Social Work Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Why study this course?

Approved by Social Work England, this Social Work undergraduate degree will enable you to practise as a social worker. You’ll benefit from our extensive links with statutory organisations, local authorities and the voluntary sector, as well as from the experience our lecturers bring to the classroom.

London Metropolitan University is part of the Nort East London Teaching Partnership (NELTP). The partnership has commissioned us to train existing social workers to supervise graduates starting out in social work, which means you’ll receive a continuity of support from London Metropolitan University throughout your career.

This course is in high demand and applications outnumber the places that are available each academic year. For routes into social work, you could also consider other related and equally exciting pathways on our Youth Studies BSc (Hons) or Health and Social Care BSc (Hons) courses.

More about this course

Social work is a profession that has its history rooted in the principles of equality and social justice. This social work course is informed by research, evidence, current policy and practice. You’ll learn in a structured, creative and dynamic environment with considerable interaction with experienced academic staff, people with Lived Experience of social work and social care services as well as key partners and practitioners. Your learning will be enriched by fellow students and experiential trips away from campus to consolidate your learning from lectures. You will receive excellent on-going support from the academic team and student support colleagues to help you succeed.

Our Social Work BSc (Hons) is a professionally accredited course that is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and values required to begin a career as a social worker. Successful completion of the course will enable you to register with Social Work England. It’s been designed specifically to give you the capabilities and skills needed to qualify and practise as a social worker.

We’ve integrated the nine key frameworks for social workers into our modules, including professionalism, values and ethics, diversity and equality, rights, justice and economic wellbeing, knowledge, critical reflection and analysis, context and organisations, skills and interventions, and leadership. Knowledge, skills and values in these core areas will help you to become a reflective, resilient and effective social work practitioner.

During your three years of study towards the Social Work, you’ll complete two placements providing you with experience of statutory social work tasks that involve legal interventions into care and provision of services to different service user groups.