade 4 English Language or Level 2 functional skills in English or equivalent
HNC (BTEC)
May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course. Due to the professional requirements of this course it is unlikely that you would be able to get advanced standing for entry into the second year of the course.
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
D*D*
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
DDM
DDD
Grade combinations below 120 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points
Scottish Advanced Higher
Achieve a minimum of 120 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points
HND (BTEC)
May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course. Due to the professional requirements of this course it is unlikely that you would be able to get advanced standing for entry into the second year of the course.
OCR Cambridge Technical Certificate
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Subsidiary Diploma
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 120 points
A level
B,B,B
A,A,B
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve a minimum of 120 points. Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 120 points
T Level
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| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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